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pinky3

1y ago

Dealing with Anxiety and Patience at the Doctor's Office

How do you deal with patience? It's a challenge with my anxiety. I'm in the waiting room of the doctors. I keep thinking, I just want to get it over with it.

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Flamer

1y ago

It's really hard in the moment! I tried the 5 feelings grounding, but it doorknob work for me. Before I found a daily med combo that works, I relief on xanax. I only took it when I knew I was going into an anxiety inducing situation. I once got to a point where I thought the only way I could get relief from it was to die, I went inpatient and that helped a lot.
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Flamer

1y ago

I wish we could edit comments... that doorknob should be didn't..
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Drewsdad08

1y ago

One thing I love about even now in “pretty much post Covid” (still madly have wear masks), is waiting in car until doctor is ready. They have a triage station at my doctors’ office to take vitals and explain to nurse reason for visit, then go back outside and they text you
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GaryC

1y ago

Keep you in me prays please do the same for me
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pinky3

1y ago

🙏😊
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GaryC

1y ago

How everything go?
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pinky3

1y ago

it was ok. Finally got it over with
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GaryC

1y ago

If you got Apple Music you can listen to the stress relief, I’m so sorry you going through this
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pinky3

1y ago

that is a great idea. Thank you.
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SalineTurnip

1y ago

I'm also waiting to see my doctor right now. I'm distracting myself with this app and listening to music. I was supposed to be seen 30 minutes ago. Still waiting. Patience is difficult for me too. So I try to distract myself with things I enjoy. Did you bring headphones with you? Maybe you can watch cat videos or something.
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pinky3

1y ago

that's a good idea. I honestly never thought to listen to music lol I love cats those videos are always great to watch. Soon as I left this question they took me in 😊
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Uneasy

1y ago

Breathe!
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pinky3

1y ago

thank you 😌
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GaryC

1y ago

It be like that but you have to control your mind but it’s hard I’m a driver some days I feel to quit. Don’t know if you believe in a higher calling
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pinky3

1y ago

I get what you mean.

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