c/general·Posted by u/theo_ramirez·1h ago

How do you talk to your GP about your mood without freezing once you sit down?

I have had the appointment in the diary for two weeks. I even wrote a list on a receipt: sleep is off, I am shorter with people, food is either nothing or cereal at 10pm. In the waiting room I felt organised. Then the door opened, I sat down, they asked what they could do for me, and my mind went blank like a school exam. I heard myself say I was a bit tired and then I nodded along while they talked about iron. I left with a leaflet and the list still in my pocket. I do not need a speech. I need to get the real sentences out before the ten minutes are gone. I freeze, then I shrink it, then I am angry on the bus home. If you got the words out, did you read from your phone, bring someone, or hand over the list? What did you actually say in the first line?

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