07-24-2017, 11:01 AM
(07-21-2017, 11:19 PM)BlackSocks Wrote: Her behaviour was disrespectful, unprofessional and I think there might have been a bit of power-play going on.
I think you nailed it right there. Don't want to go into too much detail for reasons of privacy, but I'm a PhD who works in an area allied to medicine. In a previous appointment she suggested something and I corrected her. At the time she seemed cool, but I wonder if I really annoyed her.
On that particular day she caught me by surprise, I was squeezing in an appointment between some other meetings. I was even doing paperwork in the waiting room, which is quite unusual (!), but I was very pushed for time and she was running late. I guess that might look a bit self-important. So yeah, power-play feels like the missing piece of the jigsaw.
BTW on the issue of reporting levels of pain, I really struggle when asked to rate it 1 to 10. Really I want to explain how it depends on loads of other factors. But I also know that I have to say 8 or 9 to get their attention. It is a silly game. Anyone else have the same issues with reporting pain?
Anyway, thanks again to everyone who has taken the time to reply and offer advice. This forum really is a great community.
All the best, barq