[Razzleberry]

How long did it take you to get in and get help, both meds and therapy if needed, once you finally said "I Need Help"??

(not asking how long it took you to finally say you need help!! much different question, I know..)

I had been ill for years but just got topped up with anti depressants over the years off and on just getting by as best I could.

Then I had a massive breakdown trying to commit suicide and was taken to hospital where I recieved help very quickly.

[Razzleberry]

Both times I've tried to get help, it has taken at least 2 months to finally get the help I needed.

Just wondering if I'm incompetent at setting up appointments....or if it's not just me.

[Brian37]

you should be able to get into at least a doctor in a few days ..........
therapists and psychs are a little harder .......

do you have like a convienent care facilty near by???

[Razzleberry]

I don't have a regular family doctor. There are urgent care clinics but they don't do mental illnesses, only physical. I finally found a therapist but he doesn't do meds. Took me a month just to find him.

Sigh....it's just the same crap all over again. Went thru this 2 years ago and it's the same again. Is it really just me?

I'm just not assertive enough on the phone to say GIVE ME A DAMN APPOINTMENT NOW!!!! I just give up, wait the 2 months...whatever.

[Cyran0]

I was able to see a therapist within a week but didn't have a psychiatrist for nearly three months.

Cyran0

[Christina86]

interesting question...

It took me *far* less time to see a counsellor/therapist than it took me to see a psychiatrist.

[Razzleberry]

Well...I got an appointment for the meds....for the 24th. In the middle of the day. That's all they had before May.

Now I have to wait another 2-1/2 weeks...and try to come up with a good excuse to get out of work, that doesn't sound suspicious. The entire office already thinks I'm pregnant. Weekly appointments aren't going to help with that rumor...



Oh well. Do what I gotta do...right.

[silver_moon]

I was depressed months before I finally admitted to myself I needed to get off my bum and get some help, but that was partly because I was refusing to admit that firstly I was depressed and secondly that I needed other people to help me get through it.

Now it's been 3 years (or just over I think) since I seeked help and I don't seem to be getting anywhere.

Just gotta keep trying

Molly