I’m not depressed!
And besides, wouldn’t you be if you were in pain all the time?
I know this conversation all too well. It is a conversation that takes longer than the 15 minutes we are given with our doctors. Why do doctors keep bringing this up? We worry that talking about our emotional state could label us. Doctos will assume it’s all in our head and our concerns and symptoms will no longer be taken seriously. These concerns are valid as I’ve, unfortunately, seen issues go unchecked in patients where too many assumptions were made. But despite this real concern, we shouldn’t dismiss the opportunity to investigate the way emotions may be impacting our symptoms.
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