So I'm planning to go visit a psychiatrist because I might be having a depression or anxiety, I don't reallly know what's wrong with me, but I've been feeling so alone in the class, I feel awkward when walking in the streets also when I'm eating in public places, I also have mood swings like sometimes I just snap out of depression out of the blue. And there's this time at night when I felt like I'm going crazy. Anyway, what should I tell the psychiatrist? or will the psychiatrist be the one asking questions first? Thank you
I see a Psychiatrist every 3 months. I take meds for my depression or anxiety; I have found a good combination. You are not crazy I have been there feeling alone lots of anxiety I used to have nightmares I would wake up crying my eyes out. Couldn’t shake my bad dreams. I am doing 100% better. I think you’re doing the right thing on getting help
I don't know like sometimes in the class I feel normal then I see some of my classmates then I suddenly feel lonely I don't know why :/ Also I usually day dream a lot walking to school or if I have nothing else to do( is that normal or there might be a problem with that?)
Day dreaming is fine. Unless it causes you to step in front of a bus, of course. As far as feeling fine until you see some of your classmates, you are probably feeling left out or something. Make new friends... I think you are over analyzing this, you are 18 and this may be you first time away from home for an extended period. Much of this may be very normal.
maybe that's why im going to visit a psychiatrist is it still normal to feel depressed like every night? :O I mean it's been goin on for 2 years i think, also the things I usually do like draw and write poems became not interesting to me anymore
One of the symptoms of depression is loosing interest in things you once found interesting, but depression isn't the only reason one quits drawing or writing poetry. There's no shame in seeing a psychiatrist, but don't get talked into the "quick fix pill" syndrome everybody else seems to get caught up in... They have the capacity to do more harm than good and for most people their "problems" are situational, not chemical.
r4n8e- You tell the psychiatrist everything you've just told us, and more. You tell them everything. I agree you don't need a quick fix pill but by NO MEANS count that out. It saved my life, literally, and you may be one who needs it. If one thing doesn't work don't give up, it took me awhile to find what works right for me. When you mentioned eating in public places my hairs went up. I used to be so bad about that, eventually figured out it was social anxiety and ocd. I take meds now and no longer have that problem. I was so bad that I couldn't eat or prepare food in front of anyone even if that meant I didn't eat. This is not something to take lightly, nor is depression. Depression kills. L I T E R A L L Y. AND believe me I know about feeling like your going crazy.... definately time to seek help. And tho a lot of people don't buy into the pills, believe THIS it saved my life at 13 years old. Do not listen to them or to me, listen to yourself and your doctor. Don't do anything that you don't want to do but remember getting well is a process. Remember also it's not your fault if you have this it is a sickness, but it becomes your fault if you do not seek help and take what is offered. I can't stress enough also that if you get put on a med and have a bad reaction to it, do not give up. There are dozens out there and each works different for everyone!!! Please believe me... Keep me *us* updated....
I am no doctor, but it sounds like you're going through a lot of changes at once causing you to become overwhelmed. I think for some people, the reason they become Bipolar or Depressed etc. during late teens is that's when hormones can become unbalanced due to stress. I moved away from home at 14 and this is when I had my depressive episode. Are you just starting college? This could be a part of it. Believe me, environment has a lot more to do with your physical and mental health than you think. It may not be "normal" right now what you're going through, but in the long run I believe if you can find adequate coping mechanisms you won't fall down the rabbit hole. For many many people, let's be honest, psychiatry is a quick fix.
I REALLY have to disagree with you xmas. I have experience in this. First of all one doesn't become bi polar or anything except MAYBE situational depression, from hormones. These (bi-polar, chronic depression, anxiety disorders) are most often a chemical imbalance in the brain and have nothing to do with hormones. You can look that up I didn't just come up with that... and the meds you get for them help fix that chemical imbalance. And from experience I know psychiatry is far from a quick fix. Took me a long hard journey to find the right meds and therapy for me. The only reason I am bothering to argue these points, certainly NOT to be a bitch, is that this is someone's life and it's very possible discouraging them to go seek help can get them killed. (depression kills) SERIOUSLY. I would not be here if my parents hadn't made the very hard decision to take me to a hospital at 13... and if I hadn't followed through as a result. The only pills in psychiatry that are quick fixes are anti anxiety pills such as xanax, and even they are valid options if one TRULY HAS an anxiety disorder. There are tests you take they don't just hand out pills.... I was diagnosed not just given pills and told "here try this" ... kwim? Again I do not mean to come off as argumentative, but I fight in this area because of my own experience in it and knowing that doing the right or wrong thing can really totally effect this person's life. r4n8e: LIKE I SAID BEFORE, don't listen to ME, or ANYONE else, listen to what YOU think and feel and a professional, please.... peace...
