info about SSDI for depression anxiety.

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7. The first thing

you need to do is get yourself to a doctor. If you have a primary care provider, ask them to refer you to a psychiatrist (NOT a psychologist, who can't diagnose actual physical reasons behind such things as depression). You can ask your PCP about getting an anti-depressant--they usually start with Prozac, and go from there. If the initial drug is not working, they might be able to find out if there is an actual physical reason behind it, and prescribe appropriately.

Many people in the country won't go to a psychiatrist or therapist because we've attached a stigma on "mental" illness, and people won't accept that our mental health is screwed up in any way. We look weak if we use their services, when in fact, everyone gets stressed out, and could be helped greatly with help.

In fact, it would be difficult to get disability without a psychiatrist to evaluate your condition. I'm not totally sure, but I believe a psychiatrist, who is still a medical doctor, needs to be consulted with any kind of condition that impedes your ability to work.