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I had missed my OBGYN's appointment today.... I worked till very late last night and I had just missed my phone's alarm clock to not make it to the first appointment in the morning that I had long scheduled a month ago. I picked this early time in the morning because I was unable to get my appointment at another time. Yes, my OBGYN is this booked! Now I have to wait another month to see her. This is not a big deal, you may say... But before my OBGYN's appointment, I also missed appointments with my dentist and my Dermatologist.
I feel bad for being a no-show, in a sense that I can't even keep up with a doctor's appointment now? I've been feeling overwhelmed and I've been experiencing anxiety over a lot of things. I had no idea when I started to have a problem with anxiety. May be when my patio is overgrown with weed. I never admitted I had anxiety. But now, I think I am seeing a problem. No, I didn't miss my doctors appointments because I was too anxious to see my doctors. It was because I was so exhausted doing everything else and I was so overwhelmed by life that I just missed my doctors' appointments. Missing my doctors' appointments is just the consequence of me feeling anxious about other things in my life.
My becoming a no-show with my doctors makes me feel like a failure. I know I shouldn't call myself this but what should I call it when I fail to even keep my doctors' appointments? How do I pull myself together? I already input all my doctors' appointments into my phone's calendar which I also added alerts. My phone's calendar allows me to add a maximum 2 alerts per appointment. I always max out the alerts allowed! But still, I missed my doctors' appointment. Now I need to start doing something to at least help myself keep the next upcoming appointment, so I will feel some sense of normality about myself, about my life.
Right now, I have no idea if I should see a doctor for my anxiety. But according to what I read from the internet, I need to see a doctor if my anxiety is affecting my daily life. I think it is a problem now, but the problem is if my anxiety is voiding my ability to keep up with appointments, how am I going to see a doctor to help me with my anxiety?
Am I alone in this? I would like to hear from anyone and everyone who feels overwhelmed and anxious right now. I would like to hear how you guys deal with it and get on with life.
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