cypress7c
03-05-2010, 12:10 AM
I am really stuck right now and could use some advice.
For a long time I've lived with my anxiety by avoided most things that caused it to be an issue, but now I want to move forward with my life. I want to get a better job and an apartment, and my anxiety is holding me back.
I want to start getting help, and I even have information on psychiatrists in my area, but for months now I've been unable to call. I am terrified of making phone calls, and since I'm unfamiliar with how to go about making an appointment, the anxiety is even worse.
I need help with making the initial phone call. I don't know how to ask for help or to communicate what I need. I don't know what information I will need to offer and what information I will be prompted for.
The insurance part scares me too, but calling them for info scares me as well. I know I'm covered for biological based mental health issues, but does that include my anxiety? How does it all work.
I'd love for someone to maybe tell me how it was for them. Tell me about the process. I don't want to put this off any longer.
For a long time I've lived with my anxiety by avoided most things that caused it to be an issue, but now I want to move forward with my life. I want to get a better job and an apartment, and my anxiety is holding me back.
I want to start getting help, and I even have information on psychiatrists in my area, but for months now I've been unable to call. I am terrified of making phone calls, and since I'm unfamiliar with how to go about making an appointment, the anxiety is even worse.
I need help with making the initial phone call. I don't know how to ask for help or to communicate what I need. I don't know what information I will need to offer and what information I will be prompted for.
The insurance part scares me too, but calling them for info scares me as well. I know I'm covered for biological based mental health issues, but does that include my anxiety? How does it all work.
I'd love for someone to maybe tell me how it was for them. Tell me about the process. I don't want to put this off any longer.