prang_out Posted January 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 hi yes my partner is very understanding and supportive, he is all i have though really so i know its putting a big strain on the relationship.really i am at the driving myself crazy stage, i need to book an appt with the doctors but i hate that (im scared!) and have avoided it up til now...but i have to go because im avoiding life altogether now because of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elke. Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Doctors .... sounds like you have similar experiences as I have. Just last week I asked my doc for a shot against flu / pneumonia, because I have COPD. He told me I had to quit smoking first. Then he would give me the shot! He is refusing to treat me because I smoke?! What kind of mentality is that....I am sick of doctors - my trust in them is gone (not just after this one incident). I want to do something for my health, but I am really giving up on everything and every one here....and they seem to be giving up on me. But I dont understand the reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jades Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 i hope i dont come off soundng like a bitch i supper too gave up weed 9 years ago afterfinding outit is a mild form of acid just something to think about i think it screws ur mind i still have problems and i was a burnout i dont know if thats the cause bt just that fact ade m rethink it not trying to ride high horse i totally empathise take care xxxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prang_out Posted January 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 hi thanks for your reply jades. problem for me it seems is the body/mind has operated much of its life under the influence it then doesnt know how to cope in situations when 'normal'i have smoked since 14 and was doing coke occasionally by the time i was 15, i spent the best part of 5 years high so now when im sober i cant deal with normal situations properly, i have a problem processing reality from a sober perspective...well any perspective nowadays.no one here is giving up on you elke , but i know exactly how it feels..i felt like that the first time i tried to get help...no one was interested, uni 'drop in' service told me i had to visit my GP (who has known my family since before i was born, so i cant talk to him), even phoned the doctors to see if i could just speak to someone on the phone before i do something stupid...nope.. out to lunch..they are utterly disinterested and my family doesnt believe me or doesnt want to face the reality... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elke. Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 really i am at the driving myself crazy stage, i need to book an appt with the doctors but i hate that (im scared!) and have avoided it up til now...but i have to go because im avoiding life altogether now because of this.After posting here, it really spurned me on to take action. I called my social worker and he advised me to call my health insurance. We talked a long time and this is what came of it:Despite disappointments: Don´t give up the fight. This is about your health. Maybe he just had a bad day. Everyone is human. If you go back, today he might say "OK, I´ll give you the shot". As demoralized as I was about doctors in general - I got my courage back.I wish you the same prang-out. It is your health, dont up fighting for yourself.I have an appointment on Friday with a lung specialist. So, I called there and asked if they give flu shots. And she said "Yes, of course". ;-)I am not going to be able to quit smoking from one day to the next. Sometimes it is even advised not to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prang_out Posted January 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 yay, good news Elke i am trying to pluck up the courage to phone the doctors again to get an appt. thanks for your support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammi.B Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Oh i have social anxiety......I cant be with people or work in groups or sit with people in class....its like a real fear, i dnt know why.. my councellor says i can get a note to get out of class if i find it to hard to cope in there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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