Not exactly, but I usually feel so uncomfortable that I can hardly wait to leave, so for that and other reasons I rarely get what I want from them. I suppose it's the mild end of overload. The experience in the waiting room usually exhausts me and drains my spirit before the actual interview starts. Afterwards I think of things I wish I'd said that might have got me somewhere. I need to feel relaxed and I need time before I can figure out what to say, and they often take me by surprise. The whole experience is so unpleasant that I don't go to see doctors unless it's about something really serious, even though it's free in the UK. The idea of actually paying for it in the USA puts me off even more.
10 Jan 2024, 5:07 pm
