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deird1I am rather angry.
My psychologist says she's "sceptical" about learning disabilities. So far it hadn't been a problem; today it became one.
I was mentioning organisational issues (am several days overdue with some bills, still) and she started trying to tell me it was because I'm not prioritising, have a mental block about paperwork, and need a new perspective. All with this superior smile, as if she could see how in denial I was being.
I was upset. Now I'm angry.
I will give her one more session, and if she can't get it by then, I'm out. I will NOT be told I could do these things I have tried (and failed) so many years to do. I won't let her pile guilt onto me for not being better at these things I've become so good at dealing with. I will not be told I'm just lazy.
Not again.
My psychologist says she's "sceptical" about learning disabilities. So far it hadn't been a problem; today it became one.
I was mentioning organisational issues (am several days overdue with some bills, still) and she started trying to tell me it was because I'm not prioritising, have a mental block about paperwork, and need a new perspective. All with this superior smile, as if she could see how in denial I was being.
I was upset. Now I'm angry.
I will give her one more session, and if she can't get it by then, I'm out. I will NOT be told I could do these things I have tried (and failed) so many years to do. I won't let her pile guilt onto me for not being better at these things I've become so good at dealing with. I will not be told I'm just lazy.
Not again.
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Date: 2011-11-10 12:20 pm (UTC)About their existence? How does that even work? Isn't it a bit like a neurologist who's 'skeptical' about cerebral palsy? Or a dermatologist who's 'skeptical' about psoriasis?
Is it okay if I ask what your learning disability is, and what you've tried to manage it? I'm curious because I have huge organisational difficulties myself, and I'm always interested in new techniques for handling that.
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Date: 2011-11-10 01:01 pm (UTC)That's what I was thinking, too...
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Date: 2011-11-10 01:51 pm (UTC)I'm sorry you're having to deal with that.
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Date: 2011-11-11 06:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-11-10 03:17 pm (UTC)...I said, and then I remembered that time my mother went to a doctor after having chronic pain for over a year. The doctor told her it was psychosomatic. Mum said "And...?" Doctor: "What do you mean, 'and'? It's psychosomatic. Just stop being in pain, duh." So yeah, idiots abound. *hugs*
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Date: 2011-11-11 02:09 am (UTC)WTF? Can we revoke her psychology degree now? You grab the degree, I'll get the paper shredder.
Seriously, don't bother with her.