Go to the ER and tell them what you're going through, especially if you have suicidal thoughts or thoughts of self harm. They will help you get the right kind of help and it sounds like you need it sooner rather than later. If they feel counselling is needed, they will refer you to a program that guarantees you will see a psychiatrist within 2 weeks (AHS covers psychiatrist services). If it is bad enough, they may recommend you check yourself in for in patient psychiatric services.
This is what I did (it was actually recommended to me by the screener for NW Psychiatric services) because the wait for a psychiatrist if referred by your family doc can take months. I went to the ER, explained what was going on, talked with one of the doctors and was referred to Adult Psychiatric Services at Foothills. I saw a psychiatrist within two weeks for my screening and went for sessions for that.
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