My family seems to want to take control. If I'm having a bad time and they know about it, they feel out of control and want to take over. It sounds like that is what happened at your appointment. I can certainly understand why you would be upset with her. Sometimes my family has gotten angry with me and blamed me. It was hard for me to accept an illness that has a stigma attached to it. The first step for me was to accept that if I wanted to live a normal life, I would need good medical care. The second thing I did was to not hang around family much. As much as they love me and I love them, family for me can cause me to feel off balance. I have developed outside friendships and activities to sustain me. None of this happened in a short period of time. I had to figure this out over the years. One thing I won't allow is for my family to put me down with out calmly and assertively responding to something that puts me in a "role" that fits their idea of me. In this country a doctor appointment is a private thing and unless you want someone there, I would go alone. I will say this though, it's important to take medicine and if it isn't working for you and your doctor isn't responsive, get another doctor. I did this and it's wonderful to have a doctor that will listen and give you choices. Best of luck to you.