Me trying to book an appointment with my GP: hey my depression has been getting worse over the last month and its at the point where its interfering with my ability to manage my day-to-day life, I need to discuss medication with my GP asap.
The secretary: well I see that you have an appointment booked with her for a completely unrelated reason a month from now, you should just wait until then and discuss it with her at that appointment.
Me: thanks, yeah, I’ll do that, it’s not like I need to be a functional person at any point for the next month. Also unmedicated depression that is actively getting worse is never really all that dangerous to the patient so it’s okay to just leave them hanging for a full month with no support. I love my country’s healthcare system.
I am able to pressure them for an appointment sooner and I am actively doing that but the fact that I need to is absolute ass.