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Originally Posted by GFED
I went for my evaluation for service dog. I told her I wanted to focus on my physical disabilities and not my mental ones like anxiety and depression. She told me she could refer me to a psychologist and get me on medication. I told her I didn't believe in pharmaceutical medication.
She left the room and didn't come back. I was expecting to go somewhere where they could give me x-rays and an MRI. She just ditched me. I didn't know my appointment was over until the girl that weighed me and took my blood pressure came back and told me.
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If you have anxiety problems and depression issues that goes to the top of the list with any doctor. The second you dismissed their suggestion is the same second they will assume you don't want to be helped. "i don't believe in pharmaceutical medication"? that's their queue to leave the room. That is a pretty ignorant thing to say honestly and i'm very critical of doctors myself... Not wanting to be on medication is normal, much better than the opposite, but dismissing the entire practice of medicine? Yeah, no doctor will listen to anything you have to say after that...
Next time, if you want them to focus on your physical pains instead don't mention mental issues and be specific as to what is bothering you the most. They aren't going to listen to a grocery list of ailments so be selective. If you have to go back for something else do it the next time the next week or something. Also, don't make suggestions if you want something, that's a good way to get ignored. Word it in a way so it is their suggestion. Or suggest it in the form of a question instead. At the end of the day, no matter how smart you think you are they have medicine down a lot better than you or any of us so listening to their ideas every now and then is normally a good idea. I do a lot of my own research myself and have pretty much self diagnosed a number of issues i have had over the years but I at least confirm it with them in a subtle way as to not insult them and this seems much more effective. I'm also wrong sometimes! so they do the tests and let me know for sure either way.
As for the anxiety and depression? Do not ignore that either... That is not small time shit and can weigh down and sink the best of us...