dear Maccamuffin, I would like to welcome you to the site but you are now already part of it, and have given yourself an introduction that is well deserved recognition, because the pressures of being in year 12 are enormous, even though it's a long time since I was doing it, as I'm a 60 year old chap, and often reply to young people going through exactly what you are, so you should be congratulated and deserve a pat on your back.
I believe that you are the first person to present a tape that the Beyond Blue forum has allowed to be shown to many of us on this forum, so that's a feather in your cap.
What you have shown is that the need for someone to be able to click with their counsellor, psychologist or therapist is so important, but I haven't mentioned any psychiatrist, simply because that relationship is based on prescribing medication and it's much more a formal session with them.
The important issue here is that you understood that you needed help and didn't stay in denial which a lot of people do, thinking that it would get better soon, but it doesn't, it just becomes a deeper and worse situation.
So well done and good luck with your study. Geoff.
