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| Letter To My Former Shrink |
| 11.30.04 (10:41 pm) [edit] |
November 23, 2004
Dear Dr. Do-nothing-but-doze-off-w hile-i-pour-out-my-guts-a nd-the-moolah-rolls-into- your-bank-account,
This is a request for you to send me what medical records you have in my name; either originals or copies. I'll need these ASAP, in case I have to see a judge to keep my SSDI. Also, since my patient history with you has ended some time ago, I'd like to have complete access to these records. There is more (please bear with me):
I'm still looking for a new therapist, after more than two years without one. This is causing me much anxiety, in light of the recent letter from Social Security, for re-evaluation. While you gave permission to use your name, there was actually no place on the form to include that, except under "additional comments". The form asked if I'd received any medical care in the last two years...and my honest answer was "no". But under "additional comments", I stated that the last doctor I saw was yourself, then wrote your name and business phone number.
The only other information requested on that form, was my type of disability...which I listed as borderline schizophrenia, mania-depression, and anxiety attacks.
On our last meeting, you said if I'm ever in need of support to stay on SSDI, you'd help me. I was therefore expecting you'd compose an appropriate letter that I could enclose with my re-evaluation form. Since this is not what has occurred, I'm in a more difficult (and nerve-wracking) position to defend myself. In order to be as well prepared as possible, I therefore require the complete medical file (or copy thereof) that you have on me.
It is my hope, of course, that I'll also have the backup of a new therapist by the time I have to act on my behalf (should it come to that). Maybe I'm overreacting; but I am worried that my admission of not seeing a doctor in more than two years may put me through a most difficult challenge.
I was too anxiety ridden on the phone with you, to describe the form, and ask in what way using your name would be most effective. Since I have no way of contacting you by phone, other than claiming an emergency, I am also nervous about getting back to you. (Seems that leaving you a message never results in a response!) Fortunately, your answering service provided me with your new office address; so I wouldn't have to go through that again.
Please call me to affirm the mailing of my records...or I can pick them up at your convenience. I do not want to make another "emergency" call in order to reach you again, out of respect for your own client relations. But I will have no choice, if you don't get back to me within a reasonable time...which I believe is by December 1, considering the semi-urgency of my own situation.
I am eager to move on with my volunteer work in the political sphere...having just completed three months with Every Vote Counts. But first, I have to get this latest challenge by SSDI out of the way, before I can devote my efforts to fighting the good fight. Facing possible homelessness is no pleasure; and very anxiety-inducing, to say the least.
Sincerely,
Ezekiel Krahlin
UPDATE: My former shrink replies (goddess bless 'im)!
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