And now I have this constant nagging feeling that I'm not getting better because I'm not trying hard enough - this is, after all, a comparatively minor problem with a simple treatment.
Simple is not necessarily easy.
As for the old "trying harder" spiel... In my experience, people frequently think (and advise) that things are a matter of trying harder when they blatantly are not. If I want to fly, I'm not gonna be able to do it by trying really really hard to flap my arms up and down! I need an aeroplane! or a hang-glider!
I.e. sometimes no amount of trying hard will replace a particular resource. and this sounds like one of those.
Good luck with the GP. Sounds to me like there's a good chance they should be able to hear that you have given this a serious try and established that now you need a different kind of help. At least you don't have to argue with them over their diagnosis at this point - you're agreeing with them on that.
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Date: 2003-03-19 11:50 pm (UTC)Simple is not necessarily easy.
As for the old "trying harder" spiel... In my experience, people frequently think (and advise) that things are a matter of trying harder when they blatantly are not. If I want to fly, I'm not gonna be able to do it by trying really really hard to flap my arms up and down! I need an aeroplane! or a hang-glider!
I.e. sometimes no amount of trying hard will replace a particular resource. and this sounds like one of those.
Good luck with the GP. Sounds to me like there's a good chance they should be able to hear that you have given this a serious try and established that now you need a different kind of help. At least you don't have to argue with them over their diagnosis at this point - you're agreeing with them on that.
::hugs:: if you want them