As I’ve been building my own personal health record and listing my medications and medical conditions, I’ve been thinking of the things that I shouldn’t put there. Things that are important to my psyche, but even though my health care provider in a perfect world would be interested in what’s going on with me psychologically, things that would qualify as "too much information."For example:

• I may be middle aged (yes, I am; say it loud and proud!) but I have a huge crush on the actor Topher Grace, star of the sitcom "That ‘70’s Show" and soon-to-be-star of the next "Spider-Man" movie. I’m nuts about my husband (who’s a doppelganger for George Clooney, thank you very much). But that Topher….
• Should my nurse practitioner know about my weakness for Smarties® candies? Maybe. Maybe not.
• If I’m clothes shopping and I come across an item that’s obviously vanity sized and the pair of pants are marked a size smaller than what I know to be my true size, will I buy them? You bet I will!
• Ditto for the fact that I’m not above cutting out a size tag when a pair of dress slacks that fit extremely well are a size I’d rather not admit to when I get home and hang them in my closet.
• What about the times I’ve called in sick to work, but am I truly under the weather? No. I’m just too chicken to say "Boss, it’s such a beautiful day, I’m caught up on my work and so think I’ll spend it going for a hike in the nearby mountains."

All of these things tell something about myself that might be useful to my doctor: I’m not above getting moon-eyed over an actor who is several years younger than me; I’ve a huge sweet tooth; I’ve issues about my weight; and I’m not always truthful when a lie is easier.