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Dear SD-
I am helped by these e-mail exchanges. Thank you, and thank you too Judy.
Before I turned 40 last year, the thought of dying never occurred to me. As my father died in his late 40's I began to realize my own mortality, and began experiencing symptoms such as headaches, chest tightness etc. Any normal person would have gone to a doctor and had it checked-- particularly since I come from a genetic cesspool of hear disease, diabetes you name it.
The fear is so consuming and paralysing, that a shrink (for some reason they don't scare me) who I consulted about this specific problem told me that it my phobia was so severe that it would probably take a "major event" to get me to a doctor or hospital.
Like you SD- I also haven't seen a dentist in at least 20 years, and it sure hurts when I eat or drink something cold.
One thing is for sure, in my opinion, people without the phobia can't help us. There are no antidepressants or anxiety pills strong enough to let me have someone take my blood pressure or--god forbid actually draw blood--yes I would rather die.
RJS
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