You took a good first step. You talked to the nurse. Her suggestion to talk to the counselor is your best bet. If you are finding it difficult, you could ask the nurse to tell the counselor for you, and/or write a note that you can give to the counselor to get started on what you need to say. It is scary to start talking about it, but you need to do it so that you can get help. Depression is treatable - you need to tell someone who can make sure that you get treatment and can start to feel better.

<font color=orange>"If we are going to insist that people pull themselves up by their own bootstraps, we must ensure that they have boots."</font color=orange>