Visiting a GP about mind issues

[Thaigal]

I have long suspected that all is not right "upstairs" with me, I'm not stupid or anything but I know I act oddly sometimes, to me it's just funny, others find it wierd and childish and I can see why but I still find it funny. I've read up on it and some of my behaviour when I look back at it seems to indicate bi-polar?

I worry over very silly things, I become all wound up and stressed about simple things like getting a different bus for the first time or going somewhere where I don't know the route 100%. I tend to avoid social situations as best as I can, I only have 1 friend and I often make excuses not to see her.

I constantly feel annoyed and angry, often about petty things that happened years ago such as me getting the blame for breaking something as a child when it wasn't me, I feel angry that I was picked on at school and I blame my mum for not dressing me in the right clothes, now I have an obsession with my own kids clothes that they always have to be "the best", I'm not a snob but I worry that if I dont buy their clothes from certain places they will be bullied and end up as "losers" when they're adults (reading it back it sounds ridiculous I know).

I don't sleep very well, when I do go to bed (usually around 1am) I daydream myself to sleep re-living a stupid dream that I had as a teenager...

I also have an obsession with violence, domestic violence inparticular, I have no idea why and I know how awful that is, especially if anyone reads this that has suffered (I am sorry ) I KNOW this is not normal.

So, I thought it was about time I got myself sorted, or at least looked into. I have an idea that this could all be down to abuse I suffered as a child but I don't know, its the only thing I can think of that has maybe made me go a bit loopy.

So, what exactly do you say to a doctor to the effect of "please can I see a shrink? I'm going mad... thanks "

Has anyone done this? a new doctor has started at the surgery, a female who is a very "lovey grandma" type (but younger!) and I would feel easier talking to her than the other male doctors.

Please help, also if you have any idea of the other symptoms I'd love to hear it

I posted this in relationships as well as some other boards as this effects my relationships in a BIG way and maybe that's why they never work out?.

just realised you are mad enough to post this in multiples

don't refer to upstairs at the docs you will sound as coy and odd as people who talk about trouble downstairs

wow lemon juice, you are a bitch arent you!

the poor woman has admitted she has problems and that cant have been easy and thats your response..............what a lovely human being you are........NOT

I'm not a bitch actually ..I just have a sense of humour

I have posted lengthy and kind replies to this poster but I am quite amused by the multiple postings!

as has lemonice on another version of this thread.

Thaigal - unfortunately the NHS seems to be very underfunded for things like councelling. However, you may find it or some sort of cognitive behaviour therapy very useful. ie Either talking it out, or learning to get over it, in a nutshell. Depends on your personality.

First stop is always your GP. Don't be embarrassed/ ashamed. Tell the GP how you feel and say that you think perhaps a psych appt would be helpful to find out which direction you should go in.

It appears that generally one is referred to a psychiatrist who will assess you and refer you to a psychologist/ councellor/ CBT expert.

As I mentioned, the NHS is awfully underfunded in this area, so if you can afford it, you would certainly get treated faster.

I hear you can pay anything from £40 to £90 per session for this sort of thing.

Hope that helps some.

Eh?

HI Lemonice - back to your old self again? You are not a bitch - what is going on here?

I dunno

I'm feeling a bit freaked as poor old lemonice..only back 5 minutes and I'm called a bitch i don't think the old girl is up to that sort of name calling

Go and write a poem about it!

they deleted all that teenage angst thread..but left the end of it really weird

Eh?! Did they? Why?

I would say to my GP that stress and anxiety are affecting my normal life and I would like to be referred for treatment. I think it is true what other posters say that you may have to wait for nhs treatment and it may be limited. If you can afford to pay you could still use your GP to recommend someone. Cognitive behavioural therapy would probably be a good one to try.

Good luck and well done for taking some positive steps to make things better

Why don't you print out your original post, as you seem to have explained how you feel really well?