You Just Might Want To Get A Second Opinion When It Comes To Your Mental Health Treatment
Why I moved from professional to professional before I found the answers
In my late 20s, a biopsy revealed skin cancer on my nose. My GP sent me to a dermatologist who, she said, was doing some groundbreaking research.
The treatment she offered?
The dermatologist had a new cream which was still in its testing phase but, if I signed off on some government papers, I could get in on this incredible product before it even got to market!
While I might have sent money to a Nigerian prince trying to pull bond money together, even my gullibility radar was sensing that something was wrong with this scenario.
With a little bit of my own research and the opinion of a second dermatologist, I ended up receiving a more traditional treatment and am now cancer-free. (And that cream that was in clinical trials? It never did pass governmental standards.)
Getting a second opinion is never a bad idea.
From a car salesman who gives you “the best deal you’re ever going to find”, to the friend who tells you that bangs are a great idea, second opinions can be invaluable.
