Urgent Care

You go to urgent care the next day at 9:30pm after your shift. The wait is not too long, and you're able to be seen by someone soon.

Through a language line, you tell them that you've been experiencing episodes of severe anxiety where it feels like your heart is going to fall out of your chest. You tell them that you feel sad and so incredibly lonely all the time. You tell them that if it weren't for your daughters, you'd consider taking your own life.

The healthcare provider tells you that she doesn't ordinarily prescribe mental health medications the first time she meets someone, and that you're better off going to a Primary Care Physician. But, she adds, given the severity of the situation, she's willing to make an exception.