Should I go and see the doctor?

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For months i've been feeling down now (i think mainly due to my living situation) and these last two months it's been getting worse. I keep crying, and for the last two weeks it's been almost all day everyday. I'm always down and i can't seem to cheer up. I feel irritable of the time which isn't like me at all. Alot of the time i can't sleep, either that or i got to sleep early and wake up late the next day. I fell constantly run down and exhausted (i know this could be cos of the sleeping patterns) I'm constantly stressed and anxious. I keep having migranes that won't go away until i go to bed. I find it hard to concentrate on things because i feel restless and sort of withdrawn. I'm meant to be searching for jobs but lately i've found it hard to get myself to get out there and hand out CV's like i used to and i feel ashamed. I feel hopeless, and almost sort of trapped. I don't want to feel like this, this isn't me at all, it's like i've turned into a different person but i can't slap myself back to life.

Something my partners mother mentioned made me think. She said during conservation that people with depression don't know they've got it and it made me wonder. But i don't know if i'm just being paranoid so i don't know whether to go and talk to the doctor. What do you think?

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Yes go talk to your doctor, but be prepared that they may give you antidepressants and is that what you want? It will only help short term but might give you the lift you need until you can take action to improve your situation. You do need to attack the route cause of this at the end of the day which appears to be that your self asteem has taken a sever tumble and you need to get to a place where you are happier with yourself. Maybe some counselling but also some professional careery advice/assistance to help in getting yourself back to work too. Good luck.

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100% yes. Dont let anyone talk you out of it (including yourself). This wont go away with exercise, positive thinking or any other 'cures' its chemical. And no, you wont know, you just have to trust other people to know & go with what they say as you are not in a position to judge it right now.

To answer SheBGB who may not have first hand experience of antidepressants for clinical depression they will change how you feel, whst you do, your confidence, your motivation & more. Clinical depression IS low self esteem (constant guilt & feeling wrong) Low self esteem doesnt cause it as such it IS it. Its chemical. Counselling wont address this (I know a number of people who have spent a fortune on it & until you tackle the root cause you wont make any progress).

Dont be tempted to stop taking them once they start working either as the depression will only come back