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<blockquote data-quote="Sally66" data-source="post: 860869" data-attributes="member: 180087"><p>Hi there. Yes I do think counselling is important and would help greatly. Whether this takes the form of support groups with occasional talks or a one to one service. Yes this site is excellent but meeting people face to face is always much more reassuring. We live in a "sickness so medicate" society and that is not always the best approach. GPs just don't have the time to do the counselling needed when people are suffering from the psychological blow that this diagnosis has. I have a very good GP who really cares but she's always running late and always fully booked - cos she does try to counsel her patients but her time is limited. Something family members can go to too as they are often the ones dealing with your depression and want to help. If there was such a group near me I'd jump at the chance. I would also welcome something to give to employers - they seem to be the worst at showing any sympathy at all. Both my sister in law ( a TA with T2) and myself (teacher, pre diabetic at mo) have been treated really badly by our Heads. I was even threatened with disciplinary action for taking an emergency GP appointment which meant leaving 10 mins before the end of the school day even though I arranged cover for my kids. This was the Monday after receiving the "letter" from GP with my results on a Friday asking to make an app asap. I was in a right panic having just had a period of time off work for a hysterectomy. No one had any sympathy for how I may have felt to be given this diagnosis so soon after major surgery if they did my boss hopefully would not have been so cruel in her comments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sally66, post: 860869, member: 180087"] Hi there. Yes I do think counselling is important and would help greatly. Whether this takes the form of support groups with occasional talks or a one to one service. Yes this site is excellent but meeting people face to face is always much more reassuring. We live in a "sickness so medicate" society and that is not always the best approach. GPs just don't have the time to do the counselling needed when people are suffering from the psychological blow that this diagnosis has. I have a very good GP who really cares but she's always running late and always fully booked - cos she does try to counsel her patients but her time is limited. Something family members can go to too as they are often the ones dealing with your depression and want to help. If there was such a group near me I'd jump at the chance. I would also welcome something to give to employers - they seem to be the worst at showing any sympathy at all. Both my sister in law ( a TA with T2) and myself (teacher, pre diabetic at mo) have been treated really badly by our Heads. I was even threatened with disciplinary action for taking an emergency GP appointment which meant leaving 10 mins before the end of the school day even though I arranged cover for my kids. This was the Monday after receiving the "letter" from GP with my results on a Friday asking to make an app asap. I was in a right panic having just had a period of time off work for a hysterectomy. No one had any sympathy for how I may have felt to be given this diagnosis so soon after major surgery if they did my boss hopefully would not have been so cruel in her comments. [/QUOTE]
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