... diagnosis, feel nothing atall at first. It s shocking to be told you’re sick, and it s not unusual to shut down emotionally, to go numb. This, too, may be confusing and distressing, because it s strange ... Illness is a crisis. Like all crises, it s dangerous. It s a biological crisis, threateningyour physical capacity to control your body and to function fully. It s apsychological crisis, stirring ... con-cerns, and it s a mistake to expect your doctor to always understandyou. Doctors, too, have their strengths and weaknesses, and your rela-tionship with your doctor, like relationships in general,...