I have suffered with depression for such a long time but always thought it was more than that. I could never put my finger on it but knew it was something more than a low mood.
I have never been able to finish anything, procasination is my best skill and I give up far too easily. This has resulted in me never being in a job longer than 12 months and always flitting from one thing to another. I get these great ideas and think 'I WILL do this' but ALWAYS give up.
I also have PTSD (Abusive relationship) and self harm and binge eat.
I am very compulsive in lots of ways. (Shopping, eating, spending, have big ideas that never come to anything.)
Having done some research and looked at a lot of MH threads here I recognise myself in a lot of ADHD symptoms along with binge eating and depression. Is it possible to have all of these at the same time?
How do I talk to my GP about it?
Do I just concentrate on one thing (the binge eating is the one causing the worst depression as I am now very overweight) or do I tell my GP all of this and see where we go?
I am receiving therapy for the PTSD (EMDR) but I feel that this isn't enough. When I have dealt with this I will still have all of the other stuff going on and I feel like I have just had enough. I feel like a failure because I can't finish anything. I struggle with basic housework unless I am having a 'up' day which is rare.
I am sorry for the rant, I just needed to get all of these thoughts down. Its all swimming around my head and I don't want to go to the GP and rant to him so it doesn't make sense.
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I am seeing my GP in an hour, can you help me organise my thoughts please?
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BloominMarvellous · 13/02/2013 08:44
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