It's discouraging when a doctor fails to behave properly. I had a student many years ago who was about 13 or 14. She was being treated for a psychiatric illness. That's how she ended up in my school. It was believed she was afflicted with a psychosomatic ailment that crippled her. It turned out, after years of being written off as imagining symptoms, she was actually ill. She had a difficult-to-diagnose, rare gastrointestinal affliction. Once this was treated properly, her physical symptoms disappeared. Of course, psychologically, she would forever be affected by those years of misdiagnosis and placement in psychiatric institutions.

So, just because a doctor says you're not sick...that means they can't find out what's wrong. Their failure, not yours.

Keep plugging. Anytime you want to talk, or unburden, I'm available.

Sometimes, doctors are not enough. Medicine is an art, an imperfect art that lacks essential tools.

Hope you feel better today. Keep writing and keep smiling...just read an article about how the act of smiling actually helps mood. I'm running around with a silly grin on my face today :)