An example of my anxiety

[E.B]

Just wanted to share an example of my anxiety...in 07 I had an accident where I lost vision in my eye. So of course when it's time to renew the license I can't pass the vision test. 7 years ago I dealt with the same anxiety. For those that know me know I have a fear of going to the docs, and I don't. Haven't had a physical since 16 or so and I'm 42...only time under care was my accident. My fear regarding the eye exam is seeing something possibly wrong so I began a search 7 years ago of somewhere I could just go and read the chart with no other exam,and ended up finding somewhere that wouldn't do the exam but just the chart. So here we are 7 years later...around 2 years ago I started "thinking of the upcoming renewal...and it has slowly turned into thinking of it everyday. I just have in my mind that the same place won't do what they allowed me to do the last time...and I will have to search and search. None the less I just wanted to share with you this...

 

[Cuchculan]

Bumping this post up to remove the spam post people will see first.

 

[Throwingdice]

There are more things in the world now that they can find and fix.

I’ve had multiple eye surgeries for some eye issues I’ve had. I was born with an eye muscle problem, and even detached a retina at one point in an accident.

I understand fearing for your good eye, but I’d rather take care of the one good eye. I’d imagine if you lost it to something preventable you’d lament about what you chose not to do.

 

[E.B]

There are more things in the world now that they can find and fix.

I’ve had multiple eye surgeries for some eye issues I’ve had. I was born with an eye muscle problem, and even detached a retina at one point in an accident.

I understand fearing for your good eye, but I’d rather take care of the one good eye. I’d imagine if you lost it to something preventable you’d lament about what you chose not to do.

Hard for people who don't have that particular phobia to understand...of course normal reaction is to possibly catch something early but that's not in my mind.

 

[MATD]

It is not hard to understand. A phobia is a phobia. It is fear of any particular thing. What that thing is does not matter. It is still fear which is the root. The truth here is that fear is dictating your ability to make good decisions. This is making your life more complicated as you have described. We do have a choice, to listen to the unreasonable voice of fear or the rational voice of truth. Avoiding dr’s out of fear will not stop detrimental health problems from occurring. That’s just magical thinking. But that’s your choice and you have to live with the outcome, whatever it is.

 

[bigjetplane23]

Oh trust me. I understand exactly what you mean.

 

[Lanchparty7]

Oh trust me. I understand exactly what you mean.

I do as well. It is such an awful feeling.

 

[bigjetplane23]

Hey EB. How you doing?

 

[E.B]

Hey EB. How you doing?

I will perservere. Yourself?

 

[bigjetplane23]

I will perservere. Yourself?

Eh.