Hi Hugo and welcome. You are absolutely not troubling your doctor - it’s what they’re there for. Can you push for an earlier appointment? Perhaps tell them you’ve had to take time off work because of how you’re feeling? Or perhaps you could ask for a telephone call with the doctor to start with?

A while back my husband was struggling with certain events but didn’t want to burden me as I have physical issues and he didn’t want to add to my pressures. But I knew he was struggling and because he wasn’t talking to me I couldn’t help him or encourage him to see his doctor. Marriage is a partnership, and the only sensible way to deal with all of what’s going on in both your lives is by doing it together.

Is it possible to return to your course when you feel better (because , with help, you will feel better)?