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Originally Posted by EllieIsALie
I have most symptoms of depression but I'm so fearful to see a doctor about it.
I have no idea what I would say or even what they would say.
I feel silly just going in there and being like 'heeeey, I think I'm depressed?'
Then again I'd probably be too shy to even speak.
How do they diagnose you? What questions do they ask?
How was it for you? like what did you say? How did they respond?
Granted it's different for everyone, I'm just trying to get a feel of what to expect.
I'm the type of person that when asked a question my mind goes completely blank. If this happens at the doctors, I'll end up looking like a right attention seeker or something.
Sometimes I just wish I had someone to go with me, someone I could talk to and tell everything to.
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I believe they diagnose you, over time. What brings you here? Tell me, what symptoms you are having. In my case, I had been referred by my neuro, whilst in talk therapy, at the same time.
Is there a family history? And there are many more questions they will ask. It took, a few visits, before I was even prescribed meds. Then the follow ups, involved asking specific questions pertaining, I feel, to side effects that may arise.
Most doctors are trained to know how an attention seeker behaves, and you've written that your mind goes blank, when asked questions and personally that sounds the opposite of attention seeking, but that's how I read what you've written.
You could always write down, what it is that brings you there.
And another question, they do ask, is are you currently in therapy.
((well, I'm talking about the prescribing doctors here, not the talk therapists, because you've mentioned how do they diagnose?. I did see one psychologist who has a Phd, that administered the psyche eval. That could be part of the dx process, too)
Best of Luck, whatever choice you make
