Hi!
I've been prescribed sertraline after what I'd call a lifelong battle with anxiety and OCD. I've tried every therapy under the sun, but it just feels like 1 step forward 2 steps back. I always hoped something would just improve for me, but it hasn't. And my symptoms have a wider impact on work life, relationships, friendships. Getting out of the house is a struggle for me, my OCD yoyos between moderate and severe, and I have a low level of depression in the background constantly... I need to do what I can to help myself, so it's time to explore other options.
I have my tablets now, but I'm terrified to take them. I've been considering why this is, and it's mostly a control issue, I think. I feel like as soon as I swallow that tablet, there's no telling what could happen, and I'm not going to be fully in control of myself anymore.
Does anyone have any advice or tips? I sense I've been overthinking it and will just spiral into a panic as soon as I take the tablet. What can I do to make things easier for myself?