My psychiatrist said that I should..?
Answer:
Darlin', there are many other things that could be wrong with you. You have to appreciate what you have that others don't. Being able to walk without assistance, being able to see, to speak, to type, to laugh, to cry, to feel emotions, to express your feelings. Darlin', we take too many things for granted, that makes it too easy to be narrow minded and only see what is in front of us. Look at the big picture. One vision I can not shake is that of a woman in a while chair after her radiation treatment. She was pale, had lost all of her hair, and was too weak to even talk. I was just there for a checkup and I was thinking was a pain it was to have to drive an hour to get there. But I stopped and thanked G-d that it wasn't me in that wheel chair, and that I am healthy and able to care for myself. There's always someone who has it worse than you, that's what one of my teachers told me one time when I was pouting about something unimportant. I have never forgotten those words. I love you.
What she really meant was "Stop whining".
what they meant was you are lucky not to be in rehab.
No, as any sane reader might suspect from what you state - you are a complete prat.
Perhaps she's insinuating that you could be worse off
She was simply letting you know what you wanted to hear, positive things, true full things about yourself.
consider yourself lucky and you do have everything, and can achieve so much more,
we all have little down times in our lives when sometimes we cant see how much we have nor how Lucky we are.
sometimes we just cant see through the mist ( figure of speech)
and all it takes is someone to encourage us. After all there is so many people willing to put us down,,
Make the most of her comments, Go Live your Life . and have a good one,
remember tho . we all have times where it don't feel things are right or going our own way.
It all does eventually :-)
all the very best to you
Whether what the other responders said is true or not isn't the point. A psychiatrist, in my opinion, should never make a statement like that. Everyone's experience is subjective. I think she was a bit insensitive and unprofessional to say that- it implies that you shouldn't feel upset, sad, confused, etc. It's an invalidating remark.
I think that if you *really* knew that, the subject would not come up . there is a difference between knowing something intellectually and realizing it . to realize something means that it is real to you ... if you had that realization, you would be content.
I think what your psych meant is that you show signs of unhappiness that would not surface if you were aware at
*all* times of how lucky you are ... when we forget, we slip into a different mood ..
no matter ... all is not lost..it takes time to be steady and happy ...
if you had everything you wouldn't be seeing a psychiatrist now would you...i mean does the doctor think you are only there to shoot the breeze ? .an insensitive thing to say in the least.don't take it to heart...don't dwell on it.your obviously under a great deal of stress...relax.some of the answers you read here will only make you feel worse.i hope you find what is troubling you soon...all the best
literal translation: Sweetheart...take you little spoiled butt to someone who doesn't care if they get paid per hour to listen to you b*tch and moan because you have everything and you want more because they have nothing else to do in an hour...i have people that need help...you need a new tv show...click
i think she means you should be thinking you are lucky if you have good health,,,,got a home,,,,got love
that kinda thing, don't know enough to give a more detailed answer
look at where you are asking for help..i said i would look at your last Q and i have.. now seek help. sorry i can only advise not give..!
I think she meant exactly what she said, take stock, look around you and remind yourself life is not as awful as you have chosen to view it as being. Chill out and stop driving yourself insane.
I dont think your answer is on here! Some answers left will merely feed your paranoia...and paranoia is a hungry beast that grows fast!
She was probably trying to get you to think positively and break the habit of looking on the dark-side of life!
I don't think a psychiatrist wouldn't say that to you. Ask to see his/her qualification to practice.
She meant that you are focusing on the negative instead of the positive and is trying to encourage you to think in a more positive way.
Didn't work though did it? Otherwise you wouldn't have posted this question
Get rid of her. What she said to you is offensive. List your symptoms and you will probably find you probably have a mild depression. A psychiatrist who says what any builder or half-wit who is ignorant to whatever you may be struggling with isn't worth your time or money. Seriously.
"Lucky" is relative. One persons lucky is another person's down fall.
Try to occupy your time. Take up a hobby. Volunteer. Do anything to take yourself out of your own head.
You are living in your head and analysing your life and situations instead of living it. You are probably very intelligent and therefore, it will take a hell of a lot more effort than a "dumb" person to occupy your head space.
Try to fill your days and not allow any time for "retrospective" moments and after a while you will see that you were thinking too much.
You are not the "girl who has everything". No one on this earth has everything. One person's everything is most definitely another's poverty. She is ignorant and most certainly overpaid.
I say you probably have a mild depression because a classic symptom is seemingly "having everything" yet not being able to see it. You need to shake up your world and get out of your rut.
Good luck.
Hi there,
it depends what context she said it in. Sometimes they can say things that make us wonder if they are doing it for a good reason or are they being condesending. It is possible and probable that she did it to help you see that there are good things about your life, but if she said it in a way to tell you to just simply get over the fact your in pain , then i understand why u must feel hurt and my best advice would be if she is doing this regularly that you ask to see someone else.
best of luck pet!
xxx
The answers post by the user, for information only, FunQA.com does not guarantee the right.
More Questions and Answers: