*I posted this in the “General Mental Health Forum” but I'm not feeling like most of those who responded are really understanding what I'm feeling. So I'm choosing to post it here as well hoping for honest and beneficial responses from fellow Bipolar's who might know what I'm talking about because they're actually under professional medical care. Please no rude responses.
As a Bipolar I, I am currently doing “medication maintenance” which I see a Psychiatric ANRP Nurse 4 times a year for. The last time I was in to see her which was about 1 1/2 months ago. I was looking good and feeling good because I had finally had some really good sleep thanks to a sleep machine I had found on my own. I had been struggling for years with my sleep. Also I had a physical and labs done prior to my meeting with her and all my numbers were good. So I was feeling really good as I was answering her questions until she did this thing of asking me about my Sibling(s) out of the blue. I was taken a back and I felt ambushed by her. My response to her was, “we are fine”. I didn't understand why she would be asking me specifically about my Sibling(s) especially since one is alive and the other deceased or any of my relationships because I don't talk about my relationships with her.
I'm not in counseling. I also mentioned to her how I was surprised that for the year I had only gained 2 pounds. I was just talking out of excitement. Well she didn't ask me right then and there but then later asked me how much I weighed. I told her I don't choose to share that. I think my response to her about my weight took her off balance. She couldn't mask it as she seemed really surprised that I would not give her that info. Ever since then the whole thing has been doing a slow burn on me. I felt like she took advantage of me being in a good mood and thought she would slip in questions on me. I feel violated by what she did. I feel like I shouldn't have to parcel out my private life for medications. Also my sleep is now off because I can't sleep with both a fan (because of the heat) and the noise machine. They're competing noises. So now I've been having lows and thinking this over. Am I being paranoid or over sensitive about what happened? Also I've never had a medical professional from MD to Psychiatrist ever try to pry into my private life and/or relationships. So I don't know what she's doing and what her motive is...
As a Bipolar I, I am currently doing “medication maintenance” which I see a Psychiatric ANRP Nurse 4 times a year for. The last time I was in to see her which was about 1 1/2 months ago. I was looking good and feeling good because I had finally had some really good sleep thanks to a sleep machine I had found on my own. I had been struggling for years with my sleep. Also I had a physical and labs done prior to my meeting with her and all my numbers were good. So I was feeling really good as I was answering her questions until she did this thing of asking me about my Sibling(s) out of the blue. I was taken a back and I felt ambushed by her. My response to her was, “we are fine”. I didn't understand why she would be asking me specifically about my Sibling(s) especially since one is alive and the other deceased or any of my relationships because I don't talk about my relationships with her.
I'm not in counseling. I also mentioned to her how I was surprised that for the year I had only gained 2 pounds. I was just talking out of excitement. Well she didn't ask me right then and there but then later asked me how much I weighed. I told her I don't choose to share that. I think my response to her about my weight took her off balance. She couldn't mask it as she seemed really surprised that I would not give her that info. Ever since then the whole thing has been doing a slow burn on me. I felt like she took advantage of me being in a good mood and thought she would slip in questions on me. I feel violated by what she did. I feel like I shouldn't have to parcel out my private life for medications. Also my sleep is now off because I can't sleep with both a fan (because of the heat) and the noise machine. They're competing noises. So now I've been having lows and thinking this over. Am I being paranoid or over sensitive about what happened? Also I've never had a medical professional from MD to Psychiatrist ever try to pry into my private life and/or relationships. So I don't know what she's doing and what her motive is...
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