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Originally Posted by Nqw4
Zinco, I've got so used to hiding depression, it's become second nature to me. When people ask how I'm doing I say that I'm well because if I say anything otherwise I'm inconveniencing them. In terms of seeking help, I've been trying to get support for the whole year. Because I'm part time now, I'm not eligible for services. My university disability services counselor has been looking to find doctors but hasn't found any. However, I recently found a few leads that I want to call up and possibly schedule for an intake this Tuesday. As for meds, how would I approach the conversation? What should I know before going in? What questions should I ask?
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I don't mean tell everyone that asks you how your doing to say your depressed or anything like that. If you said failing classes and isolating then it is effecting you and others notice. Once it affects you to a certain degree you can't hide it anymore. You need a certain number of people, some professionals, some on here, some in real life who really do understand and won't judge and will be supportive.
If you get professional help you want to get a thorough evaluation. Like two or three hours not fifteen minutes. You be totally honest on the paper work, tests, questions. Tell them of history, current symptoms, whats going on in your life and so on. Rule out thyroid and other possible physical causes. After all that talk to a psychiatrist about meds. If you think you have depression look up and learn about SSRI's and SSNRI's, antidepressants. If you need a diagnosis you should come out with one and a treatment plan.
When I did all this I was very relieved and felt much hope.