Took the first step on Monday

[Wearside Wanderer II]

Well done fella, keep going, plenty on here willing to listen if need be

 

[Chubbs]

Brave man. Good on you. Lots of helpful strangers on here if you need to let off some steam with no judgement.

 

[Kingdom Bhoy]

To confront my depression and PTSD and went to the doctor's for the first time In 5 years! And to be honest the doctor was excellent and listened in-between my sobbing to what was going on. He prescribed anti depressants and a self referral to the Sunderland psychological well-being center. I phoned them today after worrying about it since Monday but ended up talking to the nice woman and have an appointment next week! I've never suffered this much mentally and lots of things have just come to a head! Marriage breakdown/ grief/ health. Just hasn't helped so I hope taking this step does good! Thanks.

Good on you hope it goes well for you

Good luck.

 

[Oswald Ballbag]

Well done mate. Best of luck

 

[yamar1]

To confront my depression and PTSD and went to the doctor's for the first time In 5 years! And to be honest the doctor was excellent and listened in-between my sobbing to what was going on. He prescribed anti depressants and a self referral to the Sunderland psychological well-being center. I phoned them today after worrying about it since Monday but ended up talking to the nice woman and have an appointment next week! I've never suffered this much mentally and lots of things have just come to a head! Marriage breakdown/ grief/ health. Just hasn't helped so I hope taking this step does good! Thanks.

Best of luck marra.

 

[The King of Um]

Well done on confronting it and getting out there, I hope just knowing you have done something helps because it means you have taken a bit of control and have a bit of agency, which feels good when you've maybe felt trapped by what you've been dealing with.

Took the same step myself last week.

 

[dandanthetentman]

good luck

 

[Teed]

First step is the hardest mate, well done, it takes a lot of courage.

 

[big boy]

Iv been suffering with it for 12 years I'm not fixed be any means but understanding goes a long way, talk talk talk always loads of support

 

[bowers2]

Very brave.

I’ve never understood this until really today. It made me really think about ptsd.

I can’t look at beetroot. As I kid a dinner lady made me eat it and I was sick.
It’s never crossed my mind since.
My mrs got a fresh one other day left it in the fridge and I was nearly physically sick.

THEN I THOUGHT what must it be actually like if I had a real trauma or situation in my life. It actually took me by surprise.

Good luck mate, you must be on the right track.

 

[ravydavygravy]

Good luck

 

[daventry cat]

not a lot to add to what has already been said OP

but well done what you have done is very brave and cant have been easy for you

 

[Yahrba]

Iv been suffering with it for 12 years I'm not fixed be any means but understanding goes a long way, talk talk talk always loads of support

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Its for clinicians but a huge amount of information if understanding is what you are wanting.

 

[BackhouseParkRangers]

I had EMDR as well as a prescription of low does duloxetine from my sessions with the service in Sunderland. The sessions were really hard, but it’s been quite simply life changing. Best of luck to you.

 

[Quinninho]

To confront my depression and PTSD and went to the doctor's for the first time In 5 years! And to be honest the doctor was excellent and listened in-between my sobbing to what was going on. He prescribed anti depressants and a self referral to the Sunderland psychological well-being center. I phoned them today after worrying about it since Monday but ended up talking to the nice woman and have an appointment next week! I've never suffered this much mentally and lots of things have just come to a head! Marriage breakdown/ grief/ health. Just hasn't helped so I hope taking this step does good! Thanks.

Well done mate. The first steps are always the most daunting. Keep the momentum going and things will start to improve.

in my experience, depression and other associated mental health issues are rarely 'fixed' but with the right tools can be managed affectively. I know this first hand.

Keep going and post in the Health and Wellbeing forum. Everyone is supportive there and I've picked up some great coping mechanisms from reading other folks posts.

Best wishes.

 

[Lonz]

To confront my depression and PTSD and went to the doctor's for the first time In 5 years! And to be honest the doctor was excellent and listened in-between my sobbing to what was going on. He prescribed anti depressants and a self referral to the Sunderland psychological well-being center. I phoned them today after worrying about it since Monday but ended up talking to the nice woman and have an appointment next week! I've never suffered this much mentally and lots of things have just come to a head! Marriage breakdown/ grief/ health. Just hasn't helped so I hope taking this step does good! Thanks.

Superb stuff mate. Rooting for you. You're more in control of things than you probably think you are at the moment, but take it step by step.

 

[Sir dave]

To confront my depression and PTSD and went to the doctor's for the first time In 5 years! And to be honest the doctor was excellent and listened in-between my sobbing to what was going on. He prescribed anti depressants and a self referral to the Sunderland psychological well-being center. I phoned them today after worrying about it since Monday but ended up talking to the nice woman and have an appointment next week! I've never suffered this much mentally and lots of things have just come to a head! Marriage breakdown/ grief/ health. Just hasn't helped so I hope taking this step does good! Thanks.

Mental health is big issue to me I have a partner who has mental health problems & it's hard to recover from it you can only take small steps at the time you get to a level where you can cope with it . You will get there it just takes time .

 

[Goat Eyes]

How did you get on Monday @offshore?

How are you doing now?

Please feel free to not share of its too personal.

 

[offshore]

How did you get on Monday @offshore?

How are you doing now?

Please feel free to not share of its too personal.

Had my first phone call from the phycologist mate and went through a questionnaire thing and the problems I'm going through and they have recommended high intensity cognitive behavioural therapy. So hopefully within 6/8 weeks I should have my first one. It was good to talk through things but also difficult at times but she was very good indeed and gave me time to get what I was saying across. I've got a phone appointment with the doctor's early next week about the medication ( doesn't seem to be doing much so far) and they should recommend increasing the dose. But hopefully in the next few weeks I start to feel a bit more like myself and get a more positive look on things and life.

 

[Goat Eyes]

Had my first phone call from the phycologist mate and went through a questionnaire thing and the problems I'm going through and they have recommended high intensity cognitive behavioural therapy. So hopefully within 6/8 weeks I should have my first one. It was good to talk through things but also difficult at times but she was very good indeed and gave me time to get what I was saying across. I've got a phone appointment with the doctor's early next week about the medication ( doesn't seem to be doing much so far) and they should recommend increasing the dose. But hopefully in the next few weeks I start to feel a bit more like myself and get a more positive look on things and life.

Glad to hear it. Different things work for different people and different situations.

I paid for a counsellor, not specifically a grief councillor but it was grief I was struggling with after the death of my sister and I found it incredibly helpful.

Sounds like you have the right attitude and are open to trying everything out so onwards and upwards. Feel free to have a chat any time.