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Advice needed on my first diagnostic appointment please.

shoekitten

I finally have my letter of referral from my GP to Community Mental Health Resource Centre!

 I am so glad my GP actually took my request for a referral seriously. But now, being a creature who gets anxious about face to face consultations I'm panicking about blowing my chance of a 'formal' diagnosis.

Please, please, please can anyone give me any advice on how to handle this appointment? I know that without some useful pointers I will get flustered, mumble unintelligbly and forget to say what I planned.

What sort of questions will I be asked? Will I have to take a test?

It's on the 16th and already have sweaty palms!

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  • So I finally had my first diagnostic appointment while this site was down. The psychiatrist was young enough to be my son.

    He asked about work, my past and present relationships, my family background. Then declared I'm suffering from anxiety and mild OCD, suggested I take some pills "to make me feel better" and cope with the bullying at work.

    Obviously I resisted ,I am not broken and pills won't fix me. He eventually relented and said he's refer me for cognitive behavioural therapy which I've agreed to.

    Still waiting 2 weeks later for referral letter. :-(

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  • So I finally had my first diagnostic appointment while this site was down. The psychiatrist was young enough to be my son.

    He asked about work, my past and present relationships, my family background. Then declared I'm suffering from anxiety and mild OCD, suggested I take some pills "to make me feel better" and cope with the bullying at work.

    Obviously I resisted ,I am not broken and pills won't fix me. He eventually relented and said he's refer me for cognitive behavioural therapy which I've agreed to.

    Still waiting 2 weeks later for referral letter. :-(

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