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<blockquote data-quote="Jenny15" data-source="post: 1804604" data-attributes="member: 196992"><p>Good to hear you are getting a blood glucose meter and have let the specialist's office know about what's happening. Hopefully they will see the connection between helping you asap and helping you get your BG levels down asap. </p><p></p><p>I have struggled with anxiety all my life and it has gotten worse as I've had medical care for various things. I'm OK with going to a GP's surgery but I don't like being in hospital at all. Of course no one does, but I find it harder than most. </p><p></p><p>If you feel comfortable talking here about your fear of being told you have something terminal that's OK, if not, that's also OK. It is one of the types of health anxiety that many people struggle with. </p><p></p><p>I need to read more about it so I can understand it better (I would like to be told if I was ill so I could start working on feeling better and so on... I realize not everyone has that view of it though.) </p><p></p><p>I once explained to a psychologist my extreme fear of driving my car, and his response was unhelpful. At the time, I was terrified of being involved in a crash caused by someone else, and being injured and taken to hospital. Low probability, high impact, which is typical of a health anxiety fear. </p><p></p><p>He told me my fear was irrational. Well duh, I already knew that, lol. Telling me it was irrational wasn't going to help me overcome it. When you have an anxiety disorder you often know in your head that your fear is irrational, but that doesn't change the fact that when you think about doing the thing you fear, you break out in a cold sweat, have heart palpitations and may even pass out. </p><p></p><p>Eventually somehow the fear went away and I started driving again. I was lucky. Other fears remain, and luckily they are not about anything I need to do, day to day. </p><p></p><p>Cognitive behavioural therapy with a skilled therapist has one of the best records of success out of the therapies available. That's why the NHS funds it. </p><p></p><p>Good luck and please keep us posted, especially when your BG test kit arrives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jenny15, post: 1804604, member: 196992"] Good to hear you are getting a blood glucose meter and have let the specialist's office know about what's happening. Hopefully they will see the connection between helping you asap and helping you get your BG levels down asap. I have struggled with anxiety all my life and it has gotten worse as I've had medical care for various things. I'm OK with going to a GP's surgery but I don't like being in hospital at all. Of course no one does, but I find it harder than most. If you feel comfortable talking here about your fear of being told you have something terminal that's OK, if not, that's also OK. It is one of the types of health anxiety that many people struggle with. I need to read more about it so I can understand it better (I would like to be told if I was ill so I could start working on feeling better and so on... I realize not everyone has that view of it though.) I once explained to a psychologist my extreme fear of driving my car, and his response was unhelpful. At the time, I was terrified of being involved in a crash caused by someone else, and being injured and taken to hospital. Low probability, high impact, which is typical of a health anxiety fear. He told me my fear was irrational. Well duh, I already knew that, lol. Telling me it was irrational wasn't going to help me overcome it. When you have an anxiety disorder you often know in your head that your fear is irrational, but that doesn't change the fact that when you think about doing the thing you fear, you break out in a cold sweat, have heart palpitations and may even pass out. Eventually somehow the fear went away and I started driving again. I was lucky. Other fears remain, and luckily they are not about anything I need to do, day to day. Cognitive behavioural therapy with a skilled therapist has one of the best records of success out of the therapies available. That's why the NHS funds it. Good luck and please keep us posted, especially when your BG test kit arrives. [/QUOTE]
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