Hi waterknob, hoping that today with that doctor went better than you feared, but sending you hugs, regardless:

And...."Deep down I know I am intelligent, competent at a variety of things and capable" DON'T you go forgetting that, OK??!!!
Even keep telling yourself that if you need to............e.g. when you look in the mirror in the morning, when you're having breakfast, when you're about to go into work, when..........." As many times as you need to!!!

And......."At work these people treat me like I am the most horrible, ignorant, terrible person ever created", you know this says way more about them than it could ever possibly say about you, don't you??!!
Remember there will be people who do value you, just like TheOriginalMe said...........your patients...........and definitely us!!!



Alison