Something rather ‘funny’ happened when I recently saw my osteopath today for a hip problem- he had a resident MD with him. My doc explained my situation and then told the resident that I was a well known bipolar disorder writer with seven books, and that I had a tough time with finding ways to help myself. Basically he praised my work and was explaining to the guy that I have it tough sometimes.\u00a0 Then, the\u00a0resident\u00a0started to ask\u00a0me questions about what I
\nhad tried to treat bipolar- Have you done natural methods? Have you
\ntried this? That? I know a psychiatrist who knows how to combine
\nmedications and he has had a lot of success. Do you know him?<\/p>\n
I tried to explain that yes, I have tried all he is talking about- in fact I write\u00a0a lot of books on the topic. I am on my 23rd medication- I have worked with top doctors, including my coauthor- but to no avail. He kept on and on as though there was something he knew that I just hadn’t figured out yet.<\/p>\n
The truth is, the guy didn’t have a clue what he was talking about because he doesn’t know
\nme and didn’t try to know me. . I could tell my doctor just wanted to get him out of there. It’s
\nfunny- I wanted to say- “You literally have no idea what you are talking about or you would ask me questions about what I have done that worked or didn’t work- instead of drilling me as though I were too dumb to know how to help myself.\u00a0 They maybe you could have given me a new direction or idea.”<\/p>\n
But I didn’t.\u00a0This pour soul and his misunderstanding of bipolar! I know, I am\u00a0snarky. \u00a0<\/p>\n
My doctors, therapists, coauthors,\u00a0nurse practitioners, acupuncturists, masseuses, physical therapists and all other health care professionals I have seen in the past few years know I am doing all I can. They understand. You are probably like me- or if you love someone with bipolar – they are probably like me. We try things- we try what we think will work, hope will work, pray will work and then we keep going.<\/p>\n
I am going to end this on a positive. I saw my doctor again today for my hip- he was alone- we had a great time and my hip is going to get better.<\/p>\n
Julie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Something rather ‘funny’ happened when I recently saw my osteopath today for a hip problem- he had a resident MD with him. My doc explained my situation and then told the resident that I was a well known bipolar disorder writer with seven books, and that I had a tough time with finding ways to help myself. Basically he praised my work and was explaining to the guy that I have it tough sometimes. Then, the resident started to ask me questions about what I had tried to treat bipolar- Have you done natural methods? Have you tried this? That? I know a psychiatrist who knows how to combine medications and he has had a lot of success. Do you know him?<\/p>\n