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Originally Posted by doglover5
You could be writing about me in that post instead of you!! I deal with the exact same struggles all the time. Not to mention i have been wanting to make my dog an ESA or service dog for a while now, but cant get over the anxiety that keeps me from doing all that needs to be done to get it accomplished! (past training my dog, that is) Why does no one seem to even be able to imagine how excruciatingly torturous these difficulties are for us?? I feel like this at least. So very frustrating. Unfortunately I have no helpful advice  hopefully someone else will.  it's nice to know I'm not alone, hope that fact comforts you as well. |
You have no idea just how much it means to me to know I'm not alone in feeling this way! At one stage I was ready to sign myself into a mental institution... Because I didn't know how else to get help. I managed to talk a little to my doctor instead, admitted to suicidal thoughts to her, but still hadn't managed to get across to her that I want to see a psychologist. My lucky break so to speak was a standing appointment with a pain psychologist who wrote an urgent letter to my doctor asking me to be referred. So now I'm waiting for an appointment for that.
I am certain if I had been able to communicate my social anxiety more effectively my overall anxiety and agoraphobia would not be as bad as it is today.
Thank you so much for your reply.
