If you have a friend to rely on to keep pinging the doc and cc-ing you, that was what finally got me there in the end. The specialist in my town was (you guessed it) incredibly ADHD themselves and in dire need of a personal assistant.

[–] Ethalis@jlai.lu 17 points 3 weeks ago

I've just asked my partner to "grab me by the scruff of the neck and force me to take an appointment", as soon as possible. Thanks for your message, it actually gave me the momentum I needed to get moving

[–] Phantaminum@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

My partner's help was what worked for me!