For those of you that have a depression or anxiety disorder that is not always visible due to the ability to hide symptoms or put on a happy face, were you taken seriously when seeking treatment? And if not, how did you overcome it?
I’ve been managing for 6 and a half years now and while my illness is not generally noticeable to the public, on most days I am a complete wreck. However, this desire to hide my symptoms has seemingly resulted in doctors and therapists not taking me seriously. Each time I go in asking for more help, I feel like my psychiatrist brushes off my concern. I told him in my last visit that I had been considering hospitalization and he scoffed. I don’t know how to make people take me seriously without any physical evidence of my crippling mental illness. Any advice is appreciated, thanks in advance!
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The psych needs to give you a survey where you rate yourself on a scale of seriousness on various symptoms. That would make it clear. Keep searching for someone who listens.
I can totally relate! I am an absolute wreck every single day!!
I invented a little mind technique yesterday of looking through the haze of what I know is not reality to the clarity of a safe beautiful world beyond. While it is no silver bullet it helped me get off to sleep.
However, I can empathise entirely as I have had similar problems. I’ve found different professionals to not all be the same so if you can find a new psychiatrist/therapist, I’d recommend trying that.
Like Hazard mentioned, it may be a good idea to change therapists or to take notes on exactly the struggles that you are having during the day. Sometimes it can be hard to recall. those exact things from moment to moment. Hope that helps!
I struggle with this a lot. My psychiatrist says I'm "bubbly" and I'm like..I'm just trying to be nice. I'm not happy. Facepalm. IMO I have severe anxiety and Doctors are always extremely hesitant to prescribe me anything and I have to wonder if it's cause they don't believe me.
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