Five Excuses that Might Prevent You from Getting Help for Depression

5. The doctor will make me take medicine, and I don't want to.

First of all, the doctor won't make you do anything. He or she will suggest a course of treatment that may include medication, but that doesn't mean you have to go that route. When I was first diagnosed, because my depression was so severe and of such a long duration, the doctor suggested both medication and therapy. I refused the medication for the first six months for some reason that I really don't remember, but I did go to therapy. Ultimately I made the decision to go on medication, which was definitely a good decision.

Talk therapy in combination with antidepressants is felt to be the most effective way to treat depression, but talk therapy can be effective on its own.

So if you think that one of these excuses is holding you back from getting treatment for depression, you owe it to yourself to move past it and get some help. I can promise you that it's worth the effort.