what's wrong with me

[cuppateaandasliceofcake]

I dont no where to start tbh, had a tough couple of years financialy, had a baby and a stroke, me and dh are always falling out. I just feel that im done, ive got absolutely nothing in my life to look forward to and I just cant shake this feeling, I feel quite detached from everyone apart from my children
Ive been thinking about going the doc's but I keep thinking that they will think I cant cope and get ss involved
Sorry its a bit rambly, I just know I cant carry on like this

Hello Cuppa. Go and see your GP, and don't worry about them thinking you can't cope. Just be honest. Here's a good tip: write your feelings down, that way you don't have to say anything, just hand the paper over.

They reckon 25% of people will suffer some kind of mental ill health at some point, so you're not alone. Good luck.

Hi Cuppa
I had similar feelings to you a couple of months ago. I could barely string a sentence together to get my feelings out to my GP. I did exactly what Nicholas suggests and I handed my GP an A4 piece of paper with all my feelings written down. He wasn't the least bit fazed by it.
He prescribed me Citalopram and I am having counselling.
I am still having a struggle some days but I feel so much better than I did.
Please go and see your GP, no one will think you can't cope, they will just think you need a bit of support right now.
I had a serious bout of depression when I was a single parent with a 3 year old, no one involved ss.
Take care x

Thanks, I didn't phone today, may pluck up the courage tomorrow.
I think I will write down how im feeling as I know I will probably make light of it when I go, im not sure if I am depressed or just a bit down

Hi again, thanks for coming back. Plucking up courage sounds about right. Because of the stigma attached to mental ill health it somehow feels bad to admit to feeling depressed. Which is a shame, as the brain is just another part of the body. You wouldn't need to pluck up the courage to call if you had tonsillitis, say?

The hardest parts are making the appointment and that first meeting with your GP.

Hi Cuppa, it is hard but try to think of it as the first step to feeling better than you do now.
Have you got a good GP?