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Originally Posted by SnakeCharmer
SteinerofThule, when you do get the resources I hope you will consider MoxieDoxie's suggestion to see a neurologist. Actually, the first place to start would be with a primary care doctor. If you described your symptoms, just as you've described them here, stating that you don't remember experiencing any major trauma, but that these episodes seem to just come out of nowhere, it might be very helpful to you.
What you're describing can be caused by a neurological disorder that can be treated.
There's no reason at all why a person can't have both psychological problems and neurological problems at the same time. The neurological problems might even be easier to treat.
It's just something to think about. There are neurological problems that manifest in ways very similar to what you're describing. The seem to come from nowhere and there is often stomach upheaval. The thinking/feeling sensations are often described as emotional storms that don't seem to have any particular trigger. They just arrive without much warning. And they feel awful. Does that sound like what you're experiencing?
It would be important to at least rule it out before accepting a psychiatric diagnosis.
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Not sure I will ever get the resources. A regular doctor will just tell me I'm a fatass and that I need to lose weight. Not sure what else they could do. If I managed to say anything about this they would just say "go to a neurologist." General care doctors aren't really useful for anything unless you can manage to get a prescription for a runny nose out of them. I can't really discuss my problems very well in-person. I lose the ability to really talk at all. My mind goes blank. I also get sick feeling when I try to talk to people; feels like I am fading in and out of consciousness. I am agoraphobic/ have anxiety so.
What would a neurologist check for? Tumors? What if they found some. I couldn't afford to have them taken out. Not like they would be willing to anyway since my credit is probably terrible and I wouldn't pay them at all. They have a right to be worried about working with me. I have bailed on medical bills before such as from when I tried to kill myself. I couldn't pay that so I just didn't. Now that I think about it my life feels pretty hopeless.