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Old Oct 23, 2010, 11:49 PM
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Are you on the waiting list for a psychologist? It often takes trying more than a few medications before you find something that helps, and even then, medication doesn't cure mental illness. It only makes it a little bit easier to deal with the symptoms. It is hard being in a new country and having to adjust and worrying about your job and everything that comes along with moving and being away from the people you know and everything. It is harder for some people than for others. There is a reason you are feeling this way, and there is help, but you have to be honest. You won't get what you need if you tell the doctor you are feeling better and you aren't.

If you have moved farther north than you lived before, Seasonal Affective Disorder might be part of your difficulty. I would love to live in Scandinavia, but I don't know if I could deal with the very short days, and also just that it is hard to live there when you are from someplace else. Even though it is beautiful and there are so many good things there.

Light therapy could be helpful. You might ask your doctor about it. There are also different medicines to try that work better even when others have not worked. Having support is very important too. Don't give up! It can get better.
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