[quote]nkklllll wrote:
[quote]EmilyQ wrote:
[quote]nkklllll wrote:
Been frustrated with my coach/boss because of my illness. He’s requiring that I have a doctor’s note before I can go back to any sort of training.
Considering that I benched myself, that the doctor basically told me to rest, never confirmed that it was indeed mono (unfortunately mono tests are falsely positive about 20% of the time) I’ve been really ticked about his reluctance to let me at least do some bodyweight training around my teammates.
At the same time: my girlfriend has decided to spend an indefinite period of time in California. She’s from Alabama, born and bred, went to UA. We met on a missions trip in Los Angeles and have been together about two years. She’s getting a little resistance from her family (they’re very, very close-nit).
To deal with my OCPD and anxiety I’ve started going back to an LCSW, basically just for talk therapy. My fear of failure has started getting in the way of my coaching a bit.[/quote]
Is it easy enough for you to get to the doctor? (Insurance and all?) I work at a family practice and I think my people would print off a “return to work/school” letter without any fuss, and possibly without being seen. I think you should just quickly jump the hoop and not worry about it.
Are you in LA? I’m confused whether you’re getting more girlfriend, or less. Are you glad?
Therapy is always a good idea when people who struggle with anxiety and ocd stuff start boiling over. One thing I really like about my current practice (I’m an LICSW) is that people can come and go - I don’t have to close cases. So when things are smooth they drop out and when they get overwhelmed they can come back in for support. It’s a nice setup. [/quote]
The hoop is my coach wants a definitive "he can start workouts that are x min long at y intensity, from a doctor who hasn’t actually formally diagnosed me. Because of my symptoms and the lump in my neck, I’m in a wait and see period to see if it all goes away. If it doesn’t I’m pretty sure the next step is a Complete Blood Count. I just want to lift as a stress release. Plus, since I’m not lifting, and my teammates are all adults obviously, the lack of training with my team has taken away from a good portion of my support structure.
I’ll be seeing more of my girlfriend. I live in Southern California. I’m very glad because this will be the first time since we started dating that we’ll be living within 2000 miles of each other.
Yeah, that’s what I liked about my old LCSW. Went back to him on and off for about 9 or 10 years. He recently retired and referred me to another one he has faith in. Our first session was pretty good. Will see her again on Monday so I’m looking forward to that.[/quote]
I still think you can talk to your doctor about it. Most of them are not interested in preventing you doing something no one told you not to do. The notes where I work say:
[Patient’s Name]
__is __is not
Cleared to return to work/school as of ____.
Signed,
Whomever, MD
Even I am qualified to sign off on the things.
It doesn’t hurt to ask.