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Hello PC,
I have started then deleted this post a handful of times. I suppose the "post it" part won. So I am posting it. I have an appointment tomorrow with a new psych MD. I don't know why I am so nervous, except perhaps because I have finally reached a point in my life where I am ready to be seen and hopefully helped? I have a mix of fear and excitement and worry and hope swirling around. I am also just starting with a new trauma therapist. I've met her once. I could understand right away why my previous therapist thought we should work together. Specifically, we will be discussing and exploring dissociation. Sometimes I am very succinct and can speak clearly and then other times it's like I lose words and just tumble backwards, wanting to get the appointment over with. How do you stay grounded when you see a new provider? Thanks for listening and being here. FearLess47 |
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I hope it goes well, FearLess.
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I too hope it goes well, FearLess. About staying grounded, I try to pay attention to my breathing, making sure I'm breathing deeply and not shallowly, and also trying to plant my feet on the floor where I can firmly feel them. Maybe mention at the beginning of the appointment that you are attempting to stay grounded so they know what's going on. I assume you mean grounded because of dissociation but my apologies if that's not what you meant. HUGS Kit
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In case anyone wanted to know how it went after all that worrying... I met my new psych MD and he was human. Compassionate. Kind. Funny and the biggest surprise for me...a retired army colonel. I am a civilian. But I seem to have been surrounded by unexpected angels in my life who are veterans. I told him he was my 17th medical appointment in the month of April alone. He said I have fought in my own kind of war...and now I have a whole team of professionals who will work together to help me come back.
I am eliminating a medication and seeing him in a month. Hooray. A plan. Thanks for being here. FearLess47 __________________ alone in a crowded room |
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I’m glad it went well! I’m seeing a new Psychiatrist soon and I’m kinda nervous cause he’s apparently the “big deal” guy in my area. Also my last experiences with psychiatrists were just weird. The one guy I saw got angry at any mention of suicidal feelings, his office was a mess, he lost my therapy file which my therapist had to recover, and he was late to my appointment. I looked up his reviews later and apparently I wasn’t the only one with weird experiences, someone said he called them a “tortured soul”. Another guy I saw every-time I scheduled an appointment he ended up in the hospital right before my appointment. I felt bad for him like the world is really out to get this guy. Now I feel like I have some sort of anti psychiatric curse or something and something is going to go wrong again haha.
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I am so glad that it went well!
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I am happy to hear your app went well
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Funnily enough, I am meeting with a new psychiatrist today - and he is a specialist...kind of a known expert...in dissociation. I specifically reached out to him because of this.
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Today I had to see a pelvic pain urologist and she was unbelievably understanding. It seems I am assembling a whole "team" to help me with all of these physical and psych issues, finally, with the whole scope and story in mind. Thanks for being here, all. FearLess47 __________________ alone in a crowded room |
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