I had an extremely hard time going to my doc for a physical & would end up crying in the waiting room which, of course, would make me even more fearful of returning again & making a fool of myself. I have some major physical health problems that need to be attended to, but I kept canceling my appt. & rescheduling, hoping I would feel less anxious in a month--ha, ha!!

Finally, my therapist blocked out an afternoon (for no charge!!) & called my internal med doc & explained the situation & came in with me. She basically had them escort me in immediately so I wouldn't have to wait in the reception area where I feared I would cry & make a scene. My T had already warned my IM doc that I would probably be crying & to have a nurse there that would be sensitive to my situation.

When I arrived I was swooped in like I was a princess. I thought they were going to offer me Perrier & caviar! Of course, I did cry & only made it through half the exam. Just getting there was so traumatic for me that I had to make another appt. to do the 2nd half of the exam, but my T made the seemingly impossible happen. I had been canceling that appt. for at least 9 mos. I do have PTSD & bipolar 1 & do some dissosiation but don't have DID. Doing EMDR & DBT & indiv. therapy. My T has recommended an excellent book: "Getting Through the Day."--Suzy