Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time.

Test one thing at a time. It feels slower and it is the only way to learn anything.

Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point.

This is the correct amount of effort for a thread like this. Currently on a concert myself.

You are not imagining it and you are not being difficult. Document it and take the document in.