hello @Former-Member @outlander
I was just about to respond to your other post and then saw this one.
If the psychiatrist has given you that timeframe you tell the receptionist those are the times you need to have appointments. Usually they jump up and down because it rattles their cage, their system. In that situation I just say, can you please check with the psychiatrist as this is what he or she has asked me to do. If they still dispute the fact. Be assertive and politely say "if you have a problem with that you need to take that up with the psychiatrist; I am merely following what I have been told to do" or something like that, depending on the type of person and also not to sound too officious.
sorry so longwinded. happy to try and condense if you dont understand a word of what I have written above.
Head not in a good place at the moment.
As to your time with your friends, I wanted to congratulate you because that is such a huge milestone. I have hidden my illness from most people for the majority of my life because of the reaction I got from my family. I still tell very few people as I manage it up to a certain point. Having said that I am prone to isolating. It really does depend on the people and you seemed to judge that.
I am so glad that things are settling for you, reassuring also. xx
