I've been depressed and have very severe Anxiety. But when ever I go to the doctors i'm afraid to tell them about it. I'm afraid that they will almost judge me. I know it is a silly thought but it almost paralizes me to where I just can't tell her about it.
Did or does anybody else feel this way? If so how did you get over your fear to just tell the doctor?
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I find it very difficult to discuss my feelings in general with anyone and I can discuss anything physical with most people. In fact, I probably tell people TOO much but wen it comes to telling the doctor about my depression, I too find it SO very hard, I get so nervous and never say exactly what i want to say, it just won't/doesn't come out.
I just have to sit down and try blurting everything out and not stop, otherwise nothing will never come out!! x
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Hun, I went through the same thing. I have anxiety, and but when I decided to get help, I had anxiety about talking to a doctor! In my case I booked an appointment with a therapist insted of going through a GP, so I just had to force myself to tell the girl who answered the phone a quick description of what I wanted to discuss. The great thing was... she replied as if I had said the most normal thing in the world. She did not judge me at all! Go ahead and take the plunge. Any decent doctor will respond in a professional manner and take your concerns seriously. (And if they don't, then they deserve to lose their liscence)
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There is nothing wrong with admitting you're depressed or have anxiety. Lots and lots of wonderful people do at least at some point in their lives. I was lucky that I went to a boarding school for high school where people were not afraid to talk about their problems-- so when I started having problems of my own later on, it didn't seem like a big deal since 2/3 of my high school roommates had been in counseling and they were the two that I'd liked!
The way I see it, everyone has a breaking point. There's nothing to be ashamed of if you come up against yours and need help because, given certain circumstances, everyone will feel anxious or depressed. For me it was graduate school, for one of my roommates it was a chemical imbalance, for another it was a crazy mother going through a difficult divorce (she'd call and leave messages calling my roommate a ***** and a ****). Even your doctors may have hit a hard spell at some point (med school is stressful!) and can sympathize. The key is to not be afraid to ask for help!
A remember that depression is linked to creativity. Lots of very smart very creative people are also depressed. There's certainly nothing to be ashamed of about that!
One of my friends in college attempted suicide (luckily she didn't succeed). She'd kept everything bottled up because she was ashamed to let anyone know how she was feeling (academic difficulties + sexuality pressures + chemical imbalance and a bunch of other stuff, long story) until it was just too much. After the attempt, everyone found out and she felt so free. She often says it was stupid that she hadn't talked to anyone before about it-- everyone was so supportive and not at all condemning (even new people she's met since that don't know about her attempt but do know about her medication). If she'd known that it was so easy to let other people know and to seek help, she says she probably wouldn't have attempted. That's kind of depressing (although she did survive, thrive, is finishing up her DVM, and better understands her sexuality), but the point I'm trying to make is that once you tell people, you'll wonder why you kept it to yourself for so long. There really is nothing to be ashamed of and most people know someone who has gone through depression and anxiety. It's a shame that people don't talk about it more out in the open, but the stigma is not anywhere as near as bad as you imagine it to be, and the support is great once you let people know that you need it.
So don't be ashamed to tell your doctor. You will certainly not be the first person to have done so.
i went through the same thing, but once i said it out loud to my doctor, i felt so much better just admitting it.
i really think you should talk to your doctor about it. she can help you. all doctors have patients who are depressed.
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