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Lets all be anxious/depressed together.
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scrimshanker wrote: »Not sure about the doctor thing. I'm in 2 minds about it, there's one side of me says a doctor can't do anything to help at all really. I don't want a diagnosis of anything as I'm hoping this will go away and leave me alone and then I can get on with my life and go for the career I want, which would be precluded if I had any sort of mental illness. So I'm absolutely terrified to go to the doctor. Then the other part of me wants to feel better and I want to do what my counsellor says but I can't cos even though I know it would help, I don't have the energy for it. Can doctors prescribe without giving out a diagnosis? I want something to kill this feeling and make me better.
The diagnosis isn't that important compared to getting better. You might get one, and only one, depression in your life and still get a diagnosis of depression. You might have had a few episodes of depression in the past, finally get a diagnosis and then never get another episode. You can't know what'll happen going forward. The diagnosis doesn't predict that you'll automatically get recurrent depressions and have serious problems due to this. It also doesn't change anything, you're as sick before the diagnosis as you are after it and it doesn't change the odds of you getting ill again in the future! All that happens is that you've a name for why you feel so crap.
A doctor can give you drugs, they can also refer you on to a psychologist for CBT/MBCT/whatever. Both approaches help with depression.
Focus on getting better first, your career second. The two usually go hand in hand but ignoring the former for the sake of the latter is a recipe for disaster.0 -
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ItsAWindUp wrote: »Is there any way for somebody still at school to get counselling without their parents finding out?
Hi ItsAWindUp. By school, do you mean secondary?
From My counselling sessions I learned that whatever you say is private unless you mean to harm someone else and then the counsellor will warn the intended victim, I think
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If you or your family have a medical card then go to your gp and explain how you are feeling and then can refer you to an out patient clinic.
If you are in college, I know the big colleges have counsellors/ people to talk to about mental health issues. i am not too sure about smaller I.T s.
But whichever situation you are in, go to your gp and talk to them and explain your worries about your parents finding out and then tell the gp about your troubles0 -
Part of counselling is bringing up things which may have caused depression and dealing with them, unfortunately that can make things harder in the short term. Hope it wasn't too bad. (In fairness that's partly why I am putting off going to counselling myself).
I find the AWARE meetings good, it's a chance to get things out without the same level of "probing" you get from a counsellor, similar to here you get to talk to people who know what you are going through as they are in a similar boat.
I'm just going to throw out an idea that cropped up a while ago, but I know a lot of forums have a "beers", I wondered how people would find the idea of having a "depressed beers / coffee's"?
It wasn't what we discussed that made me so upset. It was a couple of offhand comments that really upset me. I'm fairly sure that they weren't intended but "difficult", "challenging" and something to do with how hard it was to find the route cause of my anxiety all led to not so nice though pattern of 'I'm difficult', 'I'm challenging' and 'he can't find it so I'm f*cked'. It kinda just spiralled from there Sorry for ranting >_<
I've looked at their info before but I don't really think they're aimed at me. Anxiety is my main problem and Aware seem to just be for depression. I don't think I'm that depressed like.
The coffee thing sounds like a pretty cool idea
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Hey,
I'm looking at a tough decision about my mother at the moment, the doctor is talking about admitting her to hospital for depression.
If anyone has been through this or gone through it with someone maybe they could pm me and give me a little bit of info, nothing personal really just a couple of questions about the process and hospital!
Thanks!
Hi stacexD,
Bipolar is a form of depression so I hope you don't mind....
I have been in hospital a few times. TBH I found some of the stays tough but that was because I very ill. I use to be very elated going in and it would take me a few weeks to come down. During this time it was surreal. I found it hard to make sense of what was going on but that was my experience.
In saying that, despite my experiences, I now recognise how important it is to go into hospital. One of the main priorities is getting your medications right. In some ways it's good to be in hospital during this process and ensures when you get home you have a stable platform of which to work. In addition you probably have a consultation with your doctor very soon afterwards - that way you can 'test' the meds at home & your doctor can adjust them if necessary.
The main hospital I was in there were classes, lectures and group therapy. All useful. After a while you make friends with the different patients and you form a bond. You talk about different issues and help each other out. It's like a support network. The staff - nurses, doctors, caterers & cleaners - are all friendly and are there to help. It's a win-win.
In my last admisson just before Xmas I went to a different hospital as my doctor had moved. I was in for a change of meds. I was only in for 3.5 weeks. The first 5 days I was nervous - this was due to my previous experiences - my bipolar was very bad. Anyways I shouldn't have worried, the hospital was great and I met loads of people. Went to classes etc. Overall a very good experience. I went home in good form though I made the mistake of pushing too hard so my doctor had to slightly re-adjust my meds. At the moment I am going through the best spell I have had in years. I am so glad I admitted myself.
Your Mum might find it strange at the start but hopefully she'll settle in. It could be the difference. All I can say is stay in touch with her: texts, phone calls and visits. All of these are welcome by anyone in hospital! 0 -
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Having my first panic attacks in over two years. I don't know what to do. My boyfriend is in work for another few hours and I don't know who talk to. I'd been doing so well its such a surprise to me. But I have a lot of college work to do so need them stop so I can study. I can manage to catch my breath shortly but then it starts again. 0
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***hugs***Princess Peach wrote: »Having my first panic attacks in over two years. I don't know what to do. My boyfriend is in work for another few hours and I don't know who talk to. I'd been doing so well its such a surprise to me. But I have a lot of college work to do so need them stop so I can study. I can manage to catch my breath shortly but then it starts again.
Is there anything you can do to try take your mind of them? I know it's tough if there is no one there to talk you through it
I always found that helped. It'll be okay, just try and ground yourself and take things easy. Don't be scared of them (I know that is impossible), but just let them come on. I find if you aren't as scared of it happening, they usually go away. Keep safe xx 0 -
My Internet is down and I only have the mobile Internet on my phone. I sent an instant message to a friend but she hasn't received it yet. I'm out of the country and can't call or text anyone and I don't have any good friends here yet. I just feel so bad cause this is a huge setback for me.Your Text Here wrote: »
***hugs***Princess Peach wrote: »Having my first panic attacks in over two years. I don't know what to do. My boyfriend is in work for another few hours and I don't know who talk to. I'd been doing so well its such a surprise to me. But I have a lot of college work to do so need them stop so I can study. I can manage to catch my breath shortly but then it starts again.
Is there anything you can do to try take your mind of them? I know it's tough if there is no one there to talk you through it I always found that helped. It'll be okay, just try and ground yourself and take things easy. Don't be scared of them (I know that is impossible), but just let them come on. I find if you aren't as scared of it happening, they usually go away. Keep safe xx0 -
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but I'm in dublin right now. 
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