I think I might be depressed. Should I see my doctor?!


Question: I think I might be depressed. Should I see my doctor?
Over the last three years I've been battling with depression. I've been trying to get through it by just forcing myself to get up and do things even when I don't think I can. Sadly it has really effected my life over the years. I've dropped out of college multiple times because I just didn't see the point in going anymore and it all seemed hopeless. I've never talked to a doctor or anyone about it before now because I never really felt like my depression was something that needed to be talked about even though it has effected me so much.

So, it has been getting continually worse over the last year or so. I've gotten to the point where I can't even make myself do the things I know I'll enjoy anymore. I never go and hang out with my friends anymore or anything like that. I haven't been in college since last year after I dropped out again because I know if I try to go again I'll just stop going like I've always done.

My grades in the classes I managed to complete were never very good because I never could bring myself to do any of the necessary work outside of class in order to get good grades. I know that I need to go back to school and I know that when I do I need to work harder and do better but it just seems like there isn't any point to doing anything anymore. I know in my head the things I need to do but I just can't go out and do it.

Sometimes it's not so bad and occasionally I'll work on a little bit of a small project. I started learning German so that I would have something to do while I was getting everything sorted out to go back to school, but I lost interest in that as well.

Sometimes it just seems like the world goes gray and there's no joy or happiness anywhere. It's not that bad all of the time but there are days and weeks that are like that. It's horrible. I've been just surfing around typing in some thoughts and feelings I have in Google and it seems a lot of the people that have the same type of problems I have are getting suggestions to see someone about it.

Could this be something I need to talk to a doctor about? Sometimes I think that perhaps I should but I don't really see how it would help, but at this point I'm at the end of the rope. I'm about ready to try anything.

I get so frustrated because I know I should be getting out there and doing something with my life, but instead I just sit around the house all day and feel bad about doing nothing. I've tried so hard over the years to get out and accomplish things but I always end up deflating like a balloon any time I get the energy to do anything.

Sometimes I think that maybe I'm just lazy. Or maybe I'm not trying hard enough to accomplish my goals. But I put in 110% for as long as I can and I end up just losing interest in everything! No matter how much I love doing something I just can't seem to make myself do it.

I can't afford to see a psychiatrist/psychologist or therapist or anything at the moment, but I do have a local family doctor that I could see. Is there any way that there's something she may be able to do? I just wish so much that I could get out there and accomplish something and I really do try but I just can't seem to get anything done!

What can I do?

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as a professional psycologist certified by the university of wikipedia, I recommend not asking this question on yahoo answers. Your college has a counselor who is actually quite good at this sort of thing, and is also... Free. Provided you are still enrolled. So go pay that person a visit, because I guarantee you'll get a better answer from them than on the internet.




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