social phobia/anxiety

[H_T_]

oh youre talking about medical insurance/pharmacy coverage for your scripts. i was talking about the option of finding a different doctor if youre not entirely satisfied with the quality of care youre receiving (I have no idea if you are or arent, just mentioning this as an option). and oh yes, insurance coverage will dictate what meds they prescribe for you in many cases, unless you want to pay out of pocket for something that isnt covered, thats an option too.

my PC referred me to a shrink. and yes, like you said earlier, these guys can see 20 patients in an hour, easily. you really have to state your case quickly and eloquently to get them to stop/change a med for you. the therapist thing, well i did that for about 10 months, and after a while, i just thought it was gay. must be the man in me, i don't really enjoy sitting around talking about my feelings.

 

[H_T_]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/29/60minutes/main2053537.shtml

 

[blueta2]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/29/60minutes/main2053537.shtml

A good read for those suffering...........

 

[Smurfy]

quality and competence varies GREATLY between doctors. There are many Ive come into contact with through my job that I wouldnt send anyone to. Just purely inadequate physicians. And that's just by having a short conversation over the phone. Frankly, Ive come into contact with very few who I'd say are good and who provide true quality care to their patients. Most just seem to shuffle patients in and out rather quickly. It's unfortunate and disenchanting. Luckily, I found a good doctor (excellent actually) for my son whom I am confident in.

 

[H_T_]

quality and competence varies GREATLY between doctors. There are many Ive come into contact with through my job that I wouldnt send anyone to. Just purely inadequate physicians. And that's just by having a short conversation over the phone. Frankly, Ive come into contact with very few who I'd say are good and who provide true quality care to their patients. Most just seem to shuffle patients in and out rather quickly. It's unfortunate and disenchanting. Luckily, I found a good doctor (excellent actually) for my son whom I am confident in.

that reminds me of my time in the emergency room. the doctor that operated on me was from Columbia and had an entire wall of framed accomplishments. the doctor who operated on the guy that died, he liked to say "like" and "dude" a lot.

 

[nodiggitydave]

Mark, what happened to your friends? Y'see I NEVER had more than five or so at a time (I was a major freak and outcast in school) and my first husband disconnected me from all my friends when I married him, he didn't approve of them. You'll notice I said first ... when we divorced he got custody of all the friends we made DURING the marriage. It's so impossible to build good friendships when you already have kids, your job doesn't give you social contacts, and you don't belong to a group or church.

But yeah, I'm real close to being disconnected. I don't know if I have agoraphobia, social anxiety or I'm a natural born hermit, I used to have panic attacks and was on Xanax for a while, that's cleared out, but my life is very sheltered, and yet there's a part of me that's just overwhelmed. Take today, a beautiful day, PERFECT weather, we're only gonna get a few more like these, and it STILL took me two times to get the moxie up to tie on my sneakers and go for a nice walk.

Disassociate is a good word, you want to find a way to be connected, at least to find and build some good friendships, because it's nearly impossible to make friends once you get past a certain age.

My problems run deeper than just phobia, that's the worst part, I have chemical problems and apparently a nose like a bloodhound. I'm sensitive to perfumes and colognes, and I can smell the damndest things ... I am a freak, no question. If it weren't for the virtual world I'd have no contact with humans other than my husband ...

But I kind of know how I ended up here, I was isolated as a child, isolated as a young wife and mother, isolated in my last job and isolated in my current job. I've kind of lost the touch for staying connected, I get too wrapped up in people's lives, care too much and it stresses me emotionally ... what cut you off?

is it hereditary?

 

[blueta2]

is it hereditary?

Dr's have no proof, but if this is any indication. I have them, My Dad has them, My sister and my Aunts. Who knows really!

 

[H_T_]

Dr's have no proof, but if this is any indication. I have them, My Dad has them, My sister and my Aunts. Who knows really!

i think it is, but any damage to the brain can bring this shit on.

 

[blueta2]

i think it is, but any damage to the brain can bring this shit on.

I agree.....I got my first panic attack once I stopped doing drugs as a teen.
All I know is it's not important WHY, but how we overcome it

 

[H_T_]

I agree.....I got my first panic attack once I stopped doing drugs as a teen.
All I know is it's not important WHY, but how we overcome it

it's why i continue to do drugs now. fuck, if it weren't for the fact that i can take a pill and feel better, hell, i would have painted my walls with my brain by now.