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Ah, phobias suck! I don't like being on the car because I tend to severely dissociate. Where symptoms physically show. Sorry about your paranoia I definitely know how that feels. In my appointments there's always another seat for a friend or family member. I wish I could get my mom in there so she'll understand me better. I wish you the best with your upcoming appointments <3

Thanks...I need to make one actually.....I think I need to be seen sooner rather than later also. <3

Well I hope you get on that and everything goes well! <3

My situation is a bit unique. In a perfect world I could tell my doctor what is happening and all would be well. If I were to tell him all my symptoms he would likely recommend hospitalization from my previous experiences. I'm of no harm to myself or anyone else for that matter. I would likely get much worse rather than better due to my current delusional thinking patterns. My husband is a trained professional (literally) and rather accustomed to my various mood patterns and behaviors and he also believes I have a grip and agrees with my decision to hold off on calling the doctor. I'm tempted to stop my AP and see if that is contributing but then I read my disclaimer at the bottom and think it's a bad idea.

I hope things work out for you and your sister too.

Going back a bit, an attorney to help with SSI doesn't cost anything up front. If you are approved they get a percentage of your back pay (you get paid from the date that they determine you became disabled so this can be months or years of pay checks) up to a maximum and that's it. Your parents wouldn't have to pay a dime and you'd never miss the money since it is money you never had.

That's how I feel about my doctor. Sorry you feel this way! It's good you have your husband I've also wanted to go off my AP but my mom wouldn't let me. Which is good I guess. I just wanted to see if my AP was actually working.

Thank you <3

Thanks for the information! I'm glad we wouldn't have to pay. It makes it more likely that we'll do it.

How about trying to use this time to build a distress tolerance coping tool kit?


You can make a list of what works best and in which situation, you can even post a thread asking for ideas on different coping mechanisms.


If you don't have one already, start a journal, it will provide a play by play record of your mental health status, and in time will probably lead you to become more insightful / self aware.


Both these strategies will then lead you to depending on your sister less, which is a good thing in the bigger scheme of things.

I will do that with the coping mechanisms. Thanks for the idea. I do keep a journal. I write down everything that happens and then bring it in to both my T and pdoc appointments.

I will definitely work on a list though.