Question by simplynah: Should I visit the doctor about depression?
I’ve had a few appts but I keep bailing out, the reason is, for one, I actually went to the first one, and I had to go for a basic “screening” so a physician can put in a consult for a real psychologist. During the whole appt, he kept “ooh..it sounds like you’re just a normal person going through normal problems for your age, but! don’t worry, we all go through that, but anyhow, I’ll put in a consult.” This is a military hospital and it was just a standard procedure to see a physician before booking an appt w/ a psychologist. ANYHOW. so shortly after that, I got an appt.
For some reason, I’m scared to go in, what if this is normal? I’ve tried talking to so many people about my problems, & they all say, oh yeah we all have our ups and downs, I feel like, I’m just making this a big deal on how “I might be depressed or what not. I feel like I’ll waste my time & the Dr.’s time to go in and see if I really am depressed. What if I’m just a lazy person that can’t think for my own?
What is depression anyway? IS it something really even that serious to go in about? everytime I read up on the symptoms, I’m like, wow sounds like me. but then again, sounds like a lot of people,

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Answer by charlotte_g048
yeah go to the doctor
depression is a chemical imbalance in your brain and anti depressants will restore the balance
i’m sure there are different types of depression though…

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