Was signed off for 2 weeks due to another panic attack at work, GP blamed it all on work and gave an unpractical and simplistic diagnosis that it was work related stress and I need a new job, no medical help whatsoever. If you been following my blogs you will know the story. Been on edge with long bouts of anxiety since this visit 2 weeks ago, but at least I have a referral to MH services that was made by a different GP who I had my first appointment with.
Anyway I am wondering what purpose a GP serves because I feel like all they do is fob me off. I have been worried about calling him this afternoon for the last couple of days, but called him as arranged (to follow up my last appointment). He was on another call, so I left details for him to call be back with the receptionist, which he did, 3 hours later - when I was picking my daughter up from school! - I had given up by then anyway - the message he left was about 2 seconds long - "Just returning your call - bye" - that was it.
I have now decided to not bother at all with the GP, I will go back to work, suffer my panic and anxiety as best I can, (I am sure there will be more panic attacks) and hopefully will get more out of the Mental Health services referral. I will get private help if need be because it is causing more anxiety trying to get help for the anxiety, and I am not able to cope with that anymore.
Work, in all fairness have been ok during all of this, It is a shame I am having such a bad experience with the professionals. Maybe if i was an alcoholic, drug addict, unemployable or a criminal I would get more help, but I suppose I am not posing a strain on society at the moment so why would I be worth wasting resources on?!