Anxiety About Getting Help

[InHell11]

Yes, I may have to, main thing holding me back now is it would be expensive and if I don't get on SSI then I will feel like crap having to try and get my mom to pay off the bill. Then again, it could maybe help with getting medical records to get on SSI in which case it would help financially.

 

[Estacia]

If you check yourself into a clinic you must contact SSI so they will add that hospital stay to your case.

 

[InHell11]

Well yeah I would certainly mention it, that would certainly help with it probably. Still afraid to straight up do that though, if nothing else I have an appointment on the 18th and I can try to indicate it to the doctor I could potentially be a danger to myself and feel its more likely than not...uhh don't know why things like this have to be so difficult.

 

[Estacia]

Then most likely the Doctor will admit you. If you cannot ang on til the 18th. Please go in yourself.

 

[Shellbell]

some weird non-SSRI anti-depressant called mirtazapine that is supposed to help me sleep I guess, kinda unsure about that one since its an anti-depressant even though its not an SSRI but I suppose it wont hurt to try.

I'm on mirtazapine and my depression has reduced considerably since taking it. It is a strong AD and the side effects at 15mg & 30mg is a sedative effect. I have chronic insomnia and I know that if I weren't taking mirtazapine I wouldn't be getting to sleep at all. Now I do every night. I still wake up at 3am'ish most nights with nightmares, but 4-5 hours sleep is better than none. I could barely speak at my first appointment with my psych, I was so severely depressed. Now I am able to function.

They do give Mirtazapine to people on suicide watch in hospital, so it's pretty strong. It's well tolerated though and I'm glad I agreed to take it. It was about 2 weeks when I noticed a difference in my depression.

I hope it agrees with you and it works for you.

 

[Tanishq]

When I went to counselor, My tongue stuttered a lot and I was feeling hard to speak proper words. I think first time when we are getting help about particular things, we automatically feel nervous and don't know what to say.

Hope you feel fine and get to talk about what you have been wanting for help.