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Apr 27, 2017, 09:23 PM
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I know that sounds strange. I'm afraid of going to the doctor or to have medical tests because I'm afraid of nothing being wrong. I don't want to be viewed as someone with anxiety/mental health issues because I do have a couple psych meds on my list. I also don't want to be a hypochondriac. I could go to the doctor & not find a cause & try to tell me this is somatic or due to "stress/anxiety".
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Apr 27, 2017, 11:16 PM
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I sometimes struggle with the same kind of thing. My physical symptoms of one kind or another are very real, but they can change from one appointment to the next and neither the doctor nor I can ever really figure out what is going on. Fortunately, however, the doctors I see do not ever dismiss me as a nut. They know I deal with stress, anxiety and depression, and they also know I do my very best to not expect them to always have answers.
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