I wonder how many of you who have a mental health history needing health care for a physiological problem have been treated like a child. That mental health diagnosis getting in the way of the treatment you may need because the doctor sitting in front of you can’t see your “whole self” – all that is seen is the psych history.
The sad truth is that it is very difficult to get an unbiased diagnosis when one has a psych history even when one has a an infection, broken bone and hardest of all fighting fatigue which can be caused by a multitude of issues from sleep apnea, to malnourishment from being unable to metabolize the nutrients from the foods you are eating, conditions that cause a lot of physical pain, to dealing with a loss of some sort. Too many doctors think it is all in your head and it many times is not.
You know that you are a victim of this poor treatment when you are finding yourself complaining of the same symptoms over and over again from never finding the “cause” of your problem.
As a patient if you feel more frustrated than when you came in, with more prescriptions than causes to your problem, you need to change doctors.
If your doc says “let’s try this” without any scientific testing to back up their ideas, you are being used as a human guinea pig. Change doctors.
If your doc is unwilling to send you for the scans that are necessary to see what is going on inside you, especially with ongoing pain, you need to change doctors.
If your doctor tells you that “nobody died of lack of sleep” and that is one of your main symptoms, you are in trouble. Your doc is taking it to lightly – Ambien IS NOT the answer! Change doctors.
If you seem to know more than your doc about what is going on with you, change doctors.
If your doctor doesn’t ask you if you have a history of drug addiction before giving your a prescription change doctors.
If you undergo a surgery and your doctor gives you over a 100 pills of addictive opiates to help with the pain, change doctors.
These are the complaints that I hear over and over again from my clients when they are looking for treatment from their medical providers. Unfortunately more times than I would like to admit, their doctors don’t take them seriously and in some cases it has caused their patients to find themselves in precarious positions.
Several have found themselves unwittingly addicted to narcotics after surgeries. Some have been unable to find out why it is that they are always tired – not depressed, just tired all of the time making it difficult to make it through their work day. Others have never been given the requisite testing or scans to find out what may be at the cause of the problem just handing over prescriptions without any thought as to what the long term consequences may be for the patient.
By far the worst is when a normal child or teen is seen as over active is placed on medications to sedate them when a conversation to find out what the real issue is would have gone a long way to clearing up the problem.
Hormones are the basis of your body being able to function. When one hormone is out of balance, it throws of the balance of other hormones creating the symptoms that are dragging down your quality of life. Few doctors really understand the science of hormones which is sad. It is probably the first place to look if you are feeling fatigued and out of sorts over a very long period and there are no other obvious causes.
One needs to check out precursor hormones which are the building blocks to the common hormones doctors check for to see what the deal is such as pregnenolone and DHEA are the precursor hormones for the sex hormones.
Food allergies and sensitivities can create great damage to the gut which is where the immune system does the majority of its work. Unfortunately many doctors fail to test for these issues as well.
Proper nutrition is the number one thing that you can do to take care of your health. If your doctor is not willing to speak to you about this, change doctors.
It is so much easier in the 7 ½ minute appointment for the doctor to stare at the computer and hand you a prescription. Ask yourself if this is the sort of treatment that you are willing to settle for.
If you have been diagnosed with a mental health issue it is a good idea to start over with a new doctor who is better able to see the “whole you” to form an unbiased diagnosis.
Don’t let insurance hassles and money issues be a reason to not get appropriate health care. See a functional or integrative doctor who will see you as a “whole person.” As you know without good health life is really not worth living. Many of these treatments that integrative (holistic practitioners) treat may not be covered under your health insurance regardless of how much you are already spending on it. Go ahead and have the work done anyway so that you can reclaim your life.
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About Suzanne
Suzanne Kellner-Zinck founded Dawning Visions Hypnosis in 2002, She has become an innovator in the use of hypnotism and neuro-linguistic programming in the areas of obsessive compulsive disorders such as: eating disorders, sexual addiction and substance abuse as well as working with those with anxiety and mood disorders.
Her clients have come to work with her from across the United States and as far away as Africa to help them to finally be freed from these emotional issues that once ruled their lives. Today she is in the process of bringing her work to many more in the form of ebooks and other downloadable formats.
She is a member of American Holistic Medical Association and the American College for Advancement in Medicine.
Prior to founding Dawning Visions Hypnosis, Kellner-Zinck worked within vendor programs for the mentally ill working to help them to live up to their fullest potential. Many of her previous clients were able to move out on their own and find fulfilling work.
Kellner-Zinck is a Certified Trainer of Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic programing through Tad James Company, Inc. and a Master Hypnotist and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming through Advanced Neuro Dynamics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education and political studies from Curry College.
Dawning Visions Hypnosis is teaching people that they can indeed leave their unwanted behaviors behind as they move forward to living fulfilling and joy filled lives.