Getting mental health conditions properly diagnosed in a clinical environment is absolutely not that simple. I am basing this off of more than a decade of going through the US mental health system at a high level of utilization. I am not saying that OP shouldn’t try to get a professional opinion, it can be valuable but its not the end all be all. People need to absolutely understand that a lot of the time the doctors are just guessing at what is wrong mental health wise and are subject to a lot of biases. Hearing what other people online have to say and self evaluating is absolutely still a valuable thing to do and dismissing op by saying “go to a doctor” is actually anti helpful.
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calypsopub@lemmy.world 8 months ago
If this feels new rather than something you’ve always dealt with, please get evaluated by a doctor right away. Nobody on Lemmy can diagnose you over the Internet.
GnomeKat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
Pandantic@midwest.social 8 months ago
Are you talking about general practitioners or psychiatrist? I think OP should go to a GP if these things aren’t normal, but since OP said they are, they should see a Psychiatrist / psychologist. It’s true, that this may not help depending on the doctor, but a psychiatrist can do real evaluations as to not “guess” and help fine-tune any depression/anxiety meds that are prescribed as to not keep a person on prescriptions that “aren’t actually helpful”. Some of it is guess work, yes, but if you treat for anxiety, try different meds, and it’s still not going away, then a good psychiatrist will suggest something else. This is coming from over a decade of moderate-use of the US mental healthcare system.
I want to point out that saying “you should see a doctor” should always be the first post on any psychological and/or physical problem post for the simple fact that some people do ask questions on the internet instead of seeing a doctor. This is not dismissive and does not prevent people from giving their non-medical opinions, but if someone follows someone’s advice on the internet instead of going to the doctor, this could be a life-and-death mistake.
Also, from what OP said in the original post, this could just as easily been a fairly serious medical condition.
Frozengyro@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yea, this sounds serious enough to see a doc about. Particularly if it’s a new thing.
_number8_@lemmy.world 8 months ago
everyone knows this. not everyone has access to Proper Healthcare. surely a crowd sourced answer you can google to verify is better than nothing
stackPeek@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The correct answer will always go to doctor.
I don’t really know what to say if there is no proper health care available, even my country (a developing country too) still have free health care.
AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 8 months ago
This isn’t new for me, I’ve always been like this. It’s just that it’s begun to cause me issues again since starting a new job. And yes I intend to see a doctor as soon as possible, but I’m just asking Lemmy in the meantime to see what people think
NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Do you have anxiety? I had a lot of these issues before I got on anxiety medication when I worked retail.
I think for me it was that my brain was too focused on anxiety and over thinking things that it wasn’t properly paying attention to the job and social aspects
AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 8 months ago
Yeah I have anxiety disorder, I’ve blamed my issues on that for a long time but I’ve just been wondering if it could be something else too.
murmelade@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
Do you smoke weed? Are you on medication?