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Anxiety - consultation cancelled due to kids noise

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Kardelen · 27/12/2025 14:30

So my husband has severe anxiety. He found this private company that offer help relieve symptoms. It’s very expensive but w e thought we would try just incase it helps as nothing else seems to be helping.

unfortunately my husband was struggling with setting up the teams meeting so I was trying to help and kids were in the room.

as soon as it was set up I tried taking the kids out the room but the consultant said she can’t continue like this with the children, and for him to go somewhere private.

we live in flat… so when they continued with the consultation my daughter started to cry in another room so I was trying my best to calm her down.
but the doctor said she can’t continue and ended the phone call.

i don’t know ifs just me but I feel really annoyed? As not everyone lives in a house and can go somewhere private?

especially if they are dealing with anxious people, should they not be a bit more lenient?

OP posts:
MyNeedyLilacBird · 27/12/2025 14:34

You should have taken the kids out of the home. It's not unreasonable for the doctor to ask for a bit of a calm atmosphere⁹

Isittimeformynapyet · 27/12/2025 14:33

Instead of trying to take them out of the room you should have just taken them out of the room.

itsthetea · 27/12/2025 14:33

Depends how disruptive the noise was / you can’t have quiet and calm if you can’t hear the other person clearly and feel you need to shout

sometimes the only option is to go out

notatinydancer · 27/12/2025 14:33

Take the kids out next time.