GP

I have a fantastic GP!

I had a tough time in my 20’s and saw her alot, I can talk to her about everything and anything.

She put my on anti-anxiety medication and they have really helped me – I am still on them today. We have spoke about coming off them but I’m not ready. They are my safety net just now and I’m not ready to let go.

I meet with my GP every 3 months to renew my prescription and have a chat about how things are going. It’s a 10 minute therapy session!

At a recent appointment we were chatting, and after a while she said ‘do you know, you haven’t mentioned your son once’. For the first time, I had been focusing on myself – I had joined a gym and was feeling much better about myself. I had been talking about how good I was feeling putting myself first.

She then spoke about reducing my medication, but, although things were good then, it’s not long before we then have a tough day or a tough period and things go pearshaped again.

So, I am still on the original dose and I have no intention of changing that any time soon!