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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Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
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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Dean__Winchester 16
Remind me to never go to that guy. Where'd he get his degree, on the back of a cereal box? I could give better advice than THAT, and I can tell you now that his advice is crap. My advice? Go to an ACTUAL doctor and see what they think. If they came just randomly then maybe. If you've been crying due to a reason you left out or something that can factor in then well, again, go to someone who actually knows what they're doing. Now you know why it was "Free Help"... Hope things turn upside for you soon, OP!
tomf01 7
Party on Wayne Party on Garth
CandyApple88 13
Find a real counsellor. Talk to your GP. Depending on where you are, you might be able to get some free sessions covered by your medical system. Sounds like one I unfortunately know that said the most liberating solution for hoarding was to "have a house fire".
Rababco 29
I'm not a psychiatrist but I don't think that's how you deal with depression. If it's not severe, spending time with other people might help but partying probably isn't going to help. Just because OP is college doesn't mean they're a party animal and the counselor should know that. They might be shy, even to the point of Social Anxiety and being in a large group of people would do more harm then good. I should know because the idea going to a party makes me very uncomfortable.