I Have a Confession

@ThePerfectUsername Thanks but there's definitely shame and stigma here... maybe not in a hospital but a lot of people still think we're "choosing" to be sick and a positive mindset is going to change everything. That's why we've got a ton of untreated people and those that have some sense do go to a doctor because of those that didn't. Truth be told, older people have no idea what's this "anxiety" and "depression" and other mental illnesses we're talking about.

I beg to differ on that score. It's only three months since I helped my 22 yo grandson recover from a suicide attempt. You simply don't get to decide what other people know or don't know about mental illnes.

One thing I do know is that it takes real guts to walk into a GP's and admit "I'm depressed" as my grandson did. You may not currently have the guts to do that but if you don't buckle up and find them you run the risk of becoming just as big a failure as the people who'd condemn you for it.
@Melpomene

@ThePerfectUsername Good job on supporting your grandson and I hope that he's alright now but just because you know about it doesn't change the fact that no one here that's over 40 years old (and doesn't directly work in health) thinks about how deadly mental illnesses are, until they lose someone.
And no, it's not about having the guts. I am exhausted and going to a therapist could be risky in some other ways.