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So I have a meeting with a doctor in two weeks and I'm super nervous. I am really scared about going on meds but I've thought long and hard and I know it's the right thing to do. The problem is I freeze up like crazy in front of psychiatrists. That or I lie like crazy. (Once when I was institutionalized for a suicide attempt I just lied and said I didn't realize that I nearly severed an artery. They believed me and let me out before the 72 hour hold was up.) I can't talk about my mental problems at all so I'm trying to make a list of things to say and I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions or anything I should share with the doctor. OK even writing this entry is really hard for me. So a few things on my list include. 1. Two hospitalizations 2. Frequency of my mixed episodes 3. Past drugs I've been on before and how they've worked 4. Social anxiety 5. Fear of getting on meds 6. My relationship with alcohol (I've actually given up drinking and haven't been drunk in nearly a year at this point) 7. My family history of bipolar Does that sound like a good list? Also just as a side note I need A LOT of sleep, like ten hours a night unless I'm super manic (and even then I only go a few days without sleep) is this normal? |
