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felt faint what is it

stevebo
stevebo
I had a doctors appt at 11 today and everything was going ok until i got into the waiting room. It was small room with quite a few people in it. I registered and sat down and ok for a few minutes and then all of a sudden i felt hot and faint like feeling however i did not faint and i also had an uncomfortable feeling. I stayed but did not feel comfortable Does anyone have an answer or idea i would appreciate your thoughts . thanks
deleted_user
deleted_user
That happens to me all the time when my anxiety goes way up and I feel uncomfortable. I have a huge sudden urge to just leave and then I start getting reallt fidgety. For me its just the anxiety.
deleted_user
deleted_user
That is very typical for me in any of those kind of situations! Even thou you may have not been worried about the appointment you subcionciously was a little nervous about it or just uncomfortable. The best thing you did for youself it work through it and not ran! I the typical anxiety sufferer would have come up with an excuse and was out of there! How did you feel as soon as the appointment was over?
stevebo
stevebo
well to be honest i did settle down a little but the ask a lady next to me what time her appt was and she said 1015 and it was 11 already the time i was to go. I was upset that i would have to wait 45 minutes and had other things to do so I left after making another appt. later. I have been tired from holidays but did come home and went on a 40 min walk.
hopehappens
hopehappens
I get those same feelings....Fidgety, faint, dizzy, restless, irritable, and feel like I just want to leave and get out...I also can not wait....I hate waiting in lines, for appts,etc. I figure if I have an appt, I should get in at that time or at least no more than 15-30 min after... I do understand that sometimes things happen..but any more time than that I think is just unacceptable...I'm very punctual and always make it a point to arrive 15 min before my appt time, so add any delays and that is just too much wait time for my anxiety!

But in my anxiety mind...I don't see anything wrong with my ideas or way of thinking to me it is appropriate & just

1. Arrive on time & allow yourself extra time DON'T BE LATE! -what's wrong with this?

2. Office is probably running late because someone else was late and just ruined the whole order & they should be bumped to the next available slot...or dr was late (and if this was the case then not much you can do) like I said things happen...so give them the benefit of doubt...but when it happens regularly at the same place...then it's just carelessness, overbooking,or they just don't have their stuff(to put it nicely) together and that to me is UNACCEPTABLE!

Like I said I don't find anything wrong with thinking like that, but apparently there is and that's why I'm the one with the problem, go figure, lol!