§ Journey
Action protocol for when your head is the trunk of the problem.
Naming it (depression vs sadness vs burnout). The 72-hour stabilise. The GP visit and what to ask. The Mental Health Treatment Plan and the Medicare-rebated psychologist sessions. Therapy types and finding someone. Telling people. The recovery protocol. What to do when it comes back, because it usually does.
Begin →Depression vs sadness vs burnout vs grief. The PHQ-9 markers. Why naming it correctly changes the next step.
Sleep, food, movement, sunlight. The smallest possible base. What to do today, this afternoon, before anything else.
How to book it, what to say, the Mental Health Treatment Plan, the medication question.
CBT, ACT, IPT, schema. The Medicare-rebated psychologist sessions. How to find someone you don't hate by session three.
Partner, family, work. Who needs the full version, who needs the headline. Scripts that don't make it the topic.
The slow climb. Non-linear. The metrics that matter. The "it's working" markers most men miss.
Relapse as part of the picture, not a verdict. The early-warning checklist. Why the second time is shorter.