I have a doctors appointment tommorow 11 o clock for anxiety. And im terrified of going. HELP?
I just feel like running and not coming back until appointment has gone. what should I do? im 17
I suffer with anxiety and am 17 to. Try not to panic. Remember the doctors are wanting to help. Try taking some Diazepam – sorry don’t know how to spell it – half an hour before you go so it gives you time to relax. Or take rescue remedy.
If you don’t have either of those a tip I learned from a hypnotherapist is to focus your thoughts in your mind to whoosh down into the pit of your stomach and to imagine the thoughts coming straight in front of you from the pit of your stomach. Sounds silly but it does work.
Distract your mind. Sometimes I wear a hairband around my wrist and flick it if I’m feeling anxious. Count how many shoe’s there are in the room, notice how people tie their shoe laces, how posters are on the wall? Etc….
Good luck, hope you make it. You’ll be fine.
February 14th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
I suffer with anxiety and am 17 to. Try not to panic. Remember the doctors are wanting to help. Try taking some Diazepam – sorry don’t know how to spell it – half an hour before you go so it gives you time to relax. Or take rescue remedy.
If you don’t have either of those a tip I learned from a hypnotherapist is to focus your thoughts in your mind to whoosh down into the pit of your stomach and to imagine the thoughts coming straight in front of you from the pit of your stomach. Sounds silly but it does work.
Distract your mind. Sometimes I wear a hairband around my wrist and flick it if I’m feeling anxious. Count how many shoe’s there are in the room, notice how people tie their shoe laces, how posters are on the wall? Etc….
Good luck, hope you make it. You’ll be fine.
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February 15th, 2010 at 12:15 am
Is this a joke? Seems funny that you are anxious about going to a doctor for anxiety
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February 15th, 2010 at 12:41 am
What should you do? To be blunt you have to go, or you will never be well. What else can we say?
What is the worst that can happen? The doc is not going to attack you. With luck, if you tell him how you feel, he will prescribe some medication to ease your problem. The sooner you deal with the problem the quicker it will be fixed. You are 17 after all. Not 7.
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February 15th, 2010 at 1:18 am
Just take it one step at a time. You booked the appointment or at least agreed to it being booked and that’s a really big step in the right direction. Don’t leave with lots of time to spare, I would say add ten minutes MAX on top of the time you know it takes to drive there, that way you won’t have any time waiting around and trying to talk yourself out of it. Also distract yourself with something before you go. Watch one of your favourite movies or a TV show you know you like, you will then feel more comfortable and in a good frame of mind. At the doctors, there’s no point in saying you won’t feel nervous because it’s natural. Remember, you don’t have to say anything to the doctor you don’t want to, they aren’t going to get mad at you if you don’t spill everything that’s bothering you in one go. As you walk in just say hey and when they ask how you are, just say nervous as hell or something similar and that will instantly show them how they need to be around you. You won’t be the only person they are treating for anxiety so nothing you say to them will sound foolish or silly.
If you don’t make it tomorrow it’s not the end of the world. Next time try booking the appointment and getting to the doctors, if you bail from there it’s another step closer. You’ll make it eventually
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February 15th, 2010 at 1:45 am
Hi
You need to remember that the doctor is there to help. Over here in the UK the GP is the first port of call to access support. The GP will be best placed to help you and, if needed put you in touch with someone better qualified to do so.
You do not offer a lot of information here so my advice is therefore fairly broad based.
In general though anxiety and panic is very treatable. It may be that you have avoided discussing your difficulties with others and that over time the problem has got worse. This is very common I can assure you.
There is an excellent site here in the UK which provides objective, evidence based recommendations for the general public on a whole host of physical and mental health problems. I do not have the full address to hand but type into search engine the folowing and you will easily access it
National Institute for Clinical Effectiveness.
It is a government driven support body.
Alternatively read up on cognitive behavioural therapy or try http://mindfulmind.net/
I am sure you have nothing to fear and I know that your problem is very treatable.
Good luck
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February 15th, 2010 at 2:08 am
The fact that even the appointment terrifies you is a symptom of your problem. Nothing terrible is going to happen to you, after a chat the doctor may refer you for therapy, ideally CBT, and possibly prescribe an SSRI such as Prozac, as an interim measure to reduce symptoms. Most astute doctors no longer prescribe benzodiazepines such as diazepam, or the more addictive lorazepam.
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February 15th, 2010 at 2:37 am
Hey dude, I think you’re just venting here and not really gonna run away, cos the fact that you’ve got the doctor’s app shows you’re open to getting help. Just wanted to say good luck mate, I know it’s hard but they are there to try and help you with it!
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February 15th, 2010 at 3:25 am
It’s just a symptom of your condition. You are doing the right thing. Going to the right person with the problem. There is nothing to be ashamed of by having anxiety, it is a medical illness like any other.
Congratulations for going when you’re young. It took me until I was 19 and I’d already suffered loads in the mean time.
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