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Head talk

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peppapiglet · 10/07/2012 12:54

Hi
Feeling very low at the moment as a single parent with little support emotionally. A lot of life event have happened recently and i am very teary today. i have suffered depression in the past and have been on ads but not for years. i would like to avoid going on them if possible and am trying to manage the depression and anxiety in other ways.. ie eating well, exercising etc.
I spend a lot of time on my own, however am quite motivated and am not afraid to do things on my own, i am independent. i am taking my ds away on my own soon, a little nervous but ok.
I have constant thoughts and anxieties, mainly around the relationship with my mother, just being divorced and split with exP. panics if i can manage on my own with ds and the effect it will have on him. i have been shouting a lot recently :-(
i have a lot of "head talk" going on. i have a tightness in my chest like i could cry at any time. I sometimes have to do X,Y and Y before i can do something that is bothering me eg.. making an important phonecall. i am probably overanalysing i dont know but i have have a constant "thing" where i am living up to something although i dont know why and i dont know who for. i feel like i want everything "perfect"... i hope i am making sense in some form. i have self help books etc but my memory is terrible at the moment and i dont seem to be truly taking it in.... any ideas, are is my brain just adjusting to recent events and i have to "ride it out"

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peppapiglet · 11/07/2012 08:54

anyone? :-)

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amillionyears · 11/07/2012 13:47

Dont have any experience of this.What do you mean by "head talk"?
Have you been to the GP.It may not be depression,though it does sound like it a bit to me

TeacakeTilly · 11/07/2012 20:02

I know what you mean peppa. Counselling is helping me - can you get a referral from your gp?

peppapiglet · 11/07/2012 22:37

hi
what i mean by head talk, is i feel there is a lot going on in my mind constantly, almost like that inner voice iyswim.. perhaps i am spending too much time alone and not reaching out to people. i have been prescribed sertraline, yes i am referring myself for cbt. hoping it will help

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frogintheroad · 13/07/2012 19:57

hi peppapiglet,
just wanted to say i know what u mean by headtalk, or think i do... for me it used to be a constant stream of consciousness, usually about how rubbish i was. u can change it with cbt, it doesnt have to be there. think every1 talks negatively to themselves sometimes, but for me it got a bit too much. hav been on meds for depression/ anxiety for over 10yrs, sertraline has definitely been the best one for me lately!!Smile hope it helps, if not try diff ones xx

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