counselling

[ahar]

sometimes i feel really really bad either sad or angry and i don't understand why. i used to have a bad temper due to my cycle or if i was stressed but the problem seems much worse now. sometimes i feel like i might be depressed but then i have some good days where i'm really happy and it confuses me. and sometimes i get angry, either for good reasons or not, but the anger frightens me. i start to cry and scream then i begin to start hitting my face and things aroung me like the walls or the floor. but i know that people with depression feel like they don't want to live and i don't feel like that. i also never get very bad unless i'm on my own. i thought about getting counselling but i don't know if i'm being over the top. also i'm in a job where mental illness would get you struck off - would getting counselling cause me to lose my job? i never feel this way at work as it only happens when i'm alone and i never lash out at others, only myself.

[Theland]

First things first before you go down the counselling route - Do you not have anybody you share your life with that you can talk to. Have you recently had a major upheaval in your life?
You certainly should talk to somebody close, and soon. That's a start.
But keep posting if it helps.

[oopsydoopsy]

get some help - don't be too proud to ask for help - no way can you be "struck off " for receiving counselling.

[naz_nomad]

are you're in a medical profession? ... you use the term 'struck off'.

[smiffy65]

I think your first step would be to go and speak to your doctor,it really does sound as if you need to talk to someone, but hey. when you feel like that again why dont you just come and talk to us we are very good listeners,and I am sure we could make you feel better .it does sound as if you are very stressed so please do seek help

[oopsydoopsy]

? could be in legal profession. naz.....unless it is a term in national league tiddlywinks or the like, which i know nothing about .

[naz_nomad]

ah, never thought of 'legal' ...

[lainiej]

ok ahar. First things first = please calm down. Once you've calmed down you can start to see things as they really are.; I suffer from depression and often feel exactly the same as you do. I've been taking Prozac for 18 months and although I feel as tho they dont make any difference, if I try to reduce the dose to one a day I go totally off it; I'm paranoid feeling as tho my husband is cheating on me. I'm going to see my doc next week cos I've been researching how I feel and I think it may be bi-polar depression(manic-depressive)
If you'd like to chat to me I'll give you my email address. I'm here for you hun x