i have ptsd and a fear of doctors and medical care - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Message Board

sunbury · 11-29-2008, 03:13 AM

i have ptsd and a fear of doctors and medical care

maybecrazy · 11-29-2008, 05:08 PM

Hi Sunbury and welcome

You didnt give me much to go on so please excuse me if I say things you already know or are already doing.

PTSD is a hard road to travel - I know for me that things only started to get better when I went to see a psychologist - are you seeing one? if you can't bring yourself to go into their office then if you explained they may be able to do a phone session to get you started (although it is better if they can see you - but we do what we can when we can)

I hope you have family and friends to support you (we can offer support here too if you need it and can tell you what worked for us ) In the beginning I found talking about it the hardest thing to do - although it was constantly running like a tape in my head - my psychologist helped me work out a lot of things - I'm still working on it but there is hope.

I hope you will let us know how you are doing - take care MBC
p.s., a psychologist or counciller may also be able to help you with your fear of dr's.

sunbury · 11-30-2008, 03:23 PM

Thanks for the reply.

I have had the symptoms of ptsd for a few years but didn't realize what was wrong until I was hit with a major depression in July. I managed to call a therapist after a month of total confusion. Because of my insurance, I wasn't able to get an appointment for another month. She diagnosed me with ptsd and depression. Again, because of my insurance, I can get an appointment to see her only once every three to six weeks. So far this hasn't been much help. She referred me to a psychiatrist to see if meds will help but I can't get an appointment until Feb. 2009, so right now I'm feeling pretty hopeless.

isitme · 12-01-2008, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by sunbury

i have ptsd and a fear of doctors and medical care

Me too. (I always thought I had ptsd from the 90's, or then maybe 80's. Now I'm told I had it from the 70's).

It's never to late to seek help. It's a case of overcoming that fear and going for it. I can't stress enough how useful seeking help has been for me. The key seems to be 'to talk - is to make sense and to make sense of it all - rids us of the confusion'.
Only then can pespective be found and the ability to move on. Posting here and unloading all the baggage frees the brain of that confusion and there always seems to be someone here who can relate to another.

sunbury · 12-02-2008, 09:57 PM

Hi,
Thanks for your reply. I'm having a lot of trouble talking about myself to the therapist. I haven't really ever told anyone anything about my childhood, not even my husband of 28 years. How do I start talking? My therapist asks me what do I want to talk about today and I don't have any idea how to start so sometimes I can't talk at all. Any ideas?