Hi Lin,

That is quite the post. I'm not really sure what to say but I will say that I'm very proud of you for drawing the line at all the criticism and judging.

It's so unfair for people to...

Lin! The same thing happened to me last night where I kept in all my frustration at work and then came home and decompressed totally on my boyfriend =( Luckily he is very understanding and knows that...

Judie - thank you so much. You hit the nail on the head and sparked some emotion somewhere in my heart. I'm tearing up with happiness knowing that someone understands me and believes me. My mom...

Wow! You had such a journey!! I'm glad to see you found the strength to carry on and keep trying... I hope, I too, find the strength to do those things as well. I have another appointment with my...

Hi Judie! I do not absolutely think your messages are dismissive. I'm here looking for help and trying to get educated - this is all very new to me and the more help I get the better. It definitely...

Communication is so important!

You said she doesn't fully understand anxiety and depression. My boyfriend and I recently have been dealing with this.

It's hard for them to walk in our shoes...

Hi everyone,

I've just recently started my battle against anxiety and depression and have been having a really tough time finding the right medication. A counselor I've been talking to said that...

I've had the same experiences at night because I've been suffering from a lot of nightmares... I'm scared to go to sleep most nights.

My counselor told me it might help if you think of what you...

Well I took Zoloft for about 2 weeks but I was having severe chest pain so I switched to effexor for 6 weeks but then that's where I was holding that knife.

I've only been on Wellbutrin since...

You're not alone.

I'm Asian American and my family just does not get it. When I first started to get counseling, my mom said I was doing it because I wanted attention. I stopped counseling for...

If those around you can't support you, they are only hurting you in your recovery.

You're not alone! The forum is a safe place. We are all here for you.

I just started the process of finding the right medicine 2 months ago. This week I've been trying my third new one.

The first one made me physically ill to the point where I was having chest...

Zoloft, then effexor, now I'm trying Wellbutrin

I've been on three different ones in the past two months... All have had extremely terrible side effects and one had terrible withdrawal

Yeah, I've been trying to figure out all my triggers...

Yelling is definitely one. Someone raising their voice at me or even just being stern/yelling at someone else... It could be complete...

thank youuuuuu - that's very encouraging... it's definitely what i needed to hear right now.

that's true - thank you so much.

i know it can be a long process and it seems like most of the people in my life don't understand so it's nice to talk to people going through similar situations.
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there's just so much unknown about it... it doesn't help that a lot of my family doesn't really support me deciding to take the med route.

Hi everyone,

I decided to start chatting on a forum because I think I need some extra support in my life in order to get through this extremely difficult time.

I appreciate anyone's kind...