Do i mention it to my gp?
I'll apologize in advance, it's long.
For the past few years I've suffered from anxiety and depression, I'm out of education now and need a job but due to my anxiety I feel uncomfortable just walking down the street let alone in a crowded work environment, because of this I've been applying for jobs like warehouse work but I'm not having any luck.
I've decided to see my gp to get some help but there's a detail I'm afraid to mention as I think it might affect the possible treatment I might receive in a negative way.
I've always had anxiety but it was muted before and I was still confident in many ways but when I was 16 I started smoking weed, I started smoking more and more to the point I was high most days, by the age of 18 my anxiety was getting worse and I was becoming unhappy from 18 -20 I smoked continuously and I went into depression and I had strong anxiety, I'm now 21, I haven't smoked weed in 6 months and even then I had cut right down but my anxiety and depression is at an all time high.
I believe I was prone to anxiety/depression anyway as I believe I may be bipolar but I do feel cannabis has made it a whole lot worse and had a long lasting affect.
Problem is I feel that if I mention my experience but missing out cannabis I would get referred to a specialist as well as medication but I fear that if I mention I used to be a heavy cannabis user I'd either get a biased treatment or told its only temporary ( which even if it is I don't care I can't carry on like this)
Do you think I should mention my previous experience with weed?