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I've had psychological issues all my life, mostly just not liking myself and having social anxiety. Though I've seen mental health professionals in the past, I've never really been diagnosed with anything until today. I was diagnosed with disthymia, which is a mild chronic depression that's not present all the time, but most of the time. It feels good to finally be able to put a name to what's been going on all these years, and to have a treatment lined up. The psychologist I saw prescribed weekly psychotherapy and joining a gym and getting exercise for the endorphins as well as helping me lose weight, and she said that antidepressants (SSRIs, and probably Zoloft or Prozac, to be exact) would probably be a good idea, but I need to go to my doctor for them. I don't have time to join a gym until the beginning of March when this trimester is over, but I'm excited. Once I put in the work and start seeing some results, I know I'll be able to keep going. I just need to keep this hope alive.