No chance with another doctor who isn´t that busy..?
I don't know. Looking for another doctor now would probably involve additional expenses, additional paperwork and even more delay. Besides, this doctor is very good, and I think dad wants to stick to him regardless. Being treated by someone you can trust to give you a correct diagnosis is not a given.:/
they can cling to the high standards that nobody´s going to live up to, and they´re probably constantly getting very disappointed by all who can´t live up to them
Exactly. Setting themselves up for a life of disappointment. *sigh*
It doesn´t make it easy for people around trying to understand them I guess.
It's not that I don't understand her, in a way - it's just that I feel like she can't ever possibly understand ME enough to just let me be myself, without trying to "improve" me somehow. I know she means well, but it drives me nuts and pushes me away - and then she resents the fact that I don't seem grateful for her efforts. *sigh*
I hope one day she´ll be able to connect to you outside of her standards
The thing is, I'm afraid I no longer care if she does. All I want is to have a relatively stress-free life - and she has always been the main stress-contributor for me on many levels.:/ So I think I'd rather miss out on something good by staying away than risk making the bad worse by trying to establish a connection. Sad but true.:/
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Date: 2010-04-04 03:50 am (UTC)I don't know. Looking for another doctor now would probably involve additional expenses, additional paperwork and even more delay. Besides, this doctor is very good, and I think dad wants to stick to him regardless. Being treated by someone you can trust to give you a correct diagnosis is not a given.:/
they can cling to the high standards that nobody´s going to live up to, and they´re probably constantly getting very disappointed by all who can´t live up to them
Exactly. Setting themselves up for a life of disappointment. *sigh*
It doesn´t make it easy for people around trying to understand them I guess.
It's not that I don't understand her, in a way - it's just that I feel like she can't ever possibly understand ME enough to just let me be myself, without trying to "improve" me somehow. I know she means well, but it drives me nuts and pushes me away - and then she resents the fact that I don't seem grateful for her efforts. *sigh*
I hope one day she´ll be able to connect to you outside of her standards
The thing is, I'm afraid I no longer care if she does. All I want is to have a relatively stress-free life - and she has always been the main stress-contributor for me on many levels.:/ So I think I'd rather miss out on something good by staying away than risk making the bad worse by trying to establish a connection. Sad but true.:/