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Why do I always get the crap ones?
Gah. I tell the lady doctor that I am having trouble sleeping and am depressed as my dad died blah blah and she suggests going for a jog
wtf.
Oh and apparently I shouldn't be as affected by the death of my father because my parents were divorced and we didn't live with him anyway.
SO STUPIDD.
Gah. I tell the lady doctor that I am having trouble sleeping and am depressed as my dad died blah blah and she suggests going for a jog
wtf.Oh and apparently I shouldn't be as affected by the death of my father because my parents were divorced and we didn't live with him anyway.
SO STUPIDD.
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Your GP didn't really say this, did they? :rolleyes:
Are you not able to choose who you go and visit?
What do you mean? Choose G.P?
The first bit makes perfect sense. Exercise helps you sleep by tiring you out physically, and increases mood by causing the production of serotonin and endorphins. Better to try and help yourself through grief, rather than reaching straight for the happy pills.
TheSite's article Dealing With Death.
I know it is strange. I couldn't believe it when she said it. Obviously has no clue whatsoever.
As for the exercise, I'm looking into joining a gym. I'm one of those people who feel and probably look like a bit of a prat running around.
Well my mum actually recommended her saying she was 'sympathetic'. I alwaaays seem to have bad experiences with doctors.
This is what I trying to say in my post.
Same here. And no matter what my problem is, I nearly always get a male doctor...
Some people have a fear of dentists, me I don't like going to the doctors!
My doctor when I lived in Reigate was called Dr Lug, that was so funny when I was 4.
yeah, It's a new thing by the NHS, instead od prescribing medication for things such as depression and stress they have a book list and will prescribe you a book on the condition you have gone to the doctors with. It started out in St Helens and supposedly worked really well, the books give you an insight into the conditions and will prob include ways to cope. Never had it done to me but sounded good when we had a talk on it at my last hospital placement.
Your doctor said that?!
I've had mixed experiences with doctors. Finally, after seeing every single doctor in my University surgery, I've finally found a doctor I'm comfortable talking to.
I've also had naff ones in the past. Most are fairly average - though average is still pretty damned good.
As with everything in life, different people will get along with different people. You may hate my doctor, and I may feel very comfortable with yours. It's just a case of sticking with it until you find one you're really happy with.
If anyone around Stafford wants a recommendation for a doctor, then I'm happy to point you his way
Rachael - I'm sorry to hear about your Dad. It doesn't matter how old they were, how old you were, or who you were living with - everyone knows that losing someone you care for is traumatic. I'm not excusing the behaviour of your doctor if she did behave how you describe in your first post, but sometimes we say thngs that aren't interpreted by the listener in the manner in which we'd hoped. Maybe she was trying to point out that you still had your mother?
yeah, i think the point was being made was, at least you didn't live with him so it is a little easier (i experienced the same situation as you). IMO i prefer to have different doctors each time, i dont like sticking with the same one for some reason
problem is that now every bugger in the practice has cottoned on, and you have to wait 3 weeks to get an appointment with him.
most of the other docs in the practice are fine, but there are a couple of ones that i avoid like the plague. one blames everything on stress. one time i went over on my ankle, and when my mum took me to see her, she said 'joint pain is often due to stress'. we were like 'yer, joint pain can sometimes be due to falling over too'. that and i was 14, and the most stress i had was debating whether it was gym skirt or jogging bottom weather.