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Appointment with my local Mental Health Team

Undiagnosed4321

I got a letter through with an appointment to see my local mental health team at the end of February. I haven't been given anything to fill out for depression or anxiety so they can decide if Im worth treating. I actually have an appointment with a clinical psychologist.

Im mostly sure from what was said at my GP's appointment, that this isn't going to be for Autism or anything, this is just going to be an initial chat and examine some things - social anxiety, aspergers maybe, any one of the number of different options.

I've been trying to discuss with people around me some of the things that affect me, and frustratingly, many turn around and say, oh, that's normal - many people are like that.

Really? So normal people bite their nails, pick their nose and eat it, pluck their hair, walk round the block twice because they don't have confidence to go into a venue, find it hard to ask questions, find it difficult in a group, find it difficult to approach people, don't have a girlfriend, still live with parents? That's about 1/100th of everything I've got written down elsewhere. Im not getting into the contents of that.

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  • Thanks Zitami. How do I put everything into context? When Im face to face with the psychologist, Im going to completely dry up.

    I've gone through everything several times, writing and re-writing. What's worth mentioning? Is it relevent? What about the things from my past that still haunts me? How do I frame it? Point by point, section by section, or just openly talk about the things that affect me, or start with my moment of epiphany? Too many ways.

    Gah. Im stuck.

    Recombinant - I pick my nose and eat it even at work. Part of me definitely does it to play up and gross people out. But part of me does it automatically and Im not even thinking about it.

    Thanks both.

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  • Thanks Zitami. How do I put everything into context? When Im face to face with the psychologist, Im going to completely dry up.

    I've gone through everything several times, writing and re-writing. What's worth mentioning? Is it relevent? What about the things from my past that still haunts me? How do I frame it? Point by point, section by section, or just openly talk about the things that affect me, or start with my moment of epiphany? Too many ways.

    Gah. Im stuck.

    Recombinant - I pick my nose and eat it even at work. Part of me definitely does it to play up and gross people out. But part of me does it automatically and Im not even thinking about it.

    Thanks both.

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