psychologist

[sviskan]

Just wondering how many of you have seen a psychologist?

Life is just harder to live with a chronic disease that causes chronic bad conscience. It affects every aspects of your life.

I saw a psychologist two years ago and it helped me accept who I am.

[BriOnH]

Just wondering how many of you have seen a psychologist?

Life is just harder to live with a chronic disease that causes chronic bad conscience. It affects every aspects of your life.

I saw a psychologist two years ago and it helped me accept who I am.

I was in 'therapy' for 2 years before going on antidepressants. I choose antidepressants as the last resort for the anxiety I was fighting. Every physchologist I saw just made me cry. Maybe that says more about me than the physcologists I saw, but I don't think so. I must say every phsycologist I have seen or have met for that matter are quite interesting characters.

How does a chronic disease cause a bad conscious? When you say "Who I am", you mean a person with diabetes?

[Keezheekoni]

I saw a psychologist when I was a teen. My parents thought that I was depressed...I don't think I was. Boy the lies I used to tell that therapist! LOL My life was not as bad as the kids who were in the group therapy sessions with me, that made me see that really there wasn't anything "wrong" with me and that I wasn't depressed. I think my parents just didn't like that I stopped talking to them about what was going on in my life at school and work...who knows?

I guess there's no real point to my post, but to say if you feel like you need to see a psychologist, then by all means GO!! There's no reason to stay depressed these days...there are great medications and therapies available to you! :D

Good luck!

[sviskan]

How does a chronic disease cause a bad conscious? When you say "Who I am", you mean a person with diabetes?[/QUOTE]

I get a bad conscience every time by sugar is out of place, because I know its (almost) always caused of my "bad" living. Second I mean me as a whole.

[JediSkipdogg]

I think after my police psych interview I'm banned from all psych offices in the country. Firstly, I had to take this 3 hour long 1000 question written test that was nothing but multiple choice answers. It was BORING. Somehow with all the questions they were suppose to get a mental image of me.

Then I had to sit and talk with a shrink and well, sorry, I know this was for a professional job, but I was just a pain in his behind. He would ask me questions about my childhood then add "and how did that make you feel." So, of course I drilled back and asked him how he felt talking to people all day long asking them dumb questions. I think I even asked at the end why he would want a job attempting to analyze the stability and sanity of a person.

I for one will never go see one. It would be the last thing on Earth I do just because well, I know their purpose and don't want anyone else analyzing my mind. Not to mention, I know their tricks and can work around them to get them to believe what I know they want to hear.

[Lilly164]

I felt guilty about my bad and unstable blood sugars for many years, believing that if only I exactly toed the line, they would be within the "normal" range for a diabetic.
But....
My wonderful endo persuaded me to get a pump, and now my sugars are mostly normal. It wasn't me, it was the treatment.
Could this be you?

Lilly

[dgrilli]

I think after my police psych interview I'm banned from all psych offices in the country. Firstly, I had to take this 3 hour long 1000 question written test that was nothing but multiple choice answers. It was BORING. Somehow with all the questions they were suppose to get a mental image of me.

Then I had to sit and talk with a shrink and well, sorry, I know this was for a professional job, but I was just a pain in his behind. He would ask me questions about my childhood then add "and how did that make you feel." So, of course I drilled back and asked him how he felt talking to people all day long asking them dumb questions. I think I even asked at the end why he would want a job attempting to analyze the stability and sanity of a person.

I for one will never go see one. It would be the last thing on Earth I do just because well, I know their purpose and don't want anyone else analyzing my mind. Not to mention, I know their tricks and can work around them to get them to believe what I know they want to hear.

This test asks the same questions over and over again with different thought patterns probably on not the least of 5 different subjects. They are looking for deceit, anti-social, personality quirks (Usually according to their standards) Then they sneakily explore these quirks through an oral interview.Then followed up with a polygraph with very pertinent questions.

Usually you have no idea. These guys feel they are better, much more intelligent then you are and therefore superior in mind.

Does it work? Yes only to get the extent of how well they will be able to manipulate you. Yes they can ferret out some real weirdos with these techniques.

My Thoughts having gone through these many times and reading the ones later who worked for me when I was boss. Chief.

[Penny]

One of my stepsons teaches Psychology at an Ohio university. He could have a private practice easily, but cannot deal with all the "stuff" people bring him...I think [U]he[U] needs a psychologist! :) I have been tested and deemed "sane"....I fooled them all! :proud:

[JediSkipdogg]

One of my stepsons teaches Psychology at an Ohio university. He could have a private practice easily, but cannot deal with all the "stuff" people bring him...I think [U]he[U] needs a psychologist! :) I have been tested and deemed "sane"....I fooled them all! :proud:

Ummm...what's his name and how long as he taught there? Let's see how much info I know about him. HEHEHE

Remember, I went to good ol OU.

[Penny]

Ummm...what's his name and how long as he taught there? Let's see how much info I know about him. HEHEHE

Remember, I went to good ol OU.

He's in Cleveland, been there about 3 years. He's a really nice guy, very smart, and his students really like him.

[It Ain't Over]

He would ask me questions about my childhood then add "and how did that make you feel."

LOL. How did that make you feel? Well it was just great. Never felt better. Can't wait for something like this to happen again.
My gawd, so who is the crazy here? You or the dum*** asking the stooopid questions.:stupido:

[jen_slc]

I saw a psychologist for ~6 months after my diagnosis, when I was 13. I think it was part of the team-oriented medical care I received when I was diagnosed - every newly-diagnosed diabetic was assigned a psychologist/counselor/social worker, someone to gauge how you were coping with a new chronic illness, etc, make sure you weren't likely to fill up multiple syringes with insulin and overdose as a result of the life-changing event.

I think it's a good idea, to follow newly-diagnosed kids and make sure they're handling it all ok, but you've got to have good psychologists for it to be of any benefit. I did not like mine. She didn't help me come to terms with my diagnosis at all, I thought the sessions were useless and only went because it was "part of my new care" and I felt I had to. I remember she asked me "how are you handling the injections? It makes you wonder how drug addicts inject that stuff, you know?" And I'd just nod and say sure. I think we ended up talking more about my divorced family situation and lack of a father figure more than my diabetes, but in the end she was useless with that topic too and I asked my mom to stop going. I remember thinking this of my psychologist: I am much more sensible and logical than you are and I can handle my life just fine without your silly questions of 'how does it make you feel?'

[rzrbks]

Geez, y'all had bad experiences.

I had to go see one after my 1st heart attack(aged 42) Cardiologists' Orders. Spent several years seeing them off and on. I actually liked the experience.


Maybe you have to be Old Phart enough to enjoy it.

[sugarfree76]

Personally, I think everyone on earth could use a good session or three.

[Eri's mom]

Let's see. Eri's seen a psychiatrist and a psychologist(when she was 7 or 8)...she asked them just how in the world they were helping her when they were just watching her play board games and with play-doh and not talking to her(seperate visits, a few times each)...and she just left them, pretty much, w/ their mouths open. (left the one office w/ "come on, mom, I don't need you wasting good money on this person")...how EMBARRASSING!

Most recently, she's seen a psychoendocrinologist...she completely SNOWED this guy. He told me that I have a completely "in-tune", old soul, deep thinker, totally in control daughter who is wise beyond her years".
Yeah, in some aspects I agree w/ him(ok, biased parent) but honestly, he was played. (and I know it b/c if you could see the smirk on her face, you'd know it)...at least I know her game.

[JediSkipdogg]

I'm so proud of Eri. You go girl. LOL

She reminds me of stuff I use to do as a kid. I could play doctors so well and then the second I walk out of their office I would ask my mom if they really think I would listen to them. She of course knew I wouldn't but they thought they were the one that would change my life. I showed them. LOL. Now, I decide my own life and make my own path through research and beliefs, nothing more, nothing less. Geee, all this psych talk makes me want to go to one and just act crazy on purpose. See how long I can go on with them thinking I'm crazy.

[Penny]

Geez, y'all had bad experiences.

I had to go see one after my 1st heart attack(aged 42) Cardiologists' Orders. Spent several years seeing them off and on. I actually liked the experience.


Maybe you have to be Old Phart enough to enjoy it.

I would really like for my husband to talk to someone, he seems to be really depressed since his surgery. Not that I think these people know more than I do about his nature, but because sometimes you need to talk to someone that is not involved in your family life. He needs to tell someone that he is afraid, besides me, because I am scared sometimes, too.

[seacomp]

Geee, all this psych talk makes me want to go to one and just act crazy on purpose. See how long I can go on with them thinking I'm crazy.
Beware of the reverse, Catch-22 effect. I would consider this about as wise as acting as if you had a gun in front of a cop.
Psychiatrists can petition the court for commitment orders, you know.

[JediSkipdogg]

Beware of the reverse, Catch-22 effect. I would consider this about as wise as acting as if you had a gun in front of a cop.
Psychiatrists can petition the court for commitment orders, you know.

I know, I work with some. We've used them once for that.