I’ve been on a 57 week waiting list for an appointment at Community Mental Health. I got a call on Tuesday, offering me a cancellation appointment tomorrow (Friday) at 2:30pm. I’ve been on this list for about 4 months now and for some reason, I can’t face going tomorrow. I just have way too much to talk through and I don’t know where to start. Since I last saw a therapist (beginning of 2018), things have got way worse - my anxiety, my depression and problems with my family have also got worse. The last CPN I saw was so lovely and I really connected with her. But she has moved on to another job and this appointment is with someone knew. Someone who doesn’t know a thing about me. The thought of it is just overwhelming me to the point that I just don’t want to go 😞.
Does anyone have any suggestions how I should handle this appointment? I have so much baggage from my childhood which is relevant to why I feel so bad lately. The last year is enough to fill about three appointments! I’m so overwhelmed 😞
hi just take your time start from the beginning up till now don't worry about it if you mix things up as long as they get an idea of what your going through you can build on it over time.its a gradual thing but important to get the most out of it to help you move on.im 6 weeks down the line now and even yesterday my therapist was only finding out about some of my issues.maybe you could write down in detail different events in your life from the start and work through them as time goes on.good luck.
Thank you ❤️. I have time to write things down tomorrow morning. That’s a good idea. Xx
Writing is a great thing. Keeping a journal is a great healing resource. You can look back on the things you have wrote and see how far you have come.
yeah no worries just put it down as topic 1 topic 2 don't even need to jot down big sentances just the main points.