Help.. :')

[Stephlouiseharibo]

I don't know what to call myself because I haven't been diagnosed with depression or anything because I am so scared to go to the doctors.. But I feel like I relate to most people on here? I really want this pain to stop inside of me. Bloody kills me everyday waking up each morning just wishing I could go back to sleep. I don't really know what to do anymore really.. Help? :/

[Satsuma]

Sorry to hear you fit the criteria. You best go see your gp and ask to be referred to a psychiatrist .. They will diagnose anything. Having a diagnosis does help one know exactly what one is dealing with.

[Goldfish_]

So why are you scared to go to the doctors ?

You need a diagnosis and some treatment by the sound of it and that will be your starting point

[Roadhog]

I have been living with depression for over 10 years now, most of the time I have it fairly well under control, some of the time it does get me but not for long and not like it used to do. The biggest fear I had was asking for help, I was worried I'd be sectioned and thrown into one of those mental hospitals just like in One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest or worse. I worried that I would be given ECT when I know in myself I would never want it. All these irational fears are actually completely rational. Let me put it this way, if you had a broken arm, you'd go to hospital and get it mended right? Well, what you have got is a broken mind and it too needs mending and the first step on the road to recovery is a chat with your doctor. Who knows, it may not be depression in your case but if it is, at least you will have taken the first step to getting your life back. Good luck and let us know how you get on.

[Reposting1]

I don't know what ECT is like, i suppose it depends how bad you are but my mom struggled for over 20yrs and after having it she was as normal as nine pence