And so it begins...

[Holvee]

So a few days ago I wrote in saying that my school councillor suggested I see a gp.

Today was that day!

Going into it I was extremely nervous and my hands were shaking so fricken bad!! I knew the second we started talking that I was going to cry, it was inevitable.

We talked for ages with my mum there but I just didn’t feel comfortable so the gp got her to leave and I was able to open up a little more.

The outcome: no school for 2 weeks, no social media, an appointment at headspace or another place and then maybe a specialist.

It does make me nervous cause I think I will fall behind A LOT more than I already was {and I’m in bloody grade 11} but hopefully when I go back I can get some sort of adjustment to my assignment schedule.

We’ll see what happens I guess

🙂 holly

[Soberlicious96]

Dear Holly,

That is GREAT news that you went to see your GP for help. And that you were able to have some one-on-one time with your GP, without your Mum being there.

If it helps to know, I too tend to walk into those kinds of appointments wanting to be all 'brave and stuff' (and goodness know why, because the whole reason I'm there in the first place is because I'm NOT feeling all brave and stuff in the first place!) and I too cry straight away. I tend to think of those tears as a bit of relief ..... finally getting the help I need.

And even if you do fall behind a little, it certainly won't be the 'be all and end all' of your educational life. Study of all varieties and in many, MANY formats is something that is available to us for pretty much all our lives ..... well into adulthood.

Just take this time now to take care of yourself, in this time, so that you can come out the other side of it stronger and more determined.

Take care. You got this! I'll be thinking of you. xo

[Holvee]

Thank you so much! It feels so great to have this support! I really appreciated that message!

[mocha delight]

Hi holvee I’m so glad your appointment with your gp went a bit better after your mum left the room. You’ve now done the hardest part and yes it’s hard if you do have to start On antidepressants but not as hard as the talk with the gp (or in my case I found it easier) but just so you know which my gp told me is that antidepressants take 6 weeks to start working. Good luck, please keep us updated and if you need to chat I’m here for you ok.

[CJs_mum]

Hey yes we’ll done. It is soo hard to take that step and yes there are so often many tears. It’s hard but man you did it!! I’m proud!
keep it up. I found that the antidepressants I was on stuffed me around at first: so all I needed to do was tell my go that and my pshyc got me on to some better ones right away. It was easy and quick and I’m so much better for it.
it’s not an easy journey but it’s so so so worth taking!

keep us posted. We’re here for you all the way x

[Mememo]

Hi Holvee, such a good thing you did by talking and getting help. It’s worth it even if you have to repeat a subject or something, health is more important and could have got worse without treatment. There are a few different pathways to uni and all that, I didn’t finish school but I still was able to get a Degree through tafe and then went to uni later. I felt so happy reading your post because you’re so young but have a lot of intelligence. If you can manage your mental illness it will help everything! Good on you and all the best 🙂