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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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  • Is there any chance you can speak to your GP, explain the situation that you can't afford to have a 'sick day' but you also don't want them to know about a potential assesment just yet and could he/she authorise a letter to say you have an appointment. Or perhaps your GP could arrange something with the mental health team because it's completely unfair of them to be so rigid about their appointments.

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  • Is there any chance you can speak to your GP, explain the situation that you can't afford to have a 'sick day' but you also don't want them to know about a potential assesment just yet and could he/she authorise a letter to say you have an appointment. Or perhaps your GP could arrange something with the mental health team because it's completely unfair of them to be so rigid about their appointments.

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