Please Help……I’m depressed?
Question:
If I think about going out, it scares me.
If I think about housework it scares me.
If I make myself go out, it takes me about two hours to get ready.
I take two kinds of anti-depressants, with my other meds, and some days it’s not too bad.
My Dr. just tells me to get out more, but I feel like if I don’t clean the house good, then it will be a mess when I get home and then I feel worse, and I get behind.
I know I need to find a good Dr. that will help me, but I feel like if I tell him/her how I feel they will think I’m just lazy, and I wonder that myself.
Can anyone help me ??
Answers:
Hon, your doctor (psychiatrist) can't help you if you don't tell him/her how you feel! I think you have more than depression going on since you have to clean the house before you can even go anywhere and you also fear going anywhere. Please, please do yourself a favor and tell the doctor everything! No doctor can help you if you aren't totally upfront and honest.
Other Answers:
Is your doctor a psychiatrist ?
You might want to try someone who specializes in depression
have you seen a medical doctor about this. it may be that you suffer from something else like low blood sugar or some other medical problem. don't just accept a psych. doctors opinion, get a second opinion from a md I can't help you cuz I have a similar problem. I just don't want to clean house. I keep saying I will do it but that day never comes. I don't want to go out anymore either. I have MS and am very fatigued. That is a main symptom of MS. I think maybe I'm just lazy too but just can't seem to get up to do much.. My house is not filthy..but it's not spotless either. I am also on an antidepressant. Maybe that's the problem. Let me know what you find out.
Been there. If the doctor is not treating or does not recognize that your current treatment doesn't seem to work, find another. Find a counselor or psychologist as soon as possible especially if you have any thoughts of hurting yourself. Depression is a disease just like any other. It is nothing to be ashamed of.
Give me a buzz if you wish to discuss.
this sounds like a panic disorder their is no need to be scared there is nothing goin to bother you and everthing will be OK. As far as the house work don't worry about it if you don't feel like cleaning it now do it later its no big deal. And so it take you 2 hours to get ready to go out. It takes my wife longer than that and she ain't scared or anything she is just slow to get ready. i think your Dr. is right you need to get out more even if its just to the store. And keep taking you pills they do help you even said they do. sounds possibly a little like agerophobia (sp) (fear of public places).w/ some OCD traits. One of my patients had it and didnt leave his home for 3 years. What ever you are afraid of, start off slowly doing things that you fear. Dont ever abruptly stop doing your rituals. You would do well with an SSRI.. ask your Dr. about ECT (not as barbaric as it use to be) Electroconvulsive therapy. Helps with OCD and depression.
Mike RN
it's perfectly noraml to say that when you are sick you experience those types of feelings. I'm suffering from depression and believe the best way to survive it is have a support system. if you don't email me. check out www.1stholistic.com to help. pray to God. exercise to help boost your mood. get multi vitamins. see a good doc. all the best.
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