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If you don't mind me asking: What kind of doctor did you see? What do you say when you want to make an appointment?

Lately I've been wanting to talk to a doctor, but I get very hung up on who I need to see and how to kick off the conversation about how I've been feeling.

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I just went to see a general family doctor originally. I made the appointment by saying that I hadn't been in for a checkup in a while and wanted to establish a relationship with a general practitioner (for me it felt even more difficult to talk about being depressed with a random secretary). Then when I went in for the appointment I told the doctor I was there because I'd been depressed for a while and it had gotten bad enough that I wanted to see about treatment options. She was kind and professional from there, recommending me to a therapist in the practice and getting me set up with an appointment. It seems like a huge mountain from this side of things but at least from my doctor's reaction, this is hardly a rare occurrence and they know how to help you without making you feel like a burden or a crazy person or something (which is what I feared before I went in).

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