Posted by bookgurl99 on September 9, 2002, at 12:08:40
In reply to Re: feeling p****ed off at therapist, posted by J200 on September 9, 2002, at 11:20:11
> It sounds to me like what you need is a good neurological and physical workup rather than multiple visits to a therapist. The symptoms you describe are not classic anxiety symptoms, but rather possibly the beginnings of a neurological disease. I've had friends and relatives who have had diseases such as MS and ALS that can present with such symptoms, so you need to have those problems excluded now, or treated if they are indeed present. There are a whole host of possibilities, some very serious diseases, some more of a nuisance than anything else.
JNP, this is what I've been thinking. But I had a workup -- ct scan, mri w/o contrast, eeg -- that showed nothing. So my docs have decided that -- since I was being treated for anxiety, that it was "anxiety." My therapist at first was quite concerned, but now believes in the anxiety dx too because of all the tests that have been done. I'm horrified. I expect her to somewhat legitimatize the changes in me, because the doctors need to hear that in order to consider some of the more unusual diagnosis that could be causing my problem.
It's a horrid situation to be in. I know that I'm not crazy, and of _course_ these symptoms make me anxious. It's no fun to lose mental agility at age 26. But the questioning of dr's and my long-trusted therapist are tremendously disheartening.
I _will_ confront her about it tomorrow, how I need her to believe me and support me. I wonder if she's too attached to accept that something could be seriously wrong with me; you know, after years of supporting me, just wanting me to have something treatable rather than something mysterious.
Thanks for the support.
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