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When to seek help

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way2serious · 20/08/2024 20:23

about 6 years ago I came close to a break down and took citalopram for a few years. I also changed significant aspects of my life - ended a relationship, changed jobs etc all to reduce the stress and anxiety I was feeling. I also had counselling. I have been in a much better place for a couple years and thought I was back to ‘normal’. However in recent weeks I have begun to feel anxious again about things that I have been taking happily in my stride. Even going on holiday has caused me to become anxious and I love travelling etc. over the last week the anxiety has increased significantly and I am now wondering if I need to seek further help . So my question is when do you know that you need to seek help? I can’t remember how I knew last time but I think it was when I couldn’t face going into work. As I no longer work this isn’t a reliable measure this time. Thanks for reading.

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Eyesopenwideawake · 20/08/2024 21:03

What are you anxious about?

DebtFreeHopeful · 20/08/2024 21:15

I'm terrible and usually wait until its unbearable for about six months. I think depression is defined as feeling bad for more than two weeks so I would probably say if its more than a couple of weeks then it's good to seek help. Prevention is better.

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