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I do understand how you feel but, as a psychotherapist, I'd say PLEASE tell your counsellor/therapist or whoever is supporting you. I have had a situation like this with a client and for the couple of weeks when she didn't tell me how things were I just sat there wondering what was happening, trying to understand what was being said and feeling more and more bemused and distressed!! Finally, I asked directly and once we knew what was real, we could get to the work that needed to be done. No properly trained and qualified psychotherapist or counsellor is going to be annoyed with you. They are there to be with what is real for you, not to satisfy their own egos!!
ohmygod i know exactly where your coming from!
but hey, just tell them becuase, don't they get PAID for this kind of stuff?! my mom got annoyed with me at first when my depression came back , but all you have to do it tell your doctor and they will help, becuase it's their job. oh and by the way, they've had this happen only like a million times bc this happens a lot apparently to them.
I understand what you're saying, but maybe drugs aren't the answer for you. Maybe you need to ask your doctor to check things like your thyroid, check your blood for iron or folate problems, your hormones, talk about your diet. Maybe it's not your mind, but instead it's something physical that hasn't been addressed and corrected yet.
Doctors etc are there to treat you, not to judge you. Do you think if you had the flu, or a broken leg again they would be annoyed? No they wouldnt. If your depression is returning you need to tell them. Maybe its your medication that needs changing. You can learn to control a lot of stuff with depression but it takes time, so maybe you need some therapy this time. Just be brave and tell them.
i feel like it right now
i stopped taking my medication just over a year ago and now i feel like i am balancing on the edge of falling back into the hole of depression. Only i can't tell my boyfriend cos i don't want to put it on his shoulders again. i'm not sure if our relationship could handle it. So yes i know exactly how u feel. if u find the answers let me know.
Hi honey, yes I understand. Sometimes it is very hard to open up and tell people who are trying to help you the truth. Maybe because you think that you would be letting them down somehow. But you're not. They need to know so that they can keep helping you. Just do the very best you can and find the courage to tell them so they can adjust your medication or refer you to the right path. They are there to help and won't be able to unless you tell them.
Good luck, precious one.
Yes I understand
No I've never been there
If you can say what you've said to the millions of people on here, it is only one small step further to tell one other human being in person. So talk to a professional, by not doing so it won't change the facts; if it's coming back it's coming back; better to fight it with someone than to fight alone
Good Luck
go talk and let the docs help you soon!!
Hi
I understand what you mean, I get reservations about telling my doctor the truth when I'm starting to feel low again.
But doctors, therapists are trained to deal with that, and they know patients can have a relapse
I don't think you should worry at all about how you say it, just make sure you say it. That's what they are there for, and they might change your medication or find out if there is something in your life that is triggering how you are feeling.
My friend has to change his meds because after a while they become ineffective for him
I hope you tell your doctor/counsellor and don't worry about what they will think, they will just want to help you feel better
Good luck
Roo
Tell your doctor that you don't think your medication is working. This will give you the opportunity to tell him/her how you feel. As has already been said, doctor's are there to treat you. If you had a rash that kept coming back, you wouldn't feel embarassed about it, so don't worry about telling him/her just because it's not such an obvious illness.
Maybe the medication doesn't suit you, or maybe it hasn't begun working yet. Anti-depressants take at least three weeks before you notice any beneficial effect. The nature of the illness makes it extremely difficult to ask for help when you most need it. Perhaps you need instead to say you don't feel your medication is helping.