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Issues you may be facing
Dealing with feelings of sadness after the breakup of a relationship | Learning to understand and deal with symptoms of clinical depression | Steps to take to get help | Learning how to deal with stress
Steps to take to get help
You might want to consider contacting your family doctor or a doctor at a clinic to explain how you have been feeling so they can determine what kind of help would be most effective in your case. Medication is often recommended in situations like yours.
If your doctor does not seem comfortable in evaluating depression (a few doctors aren't) see another doctor who is. Remember that medication is not necessarily the answer to your entire situation.
- You may need to look at how you respond
to stress, and review your coping mechanisms - this is where
counselling might come in. Most people who experience this type
of depression do recover but professional help is important in
speeding your recovery.
- Depression can be very discouraging and you
need the support of friends, family, and professionals to help
you get through the darkest part of this common but miserable
illness.
- If you have any suicidal thoughts
or feelings, it is very important that you convey them to someone
and do not keep them to yourself. They are a strong sign
that you need help. If you can't talk to friends, family, or your
doctor about it, be sure to call a telephone Distress Centre (they
can be found inside the front cover of the telephone book). If you are in danger of hurting yourself, go to the emergency
room of your local hospital and tell the staff how you are feeling
so they can help you.
- What's most important is that you not lose hope. One of the symptoms of depression is hopelessness and yet depression is episodic which means it has a beginning and an end. You will not always feel this way. Take steps now to give yourself a chance to get on the road to recovery more quickly.
To arrange for counselling, please call our Service Access Unit, Tel: 416.595.9618
