wait till they hit u with this question

-what do u want ?

-what is your goal ?

-what do u expect from the result ?

then pay money

then follow up again

x365 days repeat

If you 'think' U are one, then is confirmed U are not one.

No 'siau' person will know he is 's0r'

Using dupe for obvious reasons, but i did. What do you wanna know?

You might experience painful emotions or memories which can feel difficult to cope with.

just go to public hospital instead of private

it's very cheap

u can cut your expenses by 90% by going to the public hospital.

Only RM5 per session.

Dear TS,
i don't know about other hospital but government hospital shah alam the got psychiatric unit.
if money is an issue for you getting treatment, please go this hospital.
mental health & stress will affect your body. my colleague even need to early retirement due to kidney failure & need to do dialysis 

Excluding the referral letter you have to bring, probably up to 1 month waiting? Depends on which hospital you went. I think they did quick checkup on you before deciding if you can wait or need immediate attention.
Sometimes the clinic is so jam packed, they put 3 patients in one consultation room. The doctors looked so overworked feels like I'm not the actual patient in the room. This was my experience in large hospital in KL. Just last month I went to the counter thinking I could change appointment date by 1 week on September, they said the earliest date I could move to will be on mid November.   

Back then I went to smaller district hospital, there was like probably 5 people waiting.

go to any nearby Klinik Kesihatan, see any doctor and request for referral letter to Psychiatry dept in a govt hospital

just say you have mental health issues, depression, suicidal thoughts, etc. They will definitely write you a referral letter.

Take the letter to your nearest govt hospital but please check if there is any psychiatry dept in that hospital. Bring the letter to that hospital and make an appointment.

No

They will definitely ask you to get a letter from a doctor in a Klinik Kesihatan

i went sunway hospital for psychiatrist consultation, i have anxiety disorder, every session 30 mins or so.

every session is like rm500 with prescription of lexapro and xanax

just ask how u feeling and tell me how i need to overcome this, which i clearly know i need to overcome and less overthinking but that i unable to do so lol. blahblahblah and there goes my rm500

i think i feel more stress paying rm500 every month for this so i stopped going after 2 sessions.

You just need to conquer your mind, make it your slave. All of us go through ups and downs. Anxiety and depression are completely normal feelings. OCD, ADD, PTSD and ADHD are completely normal behaviors.

Those who go to physiologist and psychiatrist take the easy way out and get stuck in labels.

Agree with what Arkasi and Steponlego shared and it's great that you've "man up" to see either a psychiatrist or psychologist for it. Honestly, don't listen to those advice that say you need to be more positive, have a walk and it'll be fine, toughen up yourself and own your mind kind of nonsense.

I've had depression and later on anxiety with it for 4 years and even got admitted to hospital when it got too serious. I did see a few psychiatrist and psychologist along the way, but only felt at best 60% through a lot of different med combinations cos different ppl react differently to the side effects. My goal that time was to always try to cut off medications asap once I get better.

Then I switched to another psychiatrist and got diagnosed that it is probably genetics where my brain chemicals cannot generate enough chemicals like the normal person to be happy, manage stress etc so I need meds to boost it to a healthy level. After getting the right combination of meds, I recovered completely in 3 months but I no longer feel the urge to cut my medications off like last time. Cos now I feel as good as I was back in college like as if no worries, I can handle stress and problems much better and with a clearer mind. I just treat the meds like some high cholesterol meds or diabetes medication only.

Depression and anxiety have many types of manifestations and causes. The fact that you acknowledge that you need help and are willing to seek for one is the best decision.  People who say why are you so weak etc. probably didn't experience actual depression and anxiety before. When they ask you to be positive or conquer your mind, it's like asking a temporarily handicapped person in the wheelchair to stand and walk straight away. They also need physio before they can stand back up on their own.

Sometimes it's fine to just admit we need help at some point in our lives. No need to worry about ego so much. Ego cannot feed us also. Just be patient with the medications, it's quite trial and error one. For me, psychiatrist work better than psychologist but that's also because I don't like CBT work. When the medications begin to work, you'll see things a lot differently and easier. Cos you can't walk if you can't stand. Take it one step at a time.

Meeeeeee I’m seeing psychiatrist in public hospital.

First of all lerh, highly recommend to visit public hospital because psych meds is a long term thing, not something you eat for a day then you feel ‘ok’, so going to public hospital can keep meds cost to minimal.   

Second, I think meds are beneficial if CBT is not working or you’re experiencing symptoms that are hugely negatively affecting your life. For example, shaky hands, no focus, excessive ruminating etc etc, meds are there to help take the edge off.

There’s no shame in taking SSRI.
Do you know? SSRI can be used to treat premature ejaculation too! Therefore you shouldn’t think that psych meds are for mental people only, you should see that meds are for treating symptoms, not the illness. 
And yea this as well ^. Toxic positivity is a thing too.

*ps: not medical advice Kek, just from my experience*

Ts, please ignore that fellow advice of it's all in your mind rubbish. He clearly hasn't experience mental health problems before & is the old you are a man so tough it out,.man cannot cry mentality.

Otherwise he wouldn't have said going to see a shrink is the easy way out. That is pure bullshit. Fellow clearly doesn't know for quite a number of people it takes a lot of courage to openly admit they need to see a psychiatrist and  thededication to make it work.

I have ocd & believe me it does not go away over time. If I didn't see a psychiatrist. It would.have spiral out of control. When it started getting worse & I didn't know what was ocd. I thought it's all a matter of.being strong willed & not.controlling it.

Believe me it does not work that way. I have to take medication so that I can get it under control. The mind like I said is a complex thing &  sometimes you need professional counselling, other times u need medication to help your keep.your brain chemistry in balance.

Saying don't need to see a shrink is frankly irresponsible. It's like saying I got a fever but I don't even need panadol even though i have it at.home. Just toughen it out & the fever will subside on its own. Imagine the potential brain damage the.fever can cause.all because want to be macho

how was your experience?

i wanna see one as I am in pressure

Well, you're not wrong entirely as it is always good to tackle the root problem where possible. Counselling however does not come from a psychiatrist, it's provided by either a psychologist or a counselor and it's not really a temporary relief. It all comes down to what type of situation a person is in.

TS, there are many types of treatment aimed at a long term fix in counseling to solve the root problem which can come from CBT, talk therapy, DBT and mindfulness (mbct).

These medical professionals are not just temporary solutions but of course, we ourselves need to be receptive and make an effort at recovery. But sometimes, even if we make an effort it might not work due to chemical imbalance such as mine, genetics. Then there's where we need a psychiatrist to help solve the "root cause" or sometimes, we need a temporary relief/ foundation to allow our mind to be a stable/ good state before we tackle the root cause.

how much? why you wanna see? related to your scammed case?

I don't know mah.