anxietycat
03-08-2014, 01:10 PM
About how long did you all "suffer"? And how long did it take for you to get better? I know everyone is different. I also know some people have probably suffered their whole lives.
It's going on 3 months since my "meltdown" and I have good days and bad days still. Some days are really bad.
I am seeing a therapist once a week and have been on a new med for a month now. I still feel pretty down and blah most days. I will have a great day and then the next day will be horrible and I will feel like I am taking two steps back.
I used to love doing a lot of things that seem so boring and impossible these days. I now hate my job and dread going. I still cry a lot. I have little energy and have to take Ambien to sleep- this bothers me so much that I have to rely on something to sleep. Both my therapist, husband, and best friend say I am being and have always been way too hard on myself.
I've always had anxiety but the depression and meltdown part of it just started in late December. I am SO ready to be normal again and feel better, but it's really really hard and a daily struggle.
I am trying to find joy in little things like reading new books or watching a new show on netflix, but I can't watch or read anything too emotional or "dramatic" or it makes me feel worse.
No point to this post really, just seeing if anyone can give any insight. I know it's 100% mental and I need to just keep working on it. Somedays it's hard though.
It's going on 3 months since my "meltdown" and I have good days and bad days still. Some days are really bad.
I am seeing a therapist once a week and have been on a new med for a month now. I still feel pretty down and blah most days. I will have a great day and then the next day will be horrible and I will feel like I am taking two steps back.
I used to love doing a lot of things that seem so boring and impossible these days. I now hate my job and dread going. I still cry a lot. I have little energy and have to take Ambien to sleep- this bothers me so much that I have to rely on something to sleep. Both my therapist, husband, and best friend say I am being and have always been way too hard on myself.
I've always had anxiety but the depression and meltdown part of it just started in late December. I am SO ready to be normal again and feel better, but it's really really hard and a daily struggle.
I am trying to find joy in little things like reading new books or watching a new show on netflix, but I can't watch or read anything too emotional or "dramatic" or it makes me feel worse.
No point to this post really, just seeing if anyone can give any insight. I know it's 100% mental and I need to just keep working on it. Somedays it's hard though.