She has her psych appointment. I asked if she would like to join her. She was pretty resistant. Asking "Why do I want to go?", "What are you going to say?" and "It seems wierd to take my husband." I told her that my IC thought it would be a good idea. She told me she would ask him if he thought it would be good for me to join her.
Anyway, the house looks very nice. My W does a great job of decorating. Things are going well.
Enhh, I don't like this idea. There is a role for an IC and a role for an MC. Last time I checked, the "I" in IC stood for "Individual Counselor."
Puppy
Hi Puppy. Not her appointment with her IC. This is her appointment with the psychiatrist.
OK, so YOUR individual counselor thinks it would be a good idea for you to go with her to HER psychiatrist.
My point remains. Why?? Seems paternalistic, controlling, almost condescending to me.
Puppy
A couple of things I have been told. 1. Many psychiatrist like information from different perspectives. "Collaboritive information" is what my IC called it.
2. My W's diagnosis is bipolar. I am told there are things that spouses can do to help find "triggers" that initiate mood swings etc.
Truthfully, I do not know a lot other than a book I read on bipolar and my IC both say it is a good thing. In any case, I did not push it. She is going to the appointment today alone and will ask the psychiatrist if he thinks it would be a good idea for the next appointment.
