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I need a bit of advice!
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i'm 17 and i've been struggling everyday for a couple of years now, and i was diagnosed with depression 2/3 years ago. Since treatment in a hospital i have stopped self harming and improved a lot. A lot has changed in my life over the last year and it's become clear that i'm not coping again. I don't know if i have depression or if i'm just very upset, and i'm worried because depression can be very hard to over come and i could become a big risk to myself if i do have depression. I've had 3 therapists but therapy is just not for me. I thought about going to my gp for some help but i wondered if anyone could tell me what else i could try to sort out my emotional state before i go and see my gp because i'd like to go with some ideas or/and some understanding of what comes next.
Any advice would be helpful. thanks x
Any advice would be helpful. thanks x
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All the gps really suggest are medication and therapy really. I did CBT and found it really helpful.
On a personal note I finding writing really helps me to break down whats going on and get a bit of a grip on it all.
I would still go and see your GP, even if therapy just isn't at all for you they might have some helpful alternatives and ideas. I would never recommend to anymore to wait until they reach breaking point. Have you been trying other things? exercise? a new hobby? I know it sounds trite but sometimes a new focus can help.
And if you find that you aren't getting anywhere, find yourself a mental health advocate through rethink or mind. They should be able to help you get access to services.
Oh and if you do get something, let someone know if you feel its not working, so changes can be made.
Really hope you get some help!
Thank you for all the replies, the last year has been very hard and very lonely. xx
Just be as honest as possible and take baby steps. set yourself tiny (and I mean tiny) achievable (and I mean achievable) goals for you to do every day.