Depression Society MKVI

There will indeed be a snooker room, most likely adjacent to the bar. There will also be a bowling alley and swimming pool, and an assault course outside for Saber to use and pretend he's in the army.

i find the main guy sooooooo annoying, he just mumbles nonsense tbh and i can't understand half the things he says. they instantly piss me off when i see them. even though logically i know they are just trying to follow me up i don't see why they have to come to see me EVERY day (for like 5 mins, how is that even helpful?!). like the only thing ACTUALLY making me ill is the tablets (although on the plus side they haven't been that awful for me today and i'm cleaning my room up and shizzle). i don't see what is so bad that they have to come every day? i also like how they're all like omg omg omg medicine even though there could conceivably be nothing wrong with me. like shouldn't you NOT unnecessarily medicate people? and they are soooo slow to understand stuff. sometimes they don't even read notes before they turn up. i'm fine anyway. and they are going on about benefits and ESA and going oh go down to the job centre argh argh. i have THINGZ TO DO. eff eff ess.

I had my appointment with my psychiatrist on Monday and my CPN turned up too. They both want me to go into respite for a while. My next appointment is Thursday so I'm going to pretend everything is fine and convince them I don't need to go. She said they're on the verge of sectioning me, so one more slip up and that's it. My CPN is a waste of space; when she looked at my arm on Monday she looked so disgusted. #rant

stop ****ing promoting alcoholism, seriously.

imagine there being people with alcohol problems in the depression society! IMAGINE.

Just be sure and keep yourself safe. You might also want to think about the longer game - if you go in voluntarily now, you might have a better chance of staying out of hospital later.

I know none of you are doctors but I'm seriously looking for an anti-psychotic change. My olanzapine is no longer working effectively and my psychosis has became much much worse. Can people tell me their experiences of being on different anti-psychotics? Apart from quetiapine because i've been on that before.

I know none of you are doctors but I'm seriously looking for an anti-psychotic change. My olanzapine is no longer working effectively and my psychosis has became much much worse. Can people tell me their experiences of being on different anti-psychotics? Apart from quetiapine because i've been on that before.

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Not been on it for psychosis, but Aripiprazole was pretty good for me. Took it as an augment to an antidepressant. No real side effects from it aside from a little insomnia. Might've actually lost some weight on it (good thing for me :P)

I will probably chicken out.
I had a shower. Although I am sat here with a towel on my head from 40 minutes ago.

I hope you won't either
RESIST THE TEA FLAVOURED GOODNESS!

Hey everyone, I'm looking for some advice if that's ok.
I'm planning on making a GP appointment because I'm worried that I might have depression. I'm very nervous though, and I've been putting the appointment off for a while. Could someone tell me the basics about what happens during the appointment? I'm not a very good talker, so I'm not sure what I should mention.
If I do get diagnosed with depression, I'm reluctant to try antidepressants, and I personally don't think counselling is for me because like I said, I don't like talking (although I'm willing to give anything a go I guess if it makes me better). I'm just wondering what else they would suggest, or are those the two main options that are usually offered?
I know the appointment is different for each person, but I'm freaking out a little so anything to calm me down would be great!

Hey everyone, I'm looking for some advice if that's ok.
I'm planning on making a GP appointment because I'm worried that I might have depression. I'm very nervous though, and I've been putting the appointment off for a while. Could someone tell me the basics about what happens during the appointment? I'm not a very good talker, so I'm not sure what I should mention.
If I do get diagnosed with depression, I'm reluctant to try antidepressants, and I personally don't think counselling is for me because like I said, I don't like talking (although I'm willing to give anything a go I guess if it makes me better). I'm just wondering what else they would suggest, or are those the two main options that are usually offered?
I know the appointment is different for each person, but I'm freaking out a little so anything to calm me down would be great!

You don't need to worry about not being able to say much, you can just say your feeling very low and then the gp should take the lead with questions from there. They will be used to people finding it hard to talk about. You might get given a questionnaire to fill in aswell where you just tick boxes about your symptoms.
Those are the main two forms of treatment apart from possibly another form of talking therapy such as CBT. I think it's worth giving what they suggest a go. Try not to worry too much about the counselling, I was nervous about it but it has really helped despite me being literally the most shy person in the world.
Good luck with the appointment!

Normally when you see someone new about depression (GP/psychiatrist/whatever) they'll either give you a questionnaire for you to fill out or ask you questions themselves where you rate things like sleep disturbance/low mood/anxiety/eating disturbances/loss of pleasure/loss of libido/etc. They'll take the lead in asking questions rather than just expecting you to know exactly what to say.

Medication and therapy (either talk therapy or CBT) will be the main options, with normally pretty big waiting lists for therapy, so you have some time to decide if you want to do it or not.

I think I'm going to get admitted into hospital.

Thanks for your replies! I just have one more question.. would there be any consequences if I did end up getting diagnosed with depression? Would it limit me in someway in the future? Would I have to mention it in forms when I apply for jobs or whatever? I'm planning to ask the doctor this anyway if I do get diagnosed, but you guys are so helpful.

Do you want to talk about it? Why do you think that.

Got admitted for a week, only just got out. Told my GP that I thought she was part of a group who wan to hurt me. She sent me to an A&E. They put ****ing police officers outside my cubicle incase I tried to run. Then got threatened with section if I didn't go to hospital voluntarily. No beds in the local hospital so was taken to a high security intensive unit where I was stripped, searched, had everything removed from me including the underwear I was wearing and forced to take sedatives as me asking to be discharged was 'hostile behaviour'. Finally got discharged to my local hospital where again, threatened with section when I tried to leave. Told me I was schizophrenic put me on antipsychotics. Next psychiatrist I saw decided to take me off the antipsychotics, transfer me to a crisis house where I wanted to go initially. Then the crisis team rocked up decided they want me to go home so I'm now in the ****ing basement of my halls scared ****less about the spies, not given medication that could possible help, pissed at the people who put me in hospital and feeling suicidal but can't call the crisis team because I am NEVER going back into hospital again.

For anyone who thinks hospital is place of rest or respite it's not. It is a last resort for times of serious crisis.

I'm currently in A&E, waiting for a psych review.