[ba.ll.oo.n]

I lost my job a week ago and I've noticed that I've begun to shut myself in again. I was doing well for about 7 months and now I don't know if I'm just lazy or lethargic or I just don't care or I'm too afraid to go out there and look for a new job.
I feel like I'm in that glass bubble again and everyone else is left outside of it and they are staring at me and judging. I want to believe that I am not worthless but I'm convinced that everybody else knows that I am. I can't look people in the eye.

Is it okay to call my p-doc and ask her what to do about it? How do I burst through that bubble? Questions questions.

[ajmich]

"Is it okay to call my p-doc and ask her what to do about it?"

Absolutely without hesitation, talk with your pdoc! What you describe is (to me) classic depressive thinking. Beatles "I'll Cry Instead"...comes to mind. Damned disease. Get MAD if it helps, it can feel better than the misery

[Leed]

I agree ~ You HAVE to call your p-doc. You don't want to fall so far into depression that your thoughts get very "serious." Depression can be a dangerous disease, and it's not to be taken lightly.

So please -- call your doc. And don't put it off, okay? We care about you, and want to see you feeling better again, and not for just a week or two. God bless and let us know what the doc says, ok? Hugs, Lee