Umhlahlandlela Wezingxoxo Zodokotela: Ungakhuluma Kanjani Nge-MDD Yakho

-Delile

• Yeka ukuzizwa unamahloni
• Gcina iphephabhuku
• Letha umngane noma isihlobo ukuzokuxhasa
• Thola udokotela ohlukile
• Zifundise
• Woza uzilungiselele ngemibuzo
• Ukuthatha

Isifo esikhulu sokudangala (MDD) senza kube nzima ukuba nethemba, ikakhulukazi lapho ukudabuka, isizungu, ukukhathala, kanye nemizwa yokuphelelwa ithemba kwenzeka nsuku zonke. Noma ngabe umcimbi ongokomzwelo, ukuhlukumezeka, noma izakhi zofuzo kubangela ukucindezeleka kwakho, usizo luyatholakala.

Uma unemishanguzo yokudangala futhi izimpawu ziyaqhubeka, kungazizwa sengathi uphelelwe yizinketho. Kodwa ngenkathi ama-anti-depressants neminye imishanguzo efana nezidakamizwa zokulwa nokukhathazeka noma i-antipsychotic inganciphisa izimpawu, alukho uhlelo lokwelashwa olulingana nosayizi owodwa lokudangala. Yingakho kubalulekile ukuthi uvule futhi uthembeke nge-MDD nodokotela wakho.

Lokhu kulula ukukusho kunokukwenza, ikakhulukazi uma ungakavumelani nokugula kwakho. Kodwa-ke, ukululama kwakho kuncike ekutheni ungasinqoba yini lesi sithiyo. Njengoba ulungiselela ukuqokwa kwakho okulandelayo, nazi izikhombisi ezimbalwa okufanele uzikhumbule.

Yeka ukuzizwa unamahloni

Unganqikazi ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho ngezimpawu zakho. Kungakhathalekile ukuthi uke waba nezingxoxo eziningiliziwe mayelana nokudangala esikhathini esedlule, gcina udokotela wakho esesikhathini.

Ukuletha isihloko akusho ukuthi ungumuntu okhalayo noma okhalazayo. Ngokuphambene nalokho, kusho ukuthi uyasebenza ngokuthola isisombululo esisebenzayo. Impilo yakho yengqondo ibalulekile. Ngakho-ke uma umuthi owuthathayo ungasebenzi, sekuyisikhathi sokuzama omunye umuthi noma uhlobo oluthile lokwelashwa.

Ungazwela kakhulu ngokwabelana ngolwazi ngaphandle kokukhathazeka ngokuthi udokotela wakho uzophendula kanjani. Kodwa kungenzeka, akukho lutho ozolusho kudokotela wakho abangakaze bakuzwe ngaphambilini. Odokotela abaningi bayabona ukuthi ezinye izindlela zokwelapha azisebenzi kuwo wonke umuntu. Ukuzibamba futhi ungalokothi uxoxe ngokuthi uzizwa kanjani kungakwandisa ukululama kwakho.

Gcina iphephabhuku

Ulwazi olwengeziwe owabelana ngalo nodokotela wakho, kuzoba lula kakhulu ukuthi udokotela wakho ancome uhlelo lokwelashwa olusebenzayo. Udokotela wakho udinga ukwazi konke ngesimo sakho, njengezimpawu nokuthi uzizwa kanjani usuku nosuku. Kuyasiza nokunikeza imininingwane ngemikhuba yakho yokulala, isifiso sakho sokudla, nezinga lamandla akho.

Ukukhumbula lolu lwazi ngesikhathi esibekiwe kungaba nzima. Ukwenza kube lula kuwe, gcina incwadi ubhale phansi indlela ozizwa ngayo usuku ngalunye. Lokhu kunikeza udokotela wakho umbono ocacile wokuthi ngabe ukwelashwa kwakho kwamanje kuyasebenza yini.

Letha umngane noma isihlobo ukuzokuxhasa

Lapho ulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti ezayo, kulungile ukuletha umngane noma isihlobo ukuze sikusekele. Uma unqikaza ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana ne-MDD, ungazizwa ukhululekile ukuvula uma unokwesekwa egumbini nawe.

Lo muntu akahloselwe ukuba abe yizwi lakho noma akhulume egameni lakho. Kepha uma wabelane ngemizwa yakho nokuhlangenwe nakho kwakho nalo muntu, bangakusiza ukuthi ukhumbule imininingwane ebalulekile ngesimo sakho njengenkulumo yakho nodokotela wakho.

Udokotela wakho futhi anganikeza izeluleko noma iziphakamiso ngesikhathi sokuqokwa. Umuntu ohamba nawe angathatha amanothi futhi akusize ukhumbule lezi ziphakamiso ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

Thola udokotela ohlukile

Abanye odokotela bazijwayeze kakhulu izifo zempilo yengqondo futhi bakhombisa iziguli zabo uzwelo olukhulu. Kodwa-ke, abanye abanalo uzwela kangako.

Uma uthatha imishanguzo yokulwa nengcindezi kodwa uzwe ukuthi umuthi wakho othile awusebenzi, ungavumeli udokotela ukuthi aqede ukukhathazeka kwakho noma abhekele phansi ukungathi sína kwesimo sakho. Kufanele ube ngummeli wakho. Ngakho-ke uma udokotela wakho wamanje engakuthathi ngokungathí sina noma elalela ukukhathazeka kwakho, thola omunye.

Zifundise

Ukuzifundisa nge-MDD kwenza kube lula ukuletha lesi sihloko nodokotela wakho. Uma ungajwayele ukucindezelwa, ungasaba ukucwaswa kokubizwa ngokugula kwengqondo. Imfundo ibalulekile ngoba ikusiza ukuthi wazi ukuthi lezi zifo zivamile nokuthi awuwedwa.

Abanye abantu bahlushwa ukucindezeleka buthule. Lokhu kungafaka abangani bakho, umndeni, osebenza nabo, nomakhelwane. Ngenxa yokuthi abantu abaningi abakhulumi ngokudangala kwabo, kulula ukukhohlwa ukuthi lesi simo sisakazeke kangakanani. Ngokwe-Anxiety and Depression Association of America, i-MDD “ithinta abantu abadala baseMelika abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-15, noma cishe amaphesenti angu-6.7 wabantu base-U.S. Abaneminyaka engu-18 nangaphezulu ngonyaka onikeziwe.”

Ukufunda ngokugula kwakho kungakunika amandla futhi kukunikeze ukuzethemba kokufuna usizo.

Woza uzilungiselele ngemibuzo

Njengoba uzifundisa nge-MDD, dala uhlu lwemibuzo kudokotela wakho. Abanye odokotela bahle kakhulu ngokunikeza iziguli zabo imininingwane ewusizo. Kodwa akunakwenzeka ngodokotela wakho ukuthi abelane ngolwazi ngalunye ngokugula kwakho.

Uma unemibuzo, ibhale phansi bese uyabelana nodokotela wakho ekuqokweni kwakho okulandelayo. Mhlawumbe unemibuzo ngokujoyina amaqembu osizo endawo. Noma mhlawumbe ufunde ngezinzuzo zokuhlanganisa izithasiselo ezithile nezidambisi. Uma kunjalo, cela udokotela wakho ukuthi akutusele izithasiselo eziphephile.

Ngokuya ngobukhulu besifo sakho sokucindezeleka, ungabuza ngezinye izindlela zokwelashwa kokucindezeleka, njengokwelashwa kwe-electroconvulsion ukushintsha amakhemikhali obuchopho bakho. Udokotela wakho futhi angazi izilingo zomtholampilo ongahlanganyela kuzo.

Ukuthatha

Ungathola ukukhululeka kokudangala. Ukululama nokuqhubeka nempilo yakho kubandakanya izingxoxo ezivulekile nezethembekile nodokotela wakho. Asikho isizathu sokuzizwa unamahloni noma ucabange ukuthi ungumthwalo. Udokotela wakho ukhona ukusiza. Uma ukwelashwa okukodwa kungasebenzi, omunye anganikeza imiphumela engcono.