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Expecto_Patronum

I'm sorry for a negative post but I just feel like I need to off load a bit. Feeling a bit down and overwhelmed today.

I went for an appointment this morning. I felt quite heightened and was finding the waiting room a bit much as it was quite busy. Got called through for the preliminary part of my appointment. They took me to a different room than usual which threw me off a little. Went back to the waiting room. Then got called again. Was a bit confused as it was the same person. My confusion was right as he then told me my appointment has been cancelled (20 minutes after it was supposed to have started). The person had called in sick - I know this can't be helped but surely they should have this information before appointments are due to start. There was then a big conversation between this guy and the receptionist about rebooking the appointment whilst I'm just stood there. Eventually she said that they would let me know so I don't even have a solid solution. I left trying not to cry. I know these things are a part of life but I find it so difficult.

Not helped by a difficult week. Found out I'd been getting some social stuff wrong at work for a while but I hadn't been told so I didn't know there was an issue. I got quite upset about it which they did seem understanding about but as we were stopping for Christmas, it can't be dealt with until January and I'm now stuck in a loop going round and round about it. I obviously don't want to have a negative impact on others but I'm also not doing that intentionally so I'm worried about how it is going to be resolved.

I'm also worried about Christmas. It's going to be different this year and a lot more people. Neither of these are things I do well with. I really need to get everything sorted but I'm struggling with the motivation.

I think my mood has been quite low recently which isn't helping any of these things. It's put me in a bit of a slump that I'm struggling to get out of. Right now I'm just having a bit of a "I really hate autism" moment.

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  • if it's any consolation you handled that Drs thing really well. I can't cope with a busy waiting room and the longer I'm in there the less capable I become of dealing with the unexpected. If theres someone you trust at the clinic it might be worth letting them know how difficult you found this. At my GPs they know me, I sign in and then go outside to wait. There's also a pop up note when they open my file that warns I'm easily spooked. (i'm pretty sure it doesn't actually say "easily spooked" but whatever it does say, when I dont know how to handle something I tell them to look at the pop up and that seems to make a difference as to how things are resolved)

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  • if it's any consolation you handled that Drs thing really well. I can't cope with a busy waiting room and the longer I'm in there the less capable I become of dealing with the unexpected. If theres someone you trust at the clinic it might be worth letting them know how difficult you found this. At my GPs they know me, I sign in and then go outside to wait. There's also a pop up note when they open my file that warns I'm easily spooked. (i'm pretty sure it doesn't actually say "easily spooked" but whatever it does say, when I dont know how to handle something I tell them to look at the pop up and that seems to make a difference as to how things are resolved)

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  • in reply to Monkeyclogs

    Thanks. It's a good idea but it's in a hospital so I just don't know how well they'd do at seeing that. They didn't seem hundred percent sure what clinic in the department I was actually supposed to understand, let alone what my needs are. I usually manage ok but the waiting room seemed particularly busy this morning and I think I was already heightened by the other stuff. It being cancelled just wasn't needed. I see different staff every time so I can't really speak to anyone about it.