Depression

[Davide21]

Suffered depressive mood disorders and intrusive thoughts 🤔 plus social anxiety disorders Since my teens

It' has ruined my jobs and stopped me having relationships

Always fault girls would think I'm a weirdo

My intrusive thoughts don't help

And depression has been life long

As well as in February was late diagnosed with autism

So this is brief introduction

Thanks

[Trying2try]

Well, no one’s ever going to say your life hasn’t been interesting.😉

I’m sorry you are having these struggles. You sound like a pretty young person, and I know that when I was young, I thought I would never be happy, but I was wrong.

Have you sought treatment for the intrusive thoughts? A young cousin of mine has had great success with Exposure Response Prevention therapy.

Don’t ever think you are alone. There are people who can help you, and lots of people who can be helped by you.

Besides, the smartest, most interesting people I know are on the autism spectrum.

Don’t give up!

Your fellow weirdo

[Davide21 in reply to Trying2try]

Can I just say a big thank you You're reply really helped me

Thanks for thinking I'm young

I'm actually 51 years old

Suffered in silence

Only told GP four years ago in lockdown

Previous GP

She was going to report me

So I back tracked and said nothing

Doctors sometimes don't understand

What we are going through

I'm going to try and get a appointment with a understanding GP

You look after yourself and thanks again

[Trying2try in reply to Davide21]

I’m so glad my post helped you. I am struggling, and helping someone else reminds me that I have some value as a person, despite what my sick brain tries to tell me.

Get the help you need. A good mental health professional will help you to sort things out, and work with you on a treatment plan. We are so lucky now to have the internet. The first time I looked for care, it was 1977, I was 19, and all I had was a number to call and a 75-minute bus ride. I will never forget Dr. Stewart. She saved me.

I am concerned that someone threatened to “report” you. To whom??? The Americans With Disabilities Act makes it illegal to discriminate against us because of our mental health conditions.

You don’t have to do this by yourself.

😊Mary

[Davide21 in reply to Trying2try]

GP surgery Five years ago

She asked me what ages

Are my intrusive thoughts about

I told her school girls and older girls

That's when she said

She would have to contact the

Social services department

That's when I backtracked

And said it was older girls

This site is so good

And friendly

You have helped me so much

With your understanding

And as you suffered for years with your

Mental health issues

It's nice to talk to someone who

Understand

Thanks 🙏

[Trying2try in reply to Davide21]

Remember, your intrusive thoughts do not reflect your true values or desires.

I am not sure your GP was correct, because I don’t know your state’s reporting mandates, but I do know that a psychiatrist, therapist, certified counselor, etc. may not, by law, divulge anything you say short of an express intention to harm others or yourself.

There are safe places for you to seek treatment. Let me know how your search goes.