The perfect patient

love your attitude to the dishes @MoonGal ... my son might be triggered if I started that lol ...

he analyses my persoanlity and worries about my household habits ... especially doing chores late at night

Dear @Cherpieus

hope you are doing ok ...

I had a second apointment with the psych and couldn't pull off the 'perfect patient' in any case. I was unable to do all he had suggested the first time.

But I've started new medication with seemingly no real side effects as yet which I am very hopeful about. I don't feel quite as teary either so we'll see how it goes.

I love reading all your posts about all sorts of things by the way.

Glad the session was ok .. I am slowly learning how not to be perfect as a piano teacher ... then I developed a habit of saying "ooops" as often with young children .. but then my "ooops" slips out with other adults it gets annoying ... its a horses for courses .... but ok

cheers

Happy that things are looking up for you, @Cherpieus. Glad too that that reading other people's forum posts is rewarding for you too.

Psychiatrists are not the bee all n end all. Don't make the mistake that they know best because they have a degree. They r as much as imperfect as the rest of us when you take the mental illness out of the equation. Remember they have a duty of care to their clients n confidentiality is the utmost priority in their duty of care. It's ok to fall to pieces. No one is perfect. When I had a mental meltdown I was introduced to my first psych in the hospital n I was soo p... Off when she extended a hand in friendship introducing herself I thumbed my nose up at her and turned my back on her. But I did notice the smile she tried to hide. Although my sisters sitting beside me were not amused. Keeping it real is the first step to helping yourself. If they want you to tell your story over again, don't b shy about asking the psych to read your file. Afterall that's what files are for. Remember we're all human with or without a mental illness.