Making appointments

Is anyone else very slow to make appointments, even when necessary? I still haven't had the courage to call my GP yet re possible diagnosis referral, I have a painful tooth but haven't called the dentist and took about 3 months to call the hairdresser, and even then, got my husband to do it. Is it partly imposter syndrome and partly commitment phobia? I try to pass it of as "well I take calls all day, so don't want to make calls myself" but is it that? possibly its all of them. I drive myself mad trying to work up courage to make a call, then put it off by justifying that they are probably busy. 

  • Yes I'm definitely the same as you here. If my mum hadn't rang the doctors for me I don't think my referral would have ever happened. I find making appointments anxious and stressful and then actually attending them results in meltdowns and drains me. So I don't do them even if I really do need to. Usually I'll get to a stage where I dial the number but as soon as someone answers my anxiety and fear kicks in and I hang up. #awkward 

    I really should make an appointment for my eyes as I have to squint to read stuff lol and I'm always in a lot of pain in my stomach and chest, probably just anxiety but I should probably get it checked out. But it's unlikely to happen because I can't bring myself to do it.

  • I'm definitely guilty of letting my self care slip - what you experience regarding making calls is how I feel about decisions - I make them all day at work and don't have the energy to decide simple things in the evening!