Today, after several sleepless nights full of crying, I went to my university's free help center. After telling the psychologist my problems and asking what to do, he looked at me blankly and said, "Uh, it's not depression, I guess. You should go out more and, like, party some more." FML
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Today, I went to the doctor. I told her I felt down all the time. She asked me a few questions and she told me I was depressed. She suggested to go home and find the sources of my depression. When I told my parents, they started laughing and said "Yeah, right." I think I found my source. FML
Today, a therapist told me that I was too depressed to attend his depression group meetings. FML
Today, I finally found the words to describe how I felt after two years of depression. I asked on Yahoo Answers what I should do next. The most 'helpful' answer told me to go on a picnic. FML
Today, I was talking to my professor and explained how depressed and stressed out I am. He called the police to my house because he thought that would help with my suicidal thoughts. My parents don't believe in mental health, and I want to die more. FML
Today, my mother told me to 'quit having a pity party'. I was just diagnosed with depression. I've lost my boyfriend, my job, my academic standing, and I just got rejected from every graduate school I applied for. And my mother thinks I'm a cry baby. Great. FML
Today, in a deep depression, on my worst night, I reached out to a lifeline. Waited an hour for the counselor to arrive, listen for a few minutes, then tell me I should, "Get my mind off of it by planning my prom, sewing a dress or painting my nails." The application clearly shows I'm an adult man. FML
Today, I suffered a mental breakdown. I told my roommates about it, and they decided to throw a very loud party while I was sobbing in my room, unable to sleep. My Xanax prescription ran out, I have no more sick days, and I have to wake up in two hours to work a ten hour day. FML
Today, my shrink diagnosed me as severely depressive, due to a lot of stress and yells at home. After the session, my parents argued about whose fault it was and then went on to yell at me for being depressive and wasting their money. FML
Today, I finally got time to take a nap. Later, my mom asked me if I was depressed because I didn't leave my room for 3 hours. She talked to my dad about it, and now my family thinks I'm depressed because I slept for 3 hours. FML
Today, I went to the local emergency room, upon recommendation of my psychiatrist, because I was depressed to the point of being suicidal. They sent me home because there were no beds available. FML
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jentrynicole 20
You need to go see a real counselor. Depression is a serious issue and to have someone the school employs take it so lightly is really worrisome.
MasterGamer591 13
Some people don't really understand from others point of view.
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tfriend3 15
Seek outside help. He didn't seem genuinely interested in giving you useful information or maybe he's uneducated himself, dunno. Sounds like advice my seventeen year old brother would give.
orsombre_fml 11
A good psychologist would have taken seriously the fact that you cry regularly. Yes, it is a very serious symtom. See somebody else ASAP, OP! Depression is not a disease that you can heal by yourself. You need help by a professional you trust. Another advice from a depression "survivor": If you have enough energy, go out for a walk, the longest the best. After 45 minutes of walking, the body and the respiration are synchronized, and your internal organs receive a free deep massage. Do it every day and any time you feel upset or unable to take a decision. It helps tremendously! Do it every day. If you cannot bear the idea of walking out from your place, don't hesitate to do it at home.
rockwelll 9
Sounds like a good solution to me... No but seriously talk to real doctor. Depression is a serious issue. Good luck and I hope you get better.
lukian_fml 29
Report him. He shouldn't be doing that job.
thejonac 21
you need to find an actual counsellor who'll hear you out and give realistic advice
Tigerjed 2
Loads of people in the comments jumping at the psychologist but they are probably right the dsm5 has specific criteria to be met and they only mention 1 symptom but to be diagnosed you need to have 5 out of the 9 for 2 weeks not several days. The psychologist was telling them to be more social
tishtashbat 16
The psychologist is not right. (I actually suspect they're not a psychologist and are a counsellor as universities more commonly employ counsellors - tbh they are more likely to be unqualified at all to give that kind of response). Yes to qualify for clinical depression there must be more than one symptom for a prolonged period of time. Just because OP did not list all their symptoms on FML doesn't mean they have only one symptom, and the symptom they listed is a serious one. They may not meet the criteria for depression and didn't even say they did, but something is clearly wrong and the attitude/"advice" they received are entirely inadequate, unprofessional and unacceptable. Additionally, a psychologist who sticks so strictly to diagnosing clinical disorders from the guidelines and not helping patients who do not meet these criteria (by referring them to appropriate services, e.g.) is unlikely to be a good one. Perhaps that is why everyone is 'jumping at the psychologist'.
angryclouds 15
@49 I doubt they were even a counselor. Counselors are licensed professionals who are qualified to diagnose (depending on the state). This person sounds like they are in peer support or work study.
trevorsw1987 10
he tried to use reverse psychology but failed with the wrong choice of words
joshi42 16
YDI for mismatching doctor and janitor.
momac86 17
May as well try it out and see if you feel better but still seek real help also
oathkeeper99 31
I know how it feels to get crappy advice, I went to the doctor before after I could barely even drag myself out of bed anymore and was crying at the tiniest things, he didn't even listen to anything I was saying before deciding I had anger issues spawned from a deep resentment of my dad, he only decided this after finding out my parents were divorced even though I didn't so much as mention my dad. Not even close and I never went back there, total waste of time.