how to have courage and not be frightened of clinical appointments

[c=7700B2][i]basically i'm scared of anything clinical, doctors, nurses, doctors surgery's, hospitals, even important health letters, i'm afraid of opening them.

see, i manage diabetes type 2 and i have my annual health check this wednesday, it's overdue but i've kept putting it off due to my anxiety levels...at the health check they will have the results of my blood tests months ago, to see how my diabetes was doing and they will have the results of my eye screening test which was done 2 months back.
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[c=BF0080][i]and the put things straight, i'm scared, scared they might tell me bad news or worrying news......i have been managing my diabetes well for years and lost nearly 4 stone with diet and exercise...but over the recent months, i have gained back a stone and a half in weight......and i'm scared of this up and coming appointment with the nurse.

how can i prepare or just be fearless and go there and not give a f*ck? as i said, i'm terrified of clinical enironments and anything clinical, clinical uniforms etc...and that's what ive got to face this wednesday.
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NubbinC · 46-50, M Best Comment

You already had your clinical appointment, but this may help you in the future.

You have to change your thinking about fear. The courageous are not those free from fear, but rather those who do what needs to be done even though they're afraid. You receive medical treatment, even though you are afraid. That means you have courage. Give yourself credit for that.

Being free from fear does not mean that you are brave or courageous; it means that you don't care. That's not a worthy objective. Stop making it your objective. You receive medical treatment. That means you care about managing your health. Give yourself credit for that.

Fear is essential to survival. It's baked-into us as an evolutionary imperative, and we humans are born with two distinct fears - loud noises and falling. All other fears, such as being poked with needles and speaking with medical staff we learn through conditioning and experience.

Fear can be unhealthy when it is misplaced or excessive, but that doesn't seem to be the case for you. Your fear is perfectly healthy, and you should see it as such. It would only be unhealthy if you stopped going to your appointments because of the fear. That is not the case for you. You acknowledge your fear and push past it to do what it is you need to do. That's courage, not cowardice.

darkmere1983 · 46-50, M

@NubbinC thanks very much for your constructive words, i understood well.

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