@BlueBay. Gave me a laugh to hear you ended up having risotto at the hospital. Lol. That's good luck right there.
An MRI doesn't hurt, but it is very noisy. They have a mirror in there- not to check how you look - but tilted so that you can see the room and the staff. That way you don't feel isolated. Some will play music. I practiced my deep breathing exercise & when I was feeling 'jittery' I held my hand out and pretended I was holding a friends hand. It worked.
My psychiatrist has recommended that I go to hospital for a while. So tmw my gp will write up the referral for the hospital and try to get Workcover approved for the stay. Then I just have to wait for a bed.
Feeling really nervous about this. It's a different hospital than the one I stayed at last time. And I feel like I have failed. I was doing so well late last year. Not so good now. And my son - god only knows what he's thinking.