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Suggest Methods To Handle Depression

I am very depressed all of the time. I do not have medical insurance, therefore I will not go to the doctor. I have three beautiful little girls and have had a tubal ligation, which I am regretting terribly. I think that is one of the main reasons I am depressed. I constantly dream of babies, and it is starting to scare me. I have talked to my doctor several times before and he says I am not depressed, I am just tired. I do not want to get out of bed, I cry ALL of the time over nothing and I need help!! what should I do. I cannot afford to pay another $90 for my doctor to tell me nothing is wrong.
Fri, 20 Feb 2015
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Look there are 03 conditions in psychiatric illness when treatment should be offered:-
1. When patient himself is aware of illness and is experiencing significant personal distress.
2. When others in the society are significantly suffering despite the person denying illness.
3. When there is significant social and occupational dysfunction.

Further you definitely have features of depression like :- you are distressed, you cry all the time, you are bed bound and unable to do job, having low self esteem of not able to produce children anymore, and considering yourself responsible all the time.
If these symptoms are persisting and remains most of the time in a day and most of the days in a week then you definitely need help and treatment by a psychiatrist.
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Suggest Methods To Handle Depression

Look there are 03 conditions in psychiatric illness when treatment should be offered:- 1. When patient himself is aware of illness and is experiencing significant personal distress. 2. When others in the society are significantly suffering despite the person denying illness. 3. When there is significant social and occupational dysfunction. Further you definitely have features of depression like :- you are distressed, you cry all the time, you are bed bound and unable to do job, having low self esteem of not able to produce children anymore, and considering yourself responsible all the time. If these symptoms are persisting and remains most of the time in a day and most of the days in a week then you definitely need help and treatment by a psychiatrist.