What words do I use for low mood and sleep?
Plain descriptions work better than labels: low, flat, I've lost interest in things I used to enjoy, I can't get to sleep, I wake at three or four. A clinician can work with a described experience; a single adjective such as stressed gives them much less to act on.
Plain descriptions work better than labels: low, flat, I've lost interest in things I used to enjoy, I can't get to sleep, I wake at three or four. A clinician can work with a described experience; a single adjective such as stressed gives them much less to act on.
Descriptions rather than labels: low, flat, lost interest, can't get to sleep, wake at three. A described experience gives a clinician something to work with, while a single adjective leaves the appointment without a direction.
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