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Re: I hope this makes sense. » Gabbette

Posted by TexasChic on August 5, 2008, at 21:20:59

In reply to Re: I hope this makes sense. » TexasChic, posted by Gabbette on August 5, 2008, at 19:01:26

> She looked me right in the eyes and said you are so panicked right now that your autonomic nervous system is sending signals to places it shouldn't, or it's exaggerating how important they are because it's telling you you're in danger"

Wow! She actually knew all the scientific stuff and everything! Now what kind of crazy coincidence is that???

> She came out with some gum, and said just keep chewing this and thinking "It's just gum in my mouth, nothing else" that actually really helped. Then she got me some water, and called a cab for me.

Seriously, I would have never known to do all that stuff she did! I think she was your guardian angel who, while out on a date said, "Oh, honey, hang on a sec, I'm being paged".

> Even the cabdrivers reaction was kind of unusual. Of course he didn't know what was going on, but I said "I just went nuts, I went nuts in there and I just screamed" And he said "You know, sometimes all it takes is just one more thing..."

That's so funny, he was just all nonchalant. That was too cool.

> It kind of makes you realize how many people feel pretty desperate.

I think it shows that there's a lot more people out there that are compassionate and understanding than we think.

> Well, I went home, and of course I was told panic attacks don't last more than 20 minutes or so but this lasted for a day and a half. I had to stop from calling 911 because it really does feel as if you're dying.

I definitely know how that feels! There's been a few times lately when I've actually wondered if I was having a heart attack.

> As for the Doctor well..
> Thanks it's basically like being on fire or being in the original situation and having someone who could have helped say
> "Well here I am, staring at you I guess I could help but well nyeeeeeeeeah..
>
> I don't think I'll get over that.

I had a doctor who betrayed me like that. After seeing her for a decade my female problems began to escalate to where I was in extreme pain all the time. She would give me pain killers, do cat scans, put me in medically induced menopause and a million other things that were not at all fun and usually made me sick. In the end her diagnosis was... I was a 'pill seeker'. She said I fit the profile, and even the fact that I started crying when she said that also fit the profile. Basically she couldn't figure it out so she blamed me. I immediately went to a new doctor who put me on a slightly different treatment plan and I haven't had the pain since. I guess the lesson is not all doctors are good at all things.

I'm glad you're feeling better now. Try to keep in mind that there are a lot of people out there who know exactly where you're coming from. Or maybe they're just guardian angels!

-T

 

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