Rapid Access Clinic & hysteroscopy. Still terrified and anxious a year later.

[Lioney]

I developed a very severe phobia of all things medical last year,
after a really bad experience with a Rapid Access clinic and hysteroscopy.

I've been on anti anxiety medication and Betablockers since, started counselling 6 weeks ago.

Unfortunately its not getting better.
I can't go into a hospital or medical place.
I don't have any contact with any HCPs.

I couldn't go through with the hysteroscopy, smear test is now overdue and I've never had a mammogram.

I thought meds and therapy would help but they haven't and I'm still absolutely terrified of all things medical.

This literally will be the death of me but I can't get myself to go.

Is there anything I can do to make the fear and anxiety go away?

That bad experience has set up an alert in your subconscious in order to protect you from further pain/damage, which is why the fear emotion is triggered around anything medical. Hypnotherapy/hypnosis is good for any type of phobia as it allows that part of the mind to be reset. Some years ago I worked with someone with a severe needle phobia - within three sessions it had gone and they were able to concentrate on their cancer treatment (now fully recovered).

I was thinking about hypnotherapy. I used it to get to the Rapid Access appointment last year. It helped slightly but the Diazepam and betablockers helped too!

I really can't afford it.

I know I would need many sessions as I had 4 hypnotherapy sessions last year and still really struggled at the appointment but I got there just couldn't do it again so never went back.