who only by moving can balance

So on Thursday morning I have an appointment with my GP to discuss my mental health - she's very keen on us having regular check-ins. So I want to tell her: that increasing to my winter dose of citalopram has worked very nicely, by and large; that there's Something Wrong with my ankle and I'd like to know what (it's a 20-minute appointment; we can probably fit this in!); and that I think it would be very useful to investigate getting a PTSD diagnosis. (Also that I need refills of Buscopan, psych meds, codeine, and preferably benzos.)

So, er -- those of you who've done this before, I'd really appreciate advice on talking to doctors about PTSD? And also reassurance that it's not The Worst Biggest Scariest Thing In The Whole World and getting a diagnosis will be a useful step towards consciously addressing the issues & acquiring coping strategies & getting doctors to be less ridiculously twitchy about prescribing me benzos. (For the record: this calendar year I have taken 50mg of temazepam and I think 2mg of diazepam. I do not think I am displaying behaviour they can have any legitimate concerns over. :-p)

ETA: I think it is probably worth mentioning that I am feeling extremely tender about all of this, so -- not that you wouldn't be, but -- please be kind?

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jjhunter and I wrote a collaborative poem, and I am really very pleased about both the process and the result.