Hi XXXXXXX

Good that you have consulted a GP, to start with.

PHQ-9 is a screening questionnaire not a diagnostic questionnaire

It is very important to disclose all mental issues in form of symptomatology or in terms of any technical diagnosis given by any professional to your GP or Psychiatrist. This will help GP to come to a reasonable conclusion about possible diagnosis, possible plan of management or appropriate referral for that matter. This disclosure includes your detailed life experiences that you have mentioned in your question.

Acceptance is the very beggining stage

Yes, I agree with you, often the treatment of such ailments is not necessarily drugs alone but also includes counselling / psychotherapy in combination. At the same time, on the contrary, counselling/psychotherapy alone may not be able to treat such ailments very effectively. Meaning thereby, an balanced blend of both modality of treatments is often required.

After all, human being consist of body and head. If something can happen to body one takes treatments appropriately (medicines, information about the illness, seeking a specialist etc) without thinking so much.

Similarly, "something" can occur to head (inside brain or mind) to any one at any point of time, then we need to take this issue in that light, also.

Hope, I answered your query

I am available for further discussion

Good luck

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Hi and Thanks XXXXXXX for the kind words,

Good to hear from you that you "ventilated" for 5 hrs, positive start.

Expecting some "dramatic to happen" on Tuesday may be a dramatic / unrealistic expectation.

The dictum is "expectation outcome mismatch" is said to be one of the basic reason for frustration / stress

Also to gain something, one's effort should be a consistent, constant and appropriate,

I hope and wish you a speedy recovery

I am available for further query

Thank you once again

Best Regards

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