Posted by Klokka on June 18, 2004, at 13:29:17
In reply to Re: Dealing with uncertainty?, posted by rockymtnhi on June 18, 2004, at 12:30:41
It's nice to meet you, too.
I think that I need to clarify a few things in this case. A lot of the problems come from the fact that he's only at the clinic for the second half of the week. I really don't know where he works the rest of the time, though I probably should ask and find out how I can get in touch with him early on in the week. I don't know whether I can expect him to call back today because I'll be busy from 3 PM onward, and he tends to return calls at the end of the day/on his way home. The advance notice is only necessary because of my schedule - for the first week, I'm working at a day camp and need to let people know when I'll be gone so that arrangements can be made, and the second week I'm getting my wisdom teeth out and obviously can't have an appointment immediately after that. Plus I know I would feel so much better if I knew when I was going to see him again.
Anyway, there is a counseling centre at the school I'll be attending in the fall, so I'll definitely look into that. I have to, anyway, to make sure the school knows what's going on with me. (I don't know what difference it'll make at the college level, but any little bit will be a great help. SAD and school are an icky combination.) Hopefully things will settle down with my pdoc before then - apart from taking vacations and being on call a lot, he's usually very supportive and willing to arrange appointments under less-than-ideal circumstances. We just need to figure out something about coordinating phone calls, I guess, because that has consistently been a problem.
I don't really see myself as sacrificing my own needs and taking care of others. Unfortunately, when it comes to providing support I'm often very clueless. I know I've caught myself doing it a few times this year ('til I broke from the stress and just couldn't anymore), but I don't see a pattern. That's an interesting question, though. I think I'll ask my pdoc about whether he sees that sometime. Thanks for posting.
poster:Klokka
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