Forgive me if I'm being unreasonable here - I just feel very let down.
I've suffered with anxiety for a long time and never been able to openly talk about it. So I never went to the doctors, I just suffered. It all came to head when eventually it got so bad the stress was causing me to stop eating and lose a lot of weight. My family asked me to go to the doctors as I just had no appetite and I did, ended up in tears and it all came out.
My doctor said he doesn't like to medicate, which I fully appreciate he is qualified in his profession and must know what he's doing, but not much else seems to have been done. He gave me an app to download with relaxation techniques, they didn't work. I went for a follow up appointment and I told him it didn't work so he just gave me a number to ring for local workshops and support groups and that was that. No follow up. I just feel like he isn't taking me seriously, I don't know, maybe in comparison to other patients I'm not that serious and I'm being self righteous. I'm not normally one to argue with a doctors opinion as I'm sure they know more than me, and I'm sure support groups and workshops have a real place, I'm not doubting that. But I just can't do it, I have no confidence and I can't openly talk about it, I'm not ready yet.
Just feels like I'm back at square one and may as well not have bothered.
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FlipFlopFlapFlup · 13/07/2016 23:57
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