Posted by Else on July 6, 2001, at 20:01:36
In reply to Re: Proof the WHO doesn't want us feeling TOO good » Else, posted by Elizabeth on July 6, 2001, at 1:07:04
> > Very true. When I am in a good mood (not hypomanic, just feeling good and confident) I get what I want. Not just from doctors, from anyone.
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> Not surprisingly, shy people are less popular and less well-liked than are non-shy people. They are also less interpersonally effective. This probably has something to do with it.
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> > Please explain to me why doctors want to prescribe mood-stabilizers as soon as I start to sound smarter (or perhaps more arrogant) than they do?
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> Well, arrogance *can* be a sign of mania. I don't know *how* arrogant you start sounding < g >. They're probably not used to patients who know what they're talking about, so instead of taking it in stride, they pathologise it. It might be partially an ego thing too, as you suggest: in particular (IME), it's a rare doctor who can stand to be corrected.
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> -elizabethI had this doc who had about 5 different diplomas on his wall and seemed intent on making me cry like that was the whole point of my being there. I hated his guts.
Like I said, I do exagerate. When I re-read what I wrote yesterday, I thought I sounded like an egomaniac. It's not really that bad. Sometimes I act really pushy because it's difficult for me to be assertive.
What I dislike about my current doctor is that he seems to have made up his mind about me the first time he saw me and is unwilling to revise his opinion in any way. He seems to think: "Well, she is borderline so I can't prescribe these drugs because she will become addicted or attempt suicide." He seems to think he has me all figured out and gauges everything I say in light of that.
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