something stupid....like im not ...really??!

[**whenwillthisend**]

hi ther been to the docors yet again this morning as i needed my CBT referral chasing up also wanted a dermatology referral as i seem to have developed dark patchy areas on my face(sun related i think) but cant help thinking the worst) the point being i have begun to feel daft keep asking for referrals here there and everywhere..does anyone else feel(or have been made to feel) stupid keeping going to the docs about things they dont class as anything to worry about...we are told to be aware in changes in our bodies e g checking for lumps n stuff but when us anxiety suffers go to the doctors to check something out we are made to feel daft...i came home feeling upset this morning as i cant see an end to all this...also this doctor kept referring to my"history" meaning obviously all the unneccessary things i have been referred to specialists for...do these doctors not realise without this reassurance we would end up going mad thinking the worst and are about to die!!!
I know constantly checking for things feeds our anxiety but what do we do if we genuinly do need something checking out...
i feel im now going to become slightly paranoid about going to the doctors now....for fear of looking stupid:(

[boy]

Yep. In my university I kept going to the nurse so much she was on first name terms with me and I felt so stupid, like I was a running joke in there. I stopped going, even when I was really worried about something. I haven't been in 3 months. I used my local back home during the holidays however.

[whatisitnow]

To be honest i think Jbgood has the right advice in another thread, its all very well getting reassurance about these symptoms all the time but thats not addressing the real problem, the anxiety. If we had the anxiety under control we wouldnt need all the reassurances from doctors. I really feel i need to get the anxiety under control myself because its now starting to affect my life in terms of my moods & moving on in life with relationships which im struggling to always get off the ground because i just simply cant be rsed to be honest, what with thinking theres no point because i wont be here in a years time! Its madness but a really sad madness because its very dibilitating. And as crazy and embarassing as you might feel it is a real problem for us people that suffer from it & we have every right to ask for help to get rid of it & live in reality like everyone else manages to.

[manmoor]

Hi When

I think you must have been to visit my doctor because thats the way im made feel when I visit. I think all medical centres should have 1 person trained to deal with anxiety patients. Then the doctors job would be easier and our lives would improve because we'd have someone to give us reasurrance.

Mandyxx

[Daisybun]

Hi my dr was very good, when I went about the last thing she said that we needed to deal with the anxiety before anything else. i do feel that sometimes, too much is put down to anxiety though and I am worried that they'll miss something.

Daisybun


'This too will pass'

[reddevil]

Hi,

Regarding referrals, I have asked for four in the last four years and the receptionist at my local doctors know my first name as soon as I walk in so yes, I can understand what your saying.


I feel embarrased about going so I'm trying to leave it for a while, which is hard.

Manmoor, that is a great idea!

Tony

[**whenwillthisend**]

well this will be my fifth referal in 6 months...so i can do better than that...god i need help...quick...i feel embarassed actually at times but ive felt so poorly i hope this is my last one[Sigh...]