ya. I usually write down stuff & take it in. hes so cool & even takes email. but im loosin him

yes...i wrote everything down last time. he wasnt interested..hes an ass.

glad its not just me , i feel empty and the only thing i can think of is depression around my doctor but i hold a lot in to keep her from worrying.

I write things down and talk about whatever I can remember and when there's the "anything else?" I pull out the paper, see if I covered everything.

But yes I do forget. But when I go to a new doctor I always make a fool of myself, I explain everything that's going on and ask the same questions over and over and repeat myself, frantically. Doctors make me so nervous. They probably all think I'm on speed when I first meet them. Nerves, yo.

I do this all the time. Making notes helps. Also, an old therapist suggested letting the pdoc lead the session with questioning, that way I didn't need to worry about forgetting anything.

That's been the most useful combination: I go in there with a list of things I want to talk about and I let her lead the appointment. Often our conversation will cover the things on my list but if at the end they do not, I will bring them up.

Yes I forget every emotion I have while in the Pdoc /therapy session .
I tend to forget every thing and disassociate the entire time like nothing is even real.

I have to write down a mood diary every day with notes .
My Therapist / P doc gets a much better understanding of me thru my notes because I can hide who I am so easily with out them .

I seem to forget or can't remember either I tend to block every thing out .

maybe i should start writing down , i just dont want to scare/worry her. Cant go to the hospital anymore.

I do much better when I bring in my notes to my pdoc or tdoc. They look at me funny sometimes but I can't remember and am having an panic attack the whole time I am there.

I started writing a blog as well as a journal on DS to keep a accurate map of how I feel else I tend to forget. Especially given my condition im usually very happy with very small suicidal bouts of depression

I keep a moodtracker journal on line and print out and has everything since my last visit. Great and fast and easy to use. Called moodtraker.

journals and moodcharts. as you say it usually isn't possible to remember the whole.

Hey, X - how ya doing these days? :)

Yep, but then, I seem to play mental/verbal hide-and-seek and act like a deer-in-headlights when I am Lots of places - not just pdoc.

Physical doc. Therapy. Dates. Friends. (Disability hearing!!!!!)

*sigh* But I have used my journals as a Weapon lately, and darned if I don't have a Great pdoc now!! *whew* (He reads my journals!!)


I never remember Half the stuff I go through unless prompted by something - and who would know better than me? So journals are Best for us and pdocs and tdocs, cause it's what WE see.

Hugs - :)