Ok question about depression?

ok my question is when do you know you need to talk to a doctor? when is it o bad you should talk to someone, i know it is differnt for everybody but a little help is very appreciated

The sooner you can get in to see a doctor on this one the better. To elaborate: Yes, it is true that people do have coping skills and can keep a lid on mild depression for some time, but....the longer you wait, the harder it gets to stay *functional* enough to call the doctor's office, schedule the appointment, make all the arrangements, and....hurry up and *wait*.

That is the big pisser these days. HMOs and other insurance concerns will give you a *really big* hassle when it comes to finding proper psychiatric/mental health care that *they* want to pay anything for. It's a hassle that ranges from anywhere to "a major pain" to "borderline criminal" to "outright impossible/negligence". Seriously. And even so, most mental health clinics that work with folks on an outpatient basis are *so* strapped for funding you can expect to wait anywhere from six weeks to *six months* before you get a doctor's appointment. Assuming that the Intake offices are even fully funded and not just *one woman on a telephone* swamped with 1,500-plus calls a month. Really, that is *my* real-life situation here. The system is so starved for funds that only *really rich* folks can get proper care *right now, as in Today*.

And in the meantime, as you wait and struggle, untreated, things get worse. Your friends get tired of struggling with you and *leave*. Your memory and concentration and eating and sleeping habits go haywire. Your mood goes to hell and you have more and more days where *Getting Out of Bed* is the biggest and *only* thing you get done.

So yeah. *Act now*. Do something the minute your mood starts to interfere with the basics: sleep and eating habits, memory and concentration, your interest in *getting out there* and *doing stuff*. It may seem like an overreaction, but really, you need to be aggressive and pro-active *now* and anticipate how *slow* and *downright lackadaisical* the mental health system can be, *while* you still have the physical and emotional *and social* resources to do so.

Make hay while the sun yet shines. Do what you can while you *still can*. The bias in the system is to force you into a crisis, to make you wait until suicidal ideation comes up and those thoughts *force you* to be committed from the emergency room. *That is* the worst case scenario and to be avoided at all costs....people lose jobs, friends, insurance, the works over that.

So the alternative is to get in people's faces now and *get* the damned doctor's appointment ASAP before you have to rely on Crisis systems.

I really hope this helps, and good luck to you...you will need it, especially if you live in the United States. -_- Thanks for your time! Source(s): 15+ years of dealing with depression and post-traumatic stress issues myself....just as an adult. I've been "getting help" for my problems for some time, getting poorer and in worse health every day because the system just *doesn't work* (as in, the money people won't *let it work*). So I know whereof I speak....email me if you'd like to know more.

you should go talk to a doctor as soon as you think you need to talk to one. don't wait, if you think you need to talk with someone do it now!!
if you feel suicidal or your depression is affecting your daily routine and activities then you need to see a doctor.
When you ask the question, When do i need to go to dr it is time to go
Once it starts affecting your life, see a doctor, and view depression treatments, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris... on page 2.
Normal depression is when something bad has happen to you. But when you continue to stay depressed for no reason, then that is saying that there is a chemical imblance in the brain. It happens. If you are feeling that depressed, you need to seek professional health. You may need some medication to put you back on track.