I know, it's been almost a month since the last post, so I'll run down what has taken so long. Some time (my memory says 8 days, but my phone memory says 10 days) after I made the first call, I finally got a response. However, they told me they wouldn't have an opening for a new patient until late December, and suggested two other places I could go.
Being me, I dragged my feet some more. Nearly 3 weeks after getting the recommendation, I finally made the call to one of the places they recommended. That was yesterday. This place told me that I needed to come in to finish setting up the appointment. So today, I took a 45-minute bus ride to the other side of town and set up the appointment. Seriously, the other side of town--I saw where Court ends (and a random statue sitting on a hill).
Anyway, funny thing about depression. It makes you not want to talk about it--for fear of what people will think of you. And yet, everyone I've talked to about it--from connection group leaders to roommates to a regular customer at work--seems to have dealt with some degree of it, and has been super supportive. So yeah, depression is a real jerk--making you drive people away when human contact is what you need. So to anyone that reads this, whether I gave you a link, or someone else did, thank you for your love and support.
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