i freak every time i have an appointment esp w/ the doctor.

Welcome!

yea i get insomnia big time too

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I got one tomorrow...Im feel like Im about to explode!!!!!! Anxiety has kept me up many nights, and has cost me sleep. I have sleep apnea, so the sleep that I do get is horrible.

So you are not alone on this. The one thing that helps me is music while I sleep. I make a mix, play it, and the make a mini movie of other things in my head.

I know Im weird, but before you know it you will be asleep. It does wonders when im stressed.

I ask someone to go with me to appointments that realy stress me out. It takes some courage to admit to someone that you have this problem but I have found that almost everyone has things that realy stress them out or make them very uncomfortable. Part of breaking the hold of fears is admitting to them and facing them. I am surprised how many people admit to having their own strange quirks when I open up to them first. That is why support groups work so well. We find out we are not alone or weird, that other people think and act the same way.

Hey Tyler - you're not weird. I always figure that whatever works - works - so why not do it?

ohhh yes i feel the exact same way.Either going to any appt or even answering the phone sometimes.Really bothers me alot.I just had to go to the hospital today and now that im home i cant seem to sleep.

No, you are not alone. Doctor visits, exams, job interviews....these are things that can shake the calmest person.
Best thing is to be prepared the best you can be......i definetly recommend bringing company with you if it helps to calm you. I had to have a biopsy last summer and i was bouncing off the walls......i brought an "anxiety coach" with me (just a good friend) who i asked to be in the room with me as they did the biopsy (yes, they let her in because i insisted.), and it went much better. Don't be ashamed to ask for help when you need it and insist on something to your benefit.
I don't care what people think, if it's strange, whatever...i have to do what's right for me. That is my # 1 priority and whatever somebody else thinks of it (the doctor, the nurse, the girl behind the counter, whatever..) doesn't concern me in the least.
You could say i am my own biggest cheerleader...lol....don't be afraid to communicate your fears.
Good luck and i hope i could help a little today.

welcome, nope, not alone

I have to build up to go to appointments like that and if someone springs it on me I melt a little