Been described as ‘euythmic’

bluefox
bluefox Online Community Member Posts: 647 Empowering
in Mental health and wellbeing
Hello,

Despite being fairly smart at grasping the English language, this word ‘euythmic’ was used by a psychiatrist to describe his clinical observation of me ‘on the day’. He also wrote good eye contact despite the consultation being on Zoom. I wasn’t even directly looking at him, I was looking at my iPad and at looking to the side of it.

Anyway, I wrote to the psychiatrist asking him to explain what he meant as for the past 18 months I have literally spent most of that time house bound and in my own inertia of negative thoughts, panic etc. Maybe he thought I was calm but it’s another one of those judgments made in one day on a patient that concerns me for the future. 

I think I’m going to start and get my Mum, housemate and partner to write documents about how I am struggling. Because one off consultations by telephone and ‘zoom’ don’t seem to be getting the message across. 

I am one very frustrated person. 

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  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,468 Championing
    I can imagine that'd be really frustrating, if it's not how you've been feeling @bluefox. I hope that the letters from those close to you help. Do you have another appointment scheduled with the psychiatrist?
  • bluefox
    bluefox Online Community Member Posts: 647 Empowering
    I do and he accepted my current difficulties. However I’m finding it frustrating doing appointments on ‘zoom’. 
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,468 Championing
    Have you asked if in-person appointments would be possible @bluefox?
  • bluefox
    bluefox Online Community Member Posts: 647 Empowering
    Tori_Scope said:
    Have you asked if in-person appointments would be possible @bluefox?
    This is my first and only appointment. I know for my psychotherapy for mental health problems they can do face to face but I’d be reliant on someone taking me there and back, which isn’t always the case at the moment :(
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,468 Championing
    Travel can be a real barrier @bluefox :( Perhaps it's something you could mention to your psychiatrist next time, to see what they say? 

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