Been to doctors today
Adrian
Went to my doctors today - didn't want to as was feeling really nervous and
hate sitting in a reception area with loads of strangers. Said I wanted some
cognitive behavioural therapy asap, but am told that there is a year long
waiting list for this!!!! That's the UK NHS for you. My problem now is that
I will have to consider going for private therapy and that's its more
expensive that I can afford - maybe if I slit my wrists now I will get the
therapy I need!!!! LOL :-(
I am going to be on some new meds - currently taking Effexor XL at 225mg per
day. Can't tell you the name of the new meds but know that they are similar
to Prozac but supposedly better. They would need to be as I have tried
Prozac in the past and they didn't help me in the slightest. Really not sure
if medication will work for me and have heard that it never works for
something like 20% of patients.
Sometimes I think to myself 'why should I carry on each day, putting up with
all this stress and having unwanted thoughts invading my consciousness. But,
I guess, there is only one thing to do and that is to try and somehow get
through each day, muddle on and try to find new ways of being myself if that
makes sense?
Regards
Richard
paul
"Adrian" <iwant2t...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi folks
>
> Went to my doctors today - didn't want to as was feeling really nervous
> and hate sitting in a recepti>>>>
I know what that feels like, over the years I have cancelled so many
appointments
with my GP because I become so anxious
>>that there is a year long
> waiting list for this!!!! That's the UK NHS for you. My problem now is
> that I will have to consider going for private therapy >>
A year long wait! and I thought our health system here in Australia sucked.
Maybe go for the private therapy, but not as often, explain you are on a
limited budget
and they may try and help if they can
>>Really not sure
> if medication will work for me and have heard that it never works for
> something like 20% of patients.>>
well at least you have an 80 percent chance of meds working, even if they
arent for
you there are alternatives ( I was seeing a herbalist for some time, and the
herbal mixture and suppliments
she prescribed worked wonders...well al least for 6 months or so.
>>Sometimes I think to myself 'why should I carry on each day, putting up
>>with
> all this stress and having unwanted thoughts invading my consciousness.
> But, I guess, there is only one thing to do and that is to try and somehow
> get through each day, muddle on and try to find new ways of being myself
> if that makes sense?
I know exactly how you feel, why (how) do we continue on thru each day.
but I think the good days make it worthwhile, to feel normal just for a
little while
to find just a little bit of peace, to try and enjoy life as best we can.
hope the new meds help
Paul
on area with loads of strangers. Said I wanted some
> cognitive behavioural therapy asap, but am told and that's its more
> expensive that I can afford - maybe if I slit my wrists now I will get the
> therapy I need!!!! LOL :-(
>
> I am going to be on some new meds - currently taking Effexor XL at 225mg
> per day. Can't tell you the name of the new meds but know that they are
> similar to Prozac but supposedly better. They would need to be as I have
> tried Prozac in the past and they didn't help me in the slightest. >
> >
> Regards
> Richard
>
riccipuk
>Went to my doctors today - didn't want to as was feeling really nervous and
>hate sitting in a reception area with loads of strangers. Said I wanted some
>cognitive behavioural therapy asap, but am told that there is a year long
>waiting list for this!!!! That's the UK NHS for you. My problem now is that
>I will have to consider going for private therapy and that's its more
>expensive that I can afford - maybe if I slit my wrists now I will get the
>therapy I need!!!! LOL :-(
A year? That's really not good enough, but sadly typical of our
NHS. If you search around there may be a self-help group in your
area that does CBT or something similar. Otherwise there's no
reason why you can't do CBT on your own. That's what I did many
years ago. Back then there was no CBT on offer and my doc had
never even heard of SP.
>I am going to be on some new meds - currently taking Effexor XL at 225mg per
>day. Can't tell you the name of the new meds but know that they are similar
>to Prozac but supposedly better. They would need to be as I have tried
>Prozac in the past and they didn't help me in the slightest. Really not sure
>if medication will work for me and have heard that it never works for
>something like 20% of patients.
There are no meds that will "cure" SP, only those that suppress
the symptoms.
>Sometimes I think to myself 'why should I carry on each day, putting up with
>all this stress and having unwanted thoughts invading my consciousness. But,
>I guess, there is only one thing to do and that is to try and somehow get
>through each day, muddle on and try to find new ways of being myself if that
>makes sense?
Yes of course it makes sense. Hang on in there and do whatever
you have to do to survive. Persevere and you can recover from
this. You will never prevent unwanted thoughts, everyone alive
gets them. But you learn not to listen to them, and how to
positively respond to the ones that do hit home.
Riccip
fc045
for those with sp to go through
life with these specific social challenges, and that I should try to enjoy
the ride and hopefully make the right decisions along the way.
Of course I forget to think that a lot especially when things get tough at
work or at home, when I've never had a gf , or really
any friends for that matter. I sometimes wonder if I've lost my soul, or
most of it due to my selfishness. When things get tough, I should
try to have faith that these hurdles are meant to be dealt with patience and
not impatience and anger, and God's test(the world) is going as planned.