Depression Support Group
Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.
17 Years old, new to this site... anyone else have problems with dissociative type situations? IDK if it is part of my depression or not.. Yesterday I had a bad phase of this, hours without remebering anything, I didn't recognise my friend or family members.. Also tried to kill my birds (budgies) because I thought they were evil. Now, I am freaking out a bit because I am afraid I will enter that state again.. I have diagnosed Depression/Anxiety but I have been putting off going to a psych for a VERY long time even though I was meant to go... any help/comments?
anyway good on you for making the appointment. Sometimes it takes us a good fright to realise we have to get to a doc!
How to go through it without backing out? Is there a friend who can be convinced to shackle you and drag you in there? Otherwise I find pretending it's not happening good. I can even get to the dentist by pretending it's not happening. "I'm just going to walk down this street, dum de dum...
nothing to see..." followed by "... I'm just going into this building, no particular reason. Tra la la, oh look over there up in the sky, is it a bird, or is it a fish? No, it's a bird.... "
lol. Once they've got you in the chair you're kind of stuck with it. And then it has its own momentum.
Having said that; they're there to serve you. So use them. They want you to use them.