#appointment anxiety

[schizophelia]

I see my psychiatrist tomorrow. I don’t want to go, but I have to since I booked a ride and can’t cancel.

I hope it goes okay.

#personal #appointment anxiety #psychiatrist appointment #doctor's appointment

[greentrickster]

Making a doctor’s appointment life hack

You know what the best way to schedule an appointment with a medical professional is? Phone them when the office is closed and leave a message!

No seriously, if you have any sort of anxiety involving making calls like this, this is the absolute perfect strategy, because you can:

Figure out everything you need to tell them ahead of time (name, what you’re phoning about, what you need help with, contact info)

Write this out into a script

Phone the office

Read your script verbatim

Hang up and let them phone back next time they’re open

I know it sounds like this is adding an extra level of stress to the process, because now they’re going to call you, but, the thing is? When they do call, all they’ll do is figure out when you want to schedule your appointment for and maybe ask for another detail or two. All the heavy lifting on your end is already done, and they’ll have done a chunk of the work they need to do before phoning you. Even if you miss their call and have to phone them back, this still remains true, and the basic conversation you’ll get as a result will be unchanged.

#life hack #doctor appointment #social anxiety #life tips #life hacks that work

[akindplace]

Just because you’ve had a very bad experience with a doctor/healthcare professional, it doesn’t mean all of them will be the same way. There are professionals who care for people and want to help as best they can. You should be looking out for your own health, so please don’t assume everyone will be equally as bad and end up avoiding appointments. Not everyone is the same, and you should feel free to show up to your next appointment asserting your boundaries, and if that doesn’t work, maybe you should go with a friend for support, and if they don’t feel like helping you tell them you’d like their refusal in writing, or if they are insisting on making decisions you know already don’t work from previous experiences, again, ask for that in writing, and for a referral. People shouldn’t be expected to just put up with anything because they have a health problem or a disability. We’re still people, after all.

#doctors appointments #neglection #anxiety #trauma #self-compassion #self-worth #original writing #yes I am feeling nervous about my appointments tomorrow

[reputayswift]

Hate that I’m at an age where every hairdresser, dental hygienist, etc. asks me if I’m seeing anyone…as if finding someone whose beliefs, schedule, personality, and location are compatible with yours (all while being attractive AND attracted to you) isn’t like. a Herculean task.

#especially when you refuse to use dating apps and only leave the house for appointments and errands… #and I live in the Midwest so there’s nowhere to GO!!! #AND I (probably) HAVE SOCIAL ANXIETY 😩 #sorry this is embarassing #tays takes

[uncanny-tranny]

The trans experience of getting lucky with a new primary care provider who doesn't care about your transness or transition so long as you're getting the proper care

Manifesting this for every trans person because I finally felt like a normal human being going to a doctor

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #transphobia #transphobia tw #i have avoided doctors for like... four years now because of how awful they are toward trans people 🤩 (sarcastic star-eyes emoji) #i thought i didn't have anxiety anymore until i made a first appointment with this new primary care provider i have... #...and when they were doing my vitals and got to the blood pressure screen i was shaking (which i normally am tbf) #i will be fair and say i have had more negative experiences with mental health providers though #but since i've avoided doctor-doctors i haven't had the time TO have negative experiences #my dad was actually really kind and asked if my doctor tried being transphobic and i realized... NO! he didn't even try! #my dad's first question was if dr. [redacted] tried to talk me out of testosterone and i was like shit... no he didn't!! #and i felt like a normal person seeing the doctor albeit with a lot of anxiety but i was treated normally :) #it feels SO nice after feeling like a lab rat or like in the movies where a psychiatrist comes out to explain what transsexuality #explain what transsexuality is*

[cosmiccripple]

i hate pre-appointment anxiety. i have my first appointment with a specialist tomorrow but... it's up in london. it's fine because it'll only take an hour to get there but i hate central london so much. means that not only am i worried about the appointment but also being in london. it's way too busy, loud and bright and i don't have my prescription sunglasses to block :/

#actually disabled #disability #physical disability #crip punk #invisible disability #chronically ill #physically disabled #cpunk #chronic disability #chronic illness #actually chronically ill #invisible illness #disabled #disabilities #cripplepunk #cripple punk #c punk #doctor appointment #pre appointment anxiety #medical anxiety #sensory problems #sensory issues

[glorious-blackout]

Daily migraines are something I really didn't need in my life, but my useless body has decided to grace me with them anyway 😭

#at least I'm assuming they're migraines - the photophobia and nausea is certainly an unwelcome addition to my usual tension headaches #first available GP appointment is 2 weeks away as well 🙃 #anyone prone to migraines have any tips for managing symptoms? #paracetamol and drinking plenty aren't doing the trick for me and my ability to lie in a dark room is hampered by work #(would help if my dumb anxiety brain wasn't constantly telling me 'it's a brain tumour!' but thankfully logic is winning so far) #(though I wouldn't mind a trip through a CT scanner just to see if I actually have a functioning brain at this point) #anyway rant over

[aro-culture-is]

Aro culture is debating for YEARS if trauma made you aro or if you always were. Then you get informed about Avoidant Personality Disorder and now you’re sitting here like.. I’m aro and have a personality disorder?????????????? Because that makes a lot more sense. I do yearn for connection because of the disorder but I do not feel consistent romantic attraction 😳😳 it’s like bearly there at all like an incense that keeps going out.

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#aro culture is #aro #aromantic #actually aro #actually aromantic #ask #mod axel #at this point i've accepted that whatever's going on in our head is symptom soup #like there's genetics for a number of things and trauma so whatever the result is #i can at least say with certainty that therapy alone was Not E-Fucking-Nough for reducing depression symptoms #and neither therapy nor anxiety meds reduced our anxiety to any noticable degree #and i mean like. therapy through my university required us to fill out the PHQ9 and GAD7 every single appointment. i generally had 3 weeks #in between appointments. #2 years of pure therapy mildly reduced the depression numbers - from the 96th percentile in students - to something more like... #still major depression but not *that* #and anti-depressants got me to like... just ever so barely below the threshold between severe and moderate depression at its best #but! as we noticed while talking about this #i had one (1!) single score over three years of therapy that was not IDENTICAL for anxiety including when trying antidepressants with #anti-anxiety capabilities and when trying a specific anti-anxiety med #the single difference was by one point down and honestly it was mostly a little blip of nice life events #brain sure goes brr in here

[wildwood-faun]

it's so funny how I managed to forget I had social anxiety

hint: it's because I didn't meet any new people

#way too anxious about tattoo appointment and 99.999% of that anxiety is about being trapped in a room with a stranger for hours #pain? needles? whatever!! what if it's AWKWARD

[schizophelia]

My worker is coming to see me today. I hope it goes well.

#personal #my life with schizophrenia #appointment anxiety

[iero]

I know this is The Ibuprofen Website and everyone jokes about it, but you guys think it’s safe to take it every day for the last two weeks (genuine question by the way)?

#personal #I’m like suffering over here and my appointment to get checked out/maybe have it fixed is only two weeks from tomorrow. #And it’s making my anxiety fucking skyrocket as well. It’s terrible. 🤪 #Only problem is any pain reliever fucks my IBS up so I have to choose between the two… #<- Which is why I end up rawdogging most pain I experience but this sucks.

[writerfae]

Why did no one tell me that apartment hunting with anxiety will have you feel like throwing up 90% of the time you actually get an interaction with a potential landlord

#I already despise the idea that I’ll have a landlord to worry about one day #this really is a nightmare why can’t an apartment magically drop from heaven? 😭 #my mom says me to just stay calm this guy just wants to make an appointment #but how does one stay calm when your anxiety punches you in the gut repeatedly #came back early from my weekend break just to get this off my chest #writer speaks

[birdietrait]

me btw. if you even care

#birdie rambles #on an unrelated note. seasonal depression and horribly intense anxiety are kicking my ass rn #i also have an appointment tomorrow and i’m trying to pretend that im not anxious about it so maybe my brain will believe it 😁 #but anyway i hope everyone’s doing well <3 and that you’re staying hydrated and getting rest 🫵🏻

[failfemme]

agHHhhhhh the consequences of my actions

#if you wait to long to schedule a dr’s appointment you will be off your meds and then you will have social anxiety. terrible. #*too

[kirstielol]

the only thing worse than the pre-tattoo anxiety is the fact that you're supposed to eat before the appointment.. so i'm stuck trying to force myself to eat while literally nauseous with anxiety 🥴

#currently trying to choke down a bagel #why was i cursed with anxiety #tattoo appointment in 1 hour 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴 #anxious for the appointment but SO excited about the tattoo lol