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Advocating for myself at the GP

Glizbeth

Hi again! Purple heart

I was wondering how to go about addressing my issues with the GP because I have troubles expressing myself when at the GP or in public.(Obviously missed out on developing social skills as a teen lol)
Don't want to come off as a know-it-all but at this rate if I don't do anything my situation might get worst. 

It's kind of an ongoing issue since I've always felt like I wasn't listened to and just fobbed off with solutions/meds that were more of a waste of time than doing much good towards my issue.(Being in a minority group in a few aspects really doesn't help either.)

Any tips on how to do it? I just feel like I'm not doing something right.

I've tried writing stuff down for my GP and it ended in getting me referred to my local mental health services. (Basically a waste of time for both me and whoever has to see me.)
And bringing family members with me to appointments but that didn't work either.(They don't know much about my issues. I normally have to educate them on it.)

I'm considering just being blunt and just be more proactive about it since being mismanaged has been a common theme in my healthcare.(Genuinely frustrated and exhausted with the situation.)

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  • I think writing it down is helpful, but as has already been mentioned, edit what you've written before you go so it's really concise or just a few words, and if necessary write it out neatly again.   Putting things in bullet points can be helpful too.   Also, as its only five minutes or so, I try to say a maximum of 3 or 4 important points, eg (1) symptom x and y  are troubling, (2) are symptom x and y connected with something, (3) what options would the Dr suggest

    If you've got an autism card you could take that too.   

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  • I think writing it down is helpful, but as has already been mentioned, edit what you've written before you go so it's really concise or just a few words, and if necessary write it out neatly again.   Putting things in bullet points can be helpful too.   Also, as its only five minutes or so, I try to say a maximum of 3 or 4 important points, eg (1) symptom x and y  are troubling, (2) are symptom x and y connected with something, (3) what options would the Dr suggest

    If you've got an autism card you could take that too.   

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