Posted by badseed on February 13, 2005, at 19:05:00
In reply to Doctors (warning: long!) » Miss Honeychurch, posted by Shortelise on January 5, 2005, at 12:36:46
hi
i'm sorry to hear about your experience. It only takes one bad doctors experience and you can develop a phobia.
i struggle with a fear of doctors. (my dad is a dentist so i can't really fear that!)
i had an anaphactic reaction as a kid and i think that might have triggered my epilepsy and the whole episode in the hospital was enough to cause me to have seizures almost EVERY time i had to go to the doctor. I was terrified and i still am. i hate being touched and i await bad news like a thundercloud.
I think some psychological therapy maybe some really good help, have you considered that? i did some for a while and it got me to getting to the room without panicking. i stopped it though and now the fear is coming back. but i think that might be able to help. they have some excellent coping mechanisms to deal with the anxiety and stuff. i'm sorry to hear about your situation, it must have been traumatic for you.
L
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