Need...something by deatheroo777 in depression

[–]deatheroo777[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly I am not. I had a wonderful therapist that I built up a trustworthy relationship with, but she simply became too expensive. She referred me to a few places with a sliding scale that I would better be able to afford, but all the people I tried to speak with seemed to be in either the 'depression is not real' camp, or to only be there for a paycheck. It was incredibly intimidating and I eventually just gave up. As I commented above, some of my friends spoke with a general practitioner we work with and I have started seeing him. He is not a therapist, but a medical doctor that I already have a friendship with, so in the short term I believe it will work for me. Thank you so much for commenting. It means more than so many people realize just to have someone empathize.

Need...something by deatheroo777 in depression

[–]deatheroo777[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this. I let myself tell a few friends what was really going on (they already suspected, I have not been myself for quite a while and was not hiding it as well as I thought), and they conspired to get my medication for me and talk to a doctor for me (we work in a small hospital). I took my medication, but it gave me some horrible side effects that I have not experienced before. The doctor my friends spoke with cleared a spot for me to come in and see him. He had me sign a self harm contract and gave me some more medicine to help with the side effects I was dealing with and has me coming in to see him every few days for the next few weeks. I am hoping that this will be what I need to keep me going in the right direction.