How do i tell my GP I think i might have depression?

Hi there, i suffer with a form of depression, really i was only recently diagnosed but have had suffered for a few years, i just thought it was me a part of my character so when somebody would say 'are you depressed' i know it sounds ridiculous but i just didn't know what they were asking, i think what i'm trying to say here is depression comes in many forms, you can do your own research online but it is best to to talk to your gp, you're in sixth form? Then you're old enough to see the dr by yourself, but i say this if i had a choice i would have wanted somebody to know how i was feeling, you're not any less of a person for suffering, you should try to talk to your parents. Even if it isn't depression its best to start somewhere, so talking about it with your gp is a great start. Give your parents a try, believe me i know its hard i'm not a great emotional person either. Just know this help is out there, chin up, stop over fretting (take a break from overcrowding your brain with online tests) and write out a plan of what you want/should do. Nick .

Hello, I found myself in a very similar situation to you, I do not like talking to people about my emotions and how I am feeling and I am quite a shy person so going to see my gp was a massive deal to me - I posted on here and several people said to write everything down and just hand it over to the doctor. So I did I went on thursday on my own and gave him what I had wrote. I hope this helps and that you start to feel better soon x x

Best not to say to the doctor you think you have depression.  What you need to do is tell them how you feel and let them do the diagnosis. 

You may not have depression.  It could be something else.  Just say exactly ho0w you are feeling n ow.  I know it is not easy, and you may be like I was, and end in a heap of tears.  If you do, that is all right, because it will make the diagnosis easier for the doctor.  He can see how you are feeling.  If you want his help then unfortunately you will hgave to open up, however difficult it is.  I took someone with me, but you say you would rather go on your own.  Wait until you are up to it.

Hope you can write to us and let us know whether you managed to get to the doctor.  It is very difficult dealing with emotional thinbgs on your own, and I think support would help, but that is up to you.

Take care

hello

i am exactly the same some times i will never leave my room i hide from the world i feel awful when i am outside all i want to do is run home and all i will do is cry on my own. by the sound of it you do have depression like me but all you have to do is go to a doctor you have seen before one you like just tell them how you have been even if you cant say it give them a letter explaing how you feel. even though im not even close to being myself agin YET i know that it took me that small step to getting me back to me one and hopefully you back to your self again  

You could start by writing down what you have writen here, my friend. You have expressed what most of us go through when we have depression. The fact it comes on for no apparent reason indicates that depression is the likely cause. While the medication can be a bit hit & miss, it does generally work well. Depression & anxiety are 2 edges of the same sword, but are both treated with different meds. I found that the meds I took for the anxiety, helped enormously with the depression, because it helped calm my churning stomach & kept me on an evev keel. Go to your GP, he/she will not bite you & anything that goes on between you & your GP, is strictly confidential. Don't worry, make the appointment & go, we will all be rooting for you.