Does your dr think you are faking?

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I’ve only met my new dr once. I explained what was troubling me such as the voices I hear and the pharmacy employees who are against me and such. I don’t feel safe talking about that so that was hard for to do, but my therapist urged me to do so.

Anyway, my Dr asked me “do you fully believe those things?” I didn’t know how to react or answer. I said that the medication helps me understand I have sz but off medication I am totally different.

Should I be looking for a different dr? Was she implying that I’m faking? She billed my insurance as me having sz. But she might be against me.

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She’s probably just trying to get a read on what you do or do not believe and if you have doubts. Not trying to suggest you are faking it.

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Definition of a delusion (according to the textbooks) includes believing something that isn’t true despite contrary evidence. I think she was just getting a read on how your delusions are right now on your current medication.

She wasn’t trying to catch you out. Is a pretty standard question for a pdoc to ask

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This is what I was going to say also. If you fully believed them, she might be thinking about a med change. Since you had insight, it shows the meds help.

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I think your doc is just trying to gage how much insight you have into your illness and thoughts

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I think my doctor is faking that he’s a doctor.

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I think she’s trying to determine how delusional you are in order to treat you optimally

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I think that she needs to see the extent of your delusional thought processes. So she knows how best to tailor your meds.

I learned the words “firm fixed delusions” at my pnurse appointment on Sunday.

Chris was telling her about several things I completely believe that he just can’t talk me out of, no matter how hard he tries.

Denise used the firm fixed delusions term. She said that our goal is to be able to have me able to question them, instead of adamantly insisting I’m right in my thinking.

I must admit, I was surprised that the goal isn’t to make the delusions completely go away. But I also know she’s right. Making it so I’m open to the idea that something might not be true, even for a moment, would be truly life changing.

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Okay, it’s been a little while since I posted that…my paranoia is completely off the charts because I publicly wrote the words firm fixed delusion.

Every fiber of my being is screaming I AM RIGHT, YOU ARE WRONG.

Delusions suck. I’m pretty sure your new doc just wants to know the extent of yours, and doesn’t think you’re faking. Delusions are by far my worst symptom.

I am gonna try to go back to sleep for awhile. I need to shut down my brain…

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I have wondered that about my family GP. OMG but she is horrible.

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I tried to convince them they got it wrong with about 3 different doctors and never managed to overturn their diagnosis

Sort of given up on that now

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I think we all get a idiot doctor In our lives just gotta find one that’s not stupid there are lots of good ones unfortunately lots of idiots too

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Thank you everyone for the input. That helps a lot. I understand better where my dr was probably coming from. I feel less worried and I will continue to see her.

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