General support thread 2

[Helplessandheartbroke]

All welcome. No judgement and kindness all around x

Hey @Ilovedogs1 glad you're doing well! I've also been considering a lower dose but they told me to wait until November x

@Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain That’s good you will be busy and have someone with you for support .

was back at work today and wasn’t too bad but still felt anxious all day so sertraline not kicking in yet .

Did they explain why you needed to wait until then? ☀️

Hey @JamSandle they said I should be on the dose 6 months before they lower it. How are you? @popandchoc glad work wasn't too bad for you. I'm an anxious wreck today but LO was up allll night and forgot my meds yesterday....

Glad to hear your doing ok @Ilovedogs1 and sorry your having a bad day @Helplessandheartbroke. I am so grumpy when I’m tired which in turn makes me more anxious so I feel your pain!

I’m struggling a bit with it being the summer holidays and having DS at home. He’s behaviour has been appalling and i am just at a loss how to manage it some days x

@Whycantgiraffesdance I'm the same I'm working from home and some days I've got ds with me so booked some half days to get him out the house as he bores so easily! It's tough isn't it x

Hello please may I join? I've been doing so much better and I made the fooling mistake of thinking everything was solved. But it's all a cycle and I'm here again depressed and anxious. Can't stop crying and worried I'm giving my DD mental health problems by her seeing me like this. I've been here 1000 times before but that doesn't make it better, just makes me think I cant cope with it any more. Sorry for the rant. I hope you are all having a good enough day xx

Hi everyone and welcome to the newcomers.
I haven't been posting as not much to say that I haven't already. I am weaning off Fluoxetine and onto Trazadone in the hope it will help with sleep. I've noticed an improvement. I'm on the waiting list for counselling with the nearest MIND office, and still on the waiting list for one to one CBT sessions with Talking Therapies.

@MsGoodenough hi and welcome. Sorry to hear you're struggling. Everyone on this thread can relate! How old is dd? Do you have rl support?
@fara20 hey I'm glad the new meds are helping. Never worry about repeating yourself were here to listen

@MsGoodenough Hey welcome and don't apologise. Road to recovery is never linear. I am feeling like you, hoping things are better but then all of a sudden anxiety attack sneaks up on me.

I've learned is that a lot of the times anxiety comes when you don't expect it.

Keep writing. So many of us on your thread feel like you do. We have all been there at one point or another.

@Whycantgiraffesdance I started to intensely dislike spending time with my family especially holidays (Easter, Christmas).

I know this isn't right to "say" but whenever there is a holiday looming I feel so upset because I know holidays right now mean more stress and burden when I'm barerly hanging on x

@Ilovedogs1 and @fara20 I have also been thinking of reducing my medication but I know I have to solve my core problem and move out of the house first otherwise I will be back where I started. Next month I hope.

@Helplessandheartbroke and @JamSandle thinking of you both lovelies xx I hope you've managed to get some sleep and had better MH days.

I sometimes wonder what's the point in having family around when all they do is drain your batteries.

A lot of the times I feel better by myself. I resent these shit interactions so much.

My mum still likes to talk about the past and childhood and "reminisce" while there is nothing there I want to remember. Obviously we lived two very different lives. Her stories are jolly and mirtful but for me it's dreadful going back.

I'm so fed up taking antidepressants and numb myself to life just so I could get through living with a person who harmed me so much and whom I hate.

@snowfoxglove I can relate to this so much. I have limited contact with my family these days. When I do see them I find it very exhausting and emotionally draining. I feel a tremendous amount of guilt for not being resilient and putting it all behind me( as they would say).

Hi all :-) could I join this thread ? Have recently had a relapse with my anxiety. I crazily thought I could stop my fluoxetine- big error, I had to start back up again but I always feel worse when first taking them. Day 12 here now am still anxious but it’s easing slightly.

Welcome @Cien75 and @MsGoodenough . It’s horrible when anxiety gets worse again after feeling better .

Hope those struggling with the summer holidays have better days .

i woke up anxious yesterday but faded during the day and then came back in evening. Woke up anxious again but think the sertraline may slowly be kicking in .

@Takemeback2thestart Thank you for your message. I'm sorry you have this experience at the same time I find it helpful you can relate.

I first started posting here around Christmas, 2023. I have implemented so many boundaries and I have felt better. What comforts me is that I have heard people say that recocery is never linear. How setbacks are completed normal. Thankyou again, I feel less alone.

@Cien75 I hope you are well. I learned this the hard way. I didn't stop taking antidepressants but I started cutting them in half.

@popandchoc I hope you feel a tad better today. Anxiety can get intense in the morning when Cortisol wakes us up.

Hi everyone I hope you're well today. I've had another terrible night with ds and I'm exhausted which really peaks my anxiety! I too began posting around Xmas last year @snowfoxglove when I lost ddog. Its still very painful 💔 but time does heal. I think for me losing him was the final straw of me already suffering and sent me into pretty much a break down. It's shit that life can throw so many things at people trying to lead a good life. Sending solidarity ladies. Feeling low today x

Morning all of you @Helplessandheartbroke &@snowfoxglove thanks for your words.
Am very glad to have found this thread to chat on :-). I struggle to let anyone know I feel anxiety I really don’t know why I do this. Anxiety feels a bit like the lesser problem to depression (not that o would want depression)
This definitely comes from my childhood- it was stiff upper lip no matter what happened. Always keep up appearances! :-( .
Today I feel very slightly better ! Always do on a day off work. Still not got an appetite until late in the day. No energy for exercise which is a he thing that really does help me. I’m hoping this will pass though. Mind racing but not so badly as yesterday… have a few small work worries that have arose now ! I have a few jobs lol, one lately feels a bit toxic - but have decided as I only work there a few hours here and there if I feel it’s too much I will simply leave. Life is to short for the extra shit stress from back bitting etc.. of course it doesn’t help that I’m a complete over thinker who is suffering with acute anxiety currently . I al
grateful I have options though.

Hope we are all hanging in there

@Cien75 could having a few jobs be adding to your stress/anxiety?

@Helplessandheartbroke with regards to the jobs - this one that is becoming a worry well I only do it ah hoc so never more that a shift every few weeks or so- loved it till recently probably tied up with this recent anxiety outbreak! Really like my other job though.
well anxious feelings are still here sadly. Usually a hot bath and some yoga helps will try it . Appetite still low. Deep breathing has helped a bit. How are we all getting on ?

@Cien75 I feel you on feeling really anxious at work . That’s my main issue at the moment although do feel a bit anxious out of work it’s not as bad . Had people off today and really stressed myself out trying to help people. My job really isn’t saving lives as people always tell me but I feel so bad when I can’t do things or they are late when other people just don’t seem to care .

Had an anxious couple of days , really hoping the sertraline starts helping soon .

@popandchoc yes work related anxiety is the pits ! Thankfully the majority of my work life is an anxiety free zone but know how it feels. Yes being short staffed really doesn’t help .
Well finally I’m feeling a bit more relaxed! My little rituals alway help me. I pray tomorrow morning I wake up feeling even a fraction better - how on earth do people cope when medication is resistant?. Once I feel a bit of energy coming back I will exercise again.

Can I join? I’ve had a horrific day. Anxiety really bad and just come out of nowhere. Scary how it can just hit you when you’ve been ok for months..

@bonzaitree it’s horrible when that happens . Hope tomorrow is a bit better for you .