Hi Janey,
It's incredibly hard to make that first big leap and get yourself out there (doctors offices used to be an awfully anxiety provoking place for me too) but I think we both know it's really got to happen at some point. You have to ask yourself "how long do I want this to continue for?" I completely empathise with you - tired all the time, losing the will to go around with your everyday routines and all the physical and emotional exertion that accompanies it. But one day you're going to have to push yourself and really start to make some changes.
You have come forward and started talking to us and that's a great step but you just need to push that little bit harder and get to the doctors office. Alternatively, like Lynda suggested, ring the beyondblue chat and use it to get some stuff off your chest. It helps to speak to people on the forums but a real voice can sometimes do a wealth of good. Also, do you have anybody that you can speak to in person? Family, friends etc.?
I'm so sorry you're feeling like this, but everyone of us knows how you're feeling and you're never alone. I'm 24 and I feel like I've gone through enough emotional drama to make me about 90 years old. I was in a terrible place for most of my teens until about last year. But I've gotten better, heaps better. There is always light at the end of the tunnel, it just takes some dedication and time to reach it.
Pat.
