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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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Comments (100)
mct_1087 27
A free help centre at a University isn't enough if you get that kind of response. You should go and see a real counselor.
questioninganelf 3
Sounds like he got his degree online.
nursesash14 15
yea I have to agree!...that is bullshit to say something like that when someone is asking for help!
laden_swallow09 35
Nope. Sounds more like he's still working toward his degree. Should still eke out a referral, at the very least.
MrDonSalvetti 27
That guy must be a real professional psychologist! I would've bitchslapped him right on the spot... Idiot...
Dave_Davington 34
Well, you get what you pay for, I suppose.
russfml 31
You mean the thousands of dollars spent on tuition? The thing that makes people in debt until their 40? Just saying..
oathkeeper99 31
*they're, I'd try and get a refund of those thousands of dollars you spent on tuition if I were you.
siggy_mcsigx 22
It says OP is from Germany. They are definitely not paying many thousands of euros.
iwanttogotoparis 26
He probably dropped out and paid his way through uni
1dvs_bstd 41
Sounds very serious. You really should seek outside help, away from that so-called psychologist.. if he can so be called. At least you're at a stage where you know you need help and are willing to get it. Go see a real psychologist OP.
jtea 10
Well...1) it's free...what do you expect? 2) he's not entirely wrong...go out, be more social, make new friends, try new things. Changing your life and outlook can help. If it doesn't help and you think you really have depression, you need to see a real counselor. It's not something you can fix by saving money.
cheeeksss 29
Sounds like you've never had depression.. It's really not as simple as "go out more" and "try new things" ..
askullnamedbilly 33
To 1) I'd expect that a psychological help centre at a University would deal with two mental conditions on a very frequent basis: Anxiety attacks and clinical depression. I'd expect anyone employed at that centre to be able to deal with both. 2) He IS completely wrong. An individual suffering through a depressive episode is usually not capable of forcing themselves to go out and party, and even if they did, it really wouldn't help. What's alcohol and loud music going to do, magically erase the hormonal imbalance in their brains?
siggy_mcsigx 22
#18 to number 1, just because it is a free service doesn't mean the service and its employees don't get paid.... I won't get started on number 2.
Fayern 13
You obviously don't understand what you are talking about at all. The others are correct. Plus a lot of people with depression have some symptoms of anxiety and when you're at your low in both, it can become a serious problem if you try to force yourself to be sociable. Plus, at Uni more often than not partying is just getting drunk in a group and since alcohol is a depressant, it's even more hurtful towards the person's wellbeing. Getting outside and maybe being around some people? Maybe. But seeking put another professional and finding a legitimate way to deal with it? Definitely. The person who told her to go part needs to get their license taken away and lose their job.
pabj208 23
Are you sure you didn't take a wrong turn and end up at a frat house?! Hope you feel better soon...
FabiusSpeck 3
You people are nuts. If you really think that "several sleepless nights full of crying" are something even similar to depression, you really should shut up because you're disrespecting every person who has REAL depression. Grow up people.
nonsensical 26
First, you don't know what she's going through. You've only heard a short part of the story. Second, it may not be depression at all but she still needs better advice than this. She didn't say she had depression, she just asked him what she should do, and he gave her advice that a random person from the street with no knowledge of psychology might give.
russfml 31
Sounds like you should grow up lol
1dvs_bstd 41
#24, that was what i was thinking.. there's no indication that OP isn't social or shit... you don't know exactly why the OP is crying at night. More so, prevention is better than cure. It's better that OP stops this before it escalates to another whole new level.
a1_z9 10
Might not be depression, but there's obviously something wrong with them, even if it's just them needing better stress-management skills. That still requires sound advice and guidance instead of fobbing them off without getting to the root of the problem.
minecraftguy333 20
Get a different psycologist