Thank you.

I do need some help. I really don't get any psych help at all . . . just a prescription for my antidepressant that I've been on for decades. I did all that psych stuff in the past for years. I went to therapists. I saw pdocs who tried me on all kinds of different meds. I figured out that I just had to live my life as best I could. I have depressive episodes where I feel bad. But they blow over and life goes on. I try to take care of my responsibilities. I don't bother anyone. I'm alone now, and I've adjusted to that over the past 3 years.

Back, a month after my boyfriend died, I went through a serious depression. I asked for help from the psychiatrist at my primary clinic. He basically blew me off. Luckily a small psych hospital took me in for a week. It helped me a lot. The other patients there were very kind to me. We cheered each other up. The staff were nice.

Now, for some reason, I'm not doing well mentally. I tell them at my clinic, and I might as well be talking to some potted plants. The least little expression of concern would make me feel I've got some backup.