Appointment done.
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Appointment done.
Well it was nerve wracking but it's finally over. Today has been too stressful altogether.
Anyway the doctor was nice enough for a change and we are doing the Ashton Method for benzo taper. BIG difference between state funded care and private doctor. Money talks. It's sickening.
I start tomorrow.
Anyway the doctor was nice enough for a change and we are doing the Ashton Method for benzo taper. BIG difference between state funded care and private doctor. Money talks. It's sickening.
I start tomorrow.
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He diagnosed me with a bunch of anxiety related stuff, GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) and OCD, he was pretty blunt that I had several diagnoses. I was mortified but oh well, what can I expect, I am a lemon when it comes to my grey matter. Only consolation is I didn't choose it, that's for d*** sure.
One frustrating thing is that he's the only psychiatrist I have met who understands that you don't have to be textbook to be OCD. I knew I had OCD years ago, no therapist or anyone took me seriously
Sometimes WE know ourselves better than a d*** book does.
One frustrating thing is that he's the only psychiatrist I have met who understands that you don't have to be textbook to be OCD. I knew I had OCD years ago, no therapist or anyone took me seriously
Sometimes WE know ourselves better than a d*** book does.
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Sleepie, many of us are ocd, or anxiety ridden... that does not make us broken, girlie. just a few challenges..nothing that an open mind and some courage won't help. 
and maybe meds too. but we are not lemons. if we are, then we make lemonade...
and maybe meds too. but we are not lemons. if we are, then we make lemonade... 
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(((Sleepie))) so awesome to hear the good news about your appointment results, and the positive strategies for the benzo taper going forward, which will create more opportunities for you to establish yourself in a life which makes sense for you.
Yeah, you're no lemon, my friend. Sure, we all have our challenges and whatever, and that's to be expected in life. And I agree with you also about how we don't have to be textbook cases. And you know, words and definitions are helpful of course when describing whatever conditions, but at the end of the day, its really how we get along with our own responsibilities, our own selves, which make the real difference, and not the labels. So, don't sweat or worry too much on any of the diagnoses.
So good to see you keep taking positive actions sleepie as you rebuild your life. Outstanding!!
Yeah, you're no lemon, my friend. Sure, we all have our challenges and whatever, and that's to be expected in life. And I agree with you also about how we don't have to be textbook cases. And you know, words and definitions are helpful of course when describing whatever conditions, but at the end of the day, its really how we get along with our own responsibilities, our own selves, which make the real difference, and not the labels. So, don't sweat or worry too much on any of the diagnoses.
So good to see you keep taking positive actions sleepie as you rebuild your life. Outstanding!!
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sounds like a decent doc and lots of good progress. Diagnoses are not a bad thing. Its like learning theres an accident up ahead and work around it. Learn how to work with and accept em etc..
My obsessive nature for example is off hte charts. It totally explains my booze addiction and other things. But my obsessive compulsive nature is also why i dont drink it keeps me from drinking. I use it for me instead of against me now.
I might obsess about getting enough miles in (running) I might obsess about staying sober. I might obsess about eating good foods and staying active. But this sure beats obsessing about having enough beer. Obssessing about getting it in me fast enough to calm down. etc..
Not all of our disorders have to be a bad thing.
Some problems its like oh well this is me this is how it is. I'm the perfectly imperfect me and so are you.
My obsessive nature for example is off hte charts. It totally explains my booze addiction and other things. But my obsessive compulsive nature is also why i dont drink it keeps me from drinking. I use it for me instead of against me now.
I might obsess about getting enough miles in (running) I might obsess about staying sober. I might obsess about eating good foods and staying active. But this sure beats obsessing about having enough beer. Obssessing about getting it in me fast enough to calm down. etc..
Not all of our disorders have to be a bad thing.
Some problems its like oh well this is me this is how it is. I'm the perfectly imperfect me and so are you.
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