To feel beyond help

[Rurarura]

Suffering from anxiety and depression. Finally sought help from gp today after spending five days barely making it out of my own bed to go to the loo. They referred me to a telephone service, which concluded that I 'am probably suffering from low mood'.

Apparently, in 14 weeks, I can have some half an hour sessions on how to cope with stress.

I just feel like everything is hopeless. Don't know why I'm posting, maybe I just need a handhold

Anxiety and depression are illnesses. Fobbing you off to a phone service with some kind of group chat thing in more than 3 months' time is absolutely not acceptable. Go back to the GP practice, ask to see a different one. You do not need to battle this on your own. You are ill, the GP is required to help you. Yes, services are stretched but there are a multitude of things out there. Good that you're talking about it, that's an amazing first step. The website others have mentioned sounds great. Mind is also very good. But give yourself a gold star for seeking help, that's the hardest bit. Perhaps hubby needs to have a read about anxiety/depression on some of these websites as well to stop him being such a cockwomble in the meantime xxx

Thanks guys Dh took me to play some sports. That made me feel a little better, though I still nearly throw up at the idea of going back to work