should i call him

should i call the psychiatrist i seen and tell him how anxious i am waiting ... i have to see another doc to be further tested and since my first visit i am having alot of anxiety ,memories,feelings,thoughts of the first meeting with him and being partially diagnosed..its also like im constantly reliving past events in my mind..im having a hard time dealing with things in the present..how can i function normally if i cant stop thinking,,,its hard enough just asking for help,,,and harder to calm the anxiety,,my chest is always tight and the shaking is coming back,,,should i ask for something(meds)to calm it? he suggested i start an anti depressant but when i explained the negative reactions in the past he then said to wait until after more testing ,,im hurting so bad and im not sure what to do

If you are in such a state then I really feel you should call them.

It wont do any harm to give them a quick call will it.

Greetings,

One of a psychiatrist's job descriptions is to be there for his/her patients. Therefore, you calling him should not be a bother to him.

Have a good one.

i received a letter for a psychological assessment and i will try and tough it out,,but if it becomes too much again i will call him,,if he is a good doc he would not want me in so much pain,right?.....thank you for your advice and support

You can always call and let him know your level of anxiety; in the meantime you could if you wanted to try, do deep breathing exercises and grounding exercises which bring a level of calm.

Breathe in through the nose to the count of 5 hold the breath for 5 seconds and then just allow it to escape through the lips to the count of 5; repeat this 5 times only. It's important to stay with the 5 breaths only so that you are not left lightheaded in any way or dizzy. There is a cycle with the 5 breaths which has been proved to work. you can do another 5 cycles after a few minutes.

I'm sorry you are feeling this anxiousness dear Queen but I'm sure you will get through it and you will be very pleased that you went to the testing and you will finally have a doctor who actually cares enough to test rather than rely on ego based decisions. Thinking of you and sending you positive energy to help you through,

Rhiannon

the appointment is not until the 17th so i will probably call him b4 then..he would probably note it for future reference i would guess,,,my fears are so high because i am afraid if i get a diagnoses and they see how emotionally distraught i am,,they may think i am not fit to care for my children,,i know i am,,they have everything they need,,i give them love and support and they mean everything to me...i once had a written test (about 5 years ago,but i do not know what it was,,,given through a councellor) and after the lady scored it she was in shock,,,she told me the only other person she ever seen scored like that had a rifle in a dufflebag on his way to kill himself,,any type of person/doc/etc...that i have ever spoken with ask intensly about suicide,,,i do think about it BUT i would/can not,,,i would never let my children feel the suffering of losing their mother that way...that devotion to my children will never allow me to end it,,,i also fear of what the afterlife holds,,if they see the scores will they believe me when i say this? i feel like getting help puts my children in danger,,maybe im just paranoid,,idk,,,thank you for the kind words ..this is even harder than i imagined