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scared to make an apppointment
I'm in university, and a number of events and people have recently made me realize that it would be good for me to talk to a counselor. There is a number posted in my residence to call to make an appointment.
I'm just terrified to call. I have never enjoyed phone calls, and it usually takes me a couple false starts before I actually make the call.
This time it has been a week and I still haven't got up the courage to make the call and now I am getting really stressed about it. I know I need to do it, I just can't seem to make myself press the call button.
Any suggestions?
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Hi. If it's any help I should say that 9 out of every 10 people who have called that counselor wrestled with just the same anxiety as you are feeling right now. It's rather like contacting a doctor for a check-up when we feel sure something is wrong. We badly want answers but we're more than a little afraid of what the answer might be! And were as stubborn as mules, us humans. Well, a lot of us. We just don't like admitting we need a helping hand sometimes. And there you will be, face to face with them. Intimidating, or what?? Your counselor, just like a doctor, will be expecting this apprehension. He/she will not be phased, or shocked or put-off whatever you have to say or by your approach. It is their job, after all. After you have made that appointment the real nuts and bolts of the job can start. And like a rollercoaster ride, once the car is rolling you can't back out, eh? It will get easier once you get into the thing. And hopefully you'll quickly start getting some help with those problems which are prompting you to phone. Nobody is forcing you to make that call. It's a positive act of self-determination. It's taking a grip of the reins, rather than letting the beast run away with you and take you wherever it will. It's a bit scary at first but it's got to be done. And you're probably better at it than you think you are going to be.
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