01-20-2019, 12:25 PM
I treat emergencies totally separately to more routine discussions with GPs, in which I have learnt to be very careful what I say. But for some unforeseen emergency, I have in my wallet the things doctors need to know if I get hit by a car or have a heart attack. So they need to know my next of kin, and in a situation that serious they also need to know that I'm habituated to diazepam. If I'm potentially dying then the issue of where the pills came from is irrelevant. I'd rather people trying to save my life are equipped with as much useful info as possible.
In the general course of dealing with GPs my experience has been honesty has cause more problems than it has solved. That is a real shame, and some doctors are the exception, but it takes a long time for them to gain my full trust. At times it can be quite exhausting keeping the story consistent.
BTW If you are going to lie get your story straight and stick to it. Variation from the story is a big give away that it is a lie (or something a bit strange is going on). Rehearse your story and I mean body language, not just the words. Take it from me as a psychologist who studies language - I know a lot about lying. A lot of people during a lie will have the words right but their body is squirming and giving off the opposite vibe. Also prepare for point blank questions. People are generally better about lies where they can just be a bit vague or omit details, lies of commission are harder to pull off. Note that none of this is a comment on the morality of lying - generally I think it is a bad thing, but realistically we sometimes have little choice.
In the general course of dealing with GPs my experience has been honesty has cause more problems than it has solved. That is a real shame, and some doctors are the exception, but it takes a long time for them to gain my full trust. At times it can be quite exhausting keeping the story consistent.
BTW If you are going to lie get your story straight and stick to it. Variation from the story is a big give away that it is a lie (or something a bit strange is going on). Rehearse your story and I mean body language, not just the words. Take it from me as a psychologist who studies language - I know a lot about lying. A lot of people during a lie will have the words right but their body is squirming and giving off the opposite vibe. Also prepare for point blank questions. People are generally better about lies where they can just be a bit vague or omit details, lies of commission are harder to pull off. Note that none of this is a comment on the morality of lying - generally I think it is a bad thing, but realistically we sometimes have little choice.