My pre-medication review appointment anxiety just kicked in
I've been really looking forward to this appointment on Tuesday afternoon. Suddenly the anxiety about the unknown kicked in. I have no idea what to expect. I know she will have my therapist's notes and I've been totally forthcoming with him.
My cousin went though one of these and the 'psycho-pharmacology' specialist who talked with him REALLY pissed him off. The guy had a very confrontational approach to uncovering the causes and depth of his depression/anxiety. (My cousin had actually ended up at an in-patient treatment center. His brother had severe bi-polar depression and committed suicide.) In the end, my cousin did get the correct medications but he said it was pretty rough getting to that place. Now I kind of wish he hadn't shared that experience.
My older brother died of a drug overdose that the medical examiner classified as a suicide, I think because of the amount of drugs he took. In retrospect, I realized he needed serious help but that kind of thing was 'not done' in my family.
Hopefully my experience won't be as rough as my cousin's. I just want to be able to relax, eat, sleep and look forward without automatically anticipating bad things are going to happen.
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But you could look at it as a new experience that is not necessarily like those you've heard of and look at the concept of it bringing you relief.
Try not to let others' bad experiences color yours before it even takes place. Your experience is your own and will likely be a positive one once you get there. Focus on that.
Hug the kitties and absorb their love for you to get you through.
It's going to be fine. 
Some cbd in you tea or..?
You'll be fine. I would be looking anxiously forward to the appointment. I go to PT for treatment that hurts like hell but the result is less pain in the future, I still look forward to the treatments because they will pay off in time.
