At what point do you believe you should go to a doctor about a mental illness?

Question

Instead of continuing to self diagnose yourself. 

A lot of you will probably say "when it starts impacting your life negatively" but... what if you feel like something is seriously off, but that's just how you've always been?

Winter_Storm_Guy · Accepted Answer

When you hear voices, have strange racing thoughts, anger outburst,
crying one time, happy the next time, a person can't leave their house
without feeling panicky, a person can't leave their house without
feeling depressed , can't sleep at night cause of trouble thinking,
sleeping too much, can't eat , overeating, feeling lonely with
a whole group of friends or family around you, isolation
drinking too much alcohol with taking high risk, taking high risk
with using drugs. Feelings of self harm, feelings of harming others.
All means these are signs of mental illnesses also if your living with
someone whose got mental health issues they can make your life living hell
people who use drugs and you don't can make you sick mentally ill and
people who drink alcohol and you don't can get drunk and make your life
living hell.

OlderAndWiser · Accepted Answer

If it is something that makes you feel uncomfortable, you should consult a professional. But it does not need to be a physician. There are many, many excellent therapists who do not hold doctoral degrees. . . and their rates are usually much more affordable.

Elarra · Accepted Answer

Unfortunately, it's when it starts impacting your life negatively because that's usually at the time it's really developing. Not many people are born with a mental illness. Instead, it develops over time. So a lot of the time, people just question if they're having a bad day, a bit moody, or a little weird. It's when it starts happening more and more and other people bring it up is when you need to get help. Most mental illnesses can't be tested chemically, just based diagnosed based on symptoms.

EmpatheticLady · Accepted Answer

Honestly, you should really go when you start feel that "something is off/wrong" feeling. It's one thing if you feel upset or depressed for a short period of time. Most people get that way for one reason or another. However, when it keeps coming back and negatively impacting you, that's when you need to see someone.

This coming from someone that should have seen a therapist a long time ago, of course. Do as I say, not as I do.

Rainie_ · Answer

As soon as you realise it or feel like something might be wrong.

Some mental illnesses are best treated when it's in its first stages or very mild.

Leaving a mental illness untreated can at times get worse along the years and if you wait until it starts affecting your life negatively, you'll be incredibly stressed out because of it, and it will take much more work to treat it.

Nothing wrong about seeking help if you're worried. Better safe and informed than sorry.

MaelaK · Answer

At any point, really. You don't need to wait for it to have a rather significant impact on your life when you know you could have dealt with it earlier. We all have some insecurites and inner troubles that can be sorted out, even if they're not that significant.
You can even see a psychologist simply because you want to know more about yourself without feeling really sick and they'd think it's a legitimate reason.

jameson187 · Answer

If it feels seriously off, then you should go immediately. Like you stated before there is an ongoing issue with it. They can get the right diagnosis and more than likely the right help and or medication to level off and come back to feeling normal.

Phoenix98 · Answer

If feel it's negatively affecting you or if you just feel as if something is seriously off, or missing or whatever then it's probably a good idea to get ahead of it before it gets out of hand.

FingerDancer · Answer

At what point do you believe you should go to a doctor about a mental illness? Right at the point you suspect it! Just my opinion

meatballs21 · Answer

When it is negatively affecting you and the people around you. If "that's how you've always been"... maybe you don't know what you could be without the illness?

Rohan2 · Answer

When you have been sabotaging yourself and those around you
often times we develop these illnesses during childhood

Seriously off? like you can't control your own behavior? might want to go to a psychiatrist

KittieCat · Answer

When you don't know the root to the problem, or whatever method you're using to help yourself, isn't working

Hollywood-Glam · Answer

When I notice people telling that something is wrong with me and I should seek for help. The more people telling me I need to go to a therapist, the most likely I will go.

Lelaila · Answer

I'd say the moment where you realize you've done all you could do to change it, but it didn't work.

Decentguy · Answer

when you seriously can't figure out why are you feeling like you are suffering so much, or when you feel that you are being totally different from others in a scary way

Waffles731 · Answer

Its best if you go, I'm getting a new therapist, I should have gotten one a year ago even when. I felt better but now I'm borderline suicidal at least once a day. Don't let it get to that stage

JSmuve · Answer

As soon as one of the voices in my head tells me to. But then the others disagree and I don't know who to listen to.

Alex88F · Answer

if you're hearing thoughts you dont wanna hear, thats a huge red flag if you can't sleep and wake up in the middle of the night gasping for air, tho.

Anonymous · Answer

When someone else sees it. Sometimes you yourself are too close to the situation.

Anonymous · Answer

When you're checking your facebook several dozen times every single day for 3 years to see if a girl you used to like has unblocked you only to see page cannot display

Anonymous · Answer

when you want to know. when i was diagnosed with ADHD i was 5 years old. and my mom wanted to know if she had ADHD as well so she got herself tested.

Princeofanons · Answer

It's better to know sooner than have it get worse

Owl95 · Answer

Talk to a counselor they will tell you

Yanoa_Yanza · Answer

When it's getting in the way of my everyday life

Anonymous · Answer

Finally you realize it. That's the first step

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