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I disagree, my comment is fair.
I am also based in the UK, and know first hand that the mental health organisations are overwhelmed, and the reason for that is what I said in my initial comment, people are incorrectly self diagnosing and as a result, wasting time of GP’s and unnecessarily utilising facilities that are for those in actual need of them.
So I stand by what I say, there is a minority claiming depression for sadness and anxiety for worrying, making it difficult for the majority that really NEED the support from the mental health organisations that are overwhelmed.
We’ll agree to disagree.
So sad that there’s clearly still so much stigma around depression (and other mental health conditions).
My point is, none of us know what’s going on in someone’s else’s head. Not me. Not you. Not anybody but them.
If someone just seems “sad” or “worried” to you, you really have no idea what they truly feel. A lot of people with depression are ‘high functioning’. (Although, I hate that term). To strangers in public I seem bubbly and chatty. When in reality I’ve just spent the past 2 weeks in bed, surviving off 1 small meal a day with un-brushed hair and un-cleaned teeth.
To the person “worrying” over something but seems calm on the outside. You have no idea about the heart palpitations they have. The trembling. The sweating. The shortness of breath and tight heavy chest. Their racing thoughts and sense of dread on the inside.
Comments like yours put people off opening up and asking for help/support.
To claim a “minority” of people are wasting GP’s time and unnecessarily utilising facilities is so ignorant. In an ideal world
everybody should be able to have time with GPs and have access to facilities. No matter how big or small their “sadness” or “worrying” may seem to others.
I don’t want to sound like I’m trying to police a thread but this probably isn’t the thread for you.
Thanks for replying. I'm exactly the same and I wish I knew how to just crack on with stuff, but the procrastination just makes everything a million times harder in the long run. I just feel like I need a rest but gotta keep a roof over my head I guess.
Oh totally! It’s such a vicious cycle isn’t it. Feeling so anxious about something then procrastinating and feeling even more anxious because we’ve procrastinated. It’s good to know there are others that feel the same. I feel crazy and pathetic sometimes like “why can’t I just do it now”