Physical & Emotional Abuse Support Group
Abuse is a general term for the treatment of someone that causes some kind of harm (to the abused person, to the abusers themselves, or to someone else) that is unlawful or wrongful. No one deserves abuse, period. Abuse can be emotional, physical, or sexual.
I have finally gotten insurance through work and I'm seeing a good dr that I like and trust. I have only seen him twice now for appts. I have alot of sypmtoms of the mental and phsyological effects that growing up in an abuseive home will do. He is trying to get to the bottom of why I have been so sick for so long and is running all kinds of test. I have mentioned to him alittle bit about my depression and anxiety but I don't think he knows the true extent of it. Cause like most people who grew up in the situations that I did.... you kind of learn to hide your emotions even though you are suffering on the inside.
So anyways I guess my question is, How would be a good way of going about telling him with out haveing to go into to much details about the past, since it is pretty painful to try and remember, but still let him know that I think that it may be linked to alot of my symptoms?
I'm really scared to be on meds for depression. Just cause I know they would want to put me on something that I would have to be on the rest of my life and then the side effects include suicidal thoughts (?!?!?) I prefer to do thing holistically and naturally if possibel.If I could just get the anxiety under control I think that I will be alot better. thanks in advance
So anyways I guess my question is, How would be a good way of going about telling him with out haveing to go into to much details about the past, since it is pretty painful to try and remember, but still let him know that I think that it may be linked to alot of my symptoms?
I'm really scared to be on meds for depression. Just cause I know they would want to put me on something that I would have to be on the rest of my life and then the side effects include suicidal thoughts (?!?!?) I prefer to do thing holistically and naturally if possibel.If I could just get the anxiety under control I think that I will be alot better. thanks in advance
Telling your doctor could be as
simple as:
My childhood was dysfunctional
and painful.
A doctor who understands
that a dysfunctional, painful
childhood has lifelong repurcussions
will know what to do, from there.
But not all doctors feel that a
dysfunctional, painful childhood
is important to things at hand.
If that's the case here, then,
speaking for myself, I would
MOVE ON. You will make
your own choice.
Second, it's not a given that
you need to be on meds
forever. Sometimes, meds
for a short term will be long
enough to get things under
control.
Third, yes, everyone has
different side effects. If
there are side effects that
are worse than the benefits,
then you'll stop that medication.
Fourth. . . holistic is good. I
believe in it. I also subscribe
to the intervention of . . . .
whatever works! So.. . . if there
was some way. . . whatever way
that was, that got the anxiety under
control, would you avail yourself
of whatever that was?
Those are my thoughts on your post.
Sending you wishes for
all good things.