Depression how to talk to gp about it

Former Member

recently alot of my friends and family keep telling me to go to my gp as they think i may be depressed i myself have actually been thinkin this for quite some time i have really bad week/month cycles where i find it hard to leave the house or go out and socialise even avoiding friends and making up excuses as to why i cant go out and this seems to have gotton alot worse over the last few months when i do go out it ususally ends up bad because im on such a high im all hyped up for sum reason and just feel to go completly mad until 2 3 days later when i have blown all my money and normally done somthing silly i want to go and get checkd over but i keep becoming paranoid and feel like i will just be laughed out the doctors not to mention the fact i dont have the best of relationships with my current gp i actually had an appointment just over a month ago now but couldent bring myself to leave the house an attend i really need to sort myself out but i just dont know how to approach my gp or any other for that matter with this issue

Former Member

The doctor won't laugh at you. Maybe write a list of things you want to discuss with your GP? If you have it all written down then you wont forget and you may find it easier to approach the doctor.
They are there to help.

**helen**

Hey wazza, BrunetteBarbie has a great tip here and the feelings you're experiencing are really quite common meaning that health professionals can be sensitive to your needs.

TheSite's article on seeing a doctor has lots of tips that you might find helpful to explore.

Let us know how your thinking develops...