Seriously,…..I have a phobia of doctors. And I have several serious symptoms. I know I need to see a doctor. But am scared to death. I keep telling myself that it is all normal to have glands that swell often and large for 12 years and problems with legs (paralisis that occurs occassionally),etc. I know that sounds crazy. But I can’t bring myself to go. Please no insults as this is hard for me to ask. Anyone have any suggestions?
The reason I have phobia is because of several family members died to being wrongly treated by them. I know this doesn’t happen to everyone. But I lost 4 people in my family that were wrongly treated or the treatment caused their death.
No malpractice suits. We felt that it would not be worth reliving the horrible events. And it wouldn’t bring them back. However I wonder if it was the right decision,…due to the fact there are no telling how many others that have been misdiagnosed,etc by theses doctors.
Thank you all for your help. It was really hard for me to do this question. In fear that people wouldn’t understand and would laugh. Thanx again you all are great and have some good suggestions.
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So, I’m 14 and I’ve had social phobia for years. I’ve never gotten treatment for it, but now I think I really should, because it seems like its getting worse! The problem is, though, I’m worried that after I’m "cured" I may start thinking differently.
Let me start from the beginning. When I was about 5 years old, I was just like any other kid. I was happy and extreamly outgoing. Everything was fine until I started getting teased. I’d get teased every single day from people at school, and even my own family members. (And some of this still goes on today.) So, I stopped being out going and kept to myself. That was the way it was from then on. But now, it’s taking over my life. I can’t even go to the store and be at peace. Like, when I go grocery shopping with my mom, I freak out when she goes off somewhere and leaves me alone. And when I’m there, like walking around and stuff, I always tend to pull the bottom of my shirt down. I don’t really try to…I just do. And at school, I try to skip lunch and go to the library. (The lunchroom has too many people there.) And when I do go to lunch, I go to the closest table I can find, becuase it makes me nervous to just have to stand there and look for a table because I feel that people are watching me. And i get so nervous when I have to do something on stage in Acting class, I start shaking. Even after I’m finished I’d still be shaking and my heart would still be beating rapidly. I could go on forever, but I’m just going to get to the point…
After being this way for so long, it’s changed the way i think. I mean, I’m really pessimistic and think negativly about myself…and I fear that if I get "cured" I won’t do that anymore. It’s like I’m so used to being negative and being alone, that I’ve actually come to like it. But I don’t actually like it at times, too.
Sorry if this is confusing….but do you have any advice or anything?
Thanks
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