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Fear of motion restriction, closed areas and planes
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jun 23 8:51am | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
Thank you, Helen. Ok, I will look around for a physician who specializes in my fears. I am not in the US and the options around me are not many. I'll give it a shot with the hope this can be treated. I need to find a solution because I need to go to the dentist soon, i have some other issues that require medical care and maybe surgery and I am unable to take the step simply of thinking of what can go wrong. I also feel physicians nowadays are getting to be more insensitive to patients. They don't listen well and discount your fears before you even finish the sentence! Again, I will look around and will let you know. Thank you.
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@patient2024 You might ask your GP for a referral to a mental health therapist (not generally a physician) who specializes in your fears. If you feel comfortable sharing with your friends you might also ask friends if they know of someone - the "word of mouth" referral. Is telehealth available? If you don't have many mental health therapists near you then meeting with a therapist virtually (on line) could be a good option. I will recommend that you stay away from the for profit companies such as BetterHelp.com. Better Help advertises all over the place in the U.S. and I know of studies that show that Better Help does not follow ethical rules and policies for patients or for the therapists they contract with.
If you are in Canada, here is a good resource to find a therapist. Psychology Today may also have information for other countries.
Psychology Today, Find a Therapist:
-- https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca
Yes will you let me know how I can help and what you find out?