AuntieMoosie
04-12-12, 04:22
Well I had to attend an important Hospital appointment today.
I'm not at all good with hospitals anyway, they always make my anxiety high just for the fact that I'm there:unsure:
I'm doing the CBT4PANIC and I'm making slow progress, which I'm really happy about:)
But today, I seemed to just keep forgetting what I've learned and I could feel my anxiety rising, but instead of me using what I've learned, I kept catching myself saying in my head "oh no! go away!" instead of accepting it and going with it:wacko:
My visit was a long one and I was moving from one department to another and I didn't like it. Thankfully I didn't go into full blown panic but I felt as if I was having a constant battle with myself. I really found it difficult, I usually do a lot of "grounding" with myself, I like to look around, see what other people are doing and take in the sights, but when you're in a hospital that's one difficult thing to do, cos everywhere I looked wasn't what I think is pleasant. I saw people who were stressed out, probably feeling like I was and apart from that, it was just the usual hospital scenery:unsure:
This is something I'm going to have to work really hard on now because I've got to undergo various tests and more appointments so I'm going to be there quite a bit over the next few months.
Has anyone else had this problem when in a hospital setting?? How were you able to manage?? I would love to hear how others have got on :)
I'm not at all good with hospitals anyway, they always make my anxiety high just for the fact that I'm there:unsure:
I'm doing the CBT4PANIC and I'm making slow progress, which I'm really happy about:)
But today, I seemed to just keep forgetting what I've learned and I could feel my anxiety rising, but instead of me using what I've learned, I kept catching myself saying in my head "oh no! go away!" instead of accepting it and going with it:wacko:
My visit was a long one and I was moving from one department to another and I didn't like it. Thankfully I didn't go into full blown panic but I felt as if I was having a constant battle with myself. I really found it difficult, I usually do a lot of "grounding" with myself, I like to look around, see what other people are doing and take in the sights, but when you're in a hospital that's one difficult thing to do, cos everywhere I looked wasn't what I think is pleasant. I saw people who were stressed out, probably feeling like I was and apart from that, it was just the usual hospital scenery:unsure:
This is something I'm going to have to work really hard on now because I've got to undergo various tests and more appointments so I'm going to be there quite a bit over the next few months.
Has anyone else had this problem when in a hospital setting?? How were you able to manage?? I would love to hear how others have got on :)