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Which GP appointment moment causes the most anxiety? Rank them honestly.
Booking, waiting, and actually being seen β every stage of a GP visit has its own particular dread. Rank these familiar moments by which one genuinely stresses you out the most.
Put the items in your preferred order.
A
The 8am phone scramble
Ringing the surgery on the dot, only to be told you're 27th in the queue and appointments are gone by 8:04. A uniquely British sport.
B
Explaining symptoms to the receptionist
Reciting your intimate medical woes to someone who isn't a clinician, knowing half the waiting room can hear you. Dignity optional.
C
The waiting room silence
Sitting under fluorescent lights, avoiding eye contact, wondering if your appointment has been forgotten entirely.
D
'And what else?' at the ten-minute mark
You've got three concerns, seven minutes, and a growing sense you'll be told to book another appointment for the rest.
E
The follow-up that never comes
Being told 'we'll call if anything's wrong' and then spending weeks wondering if no news really is good news.
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