I am so glad that you have found this wonderful center to learn some coping skills and share with us who can relate.
Have you checked out your physical wellness ie: throid, hormones, etc? Does mental health issues run in your family?
I can relate to the feeling of that silly hamster on the wheel, it just keeps going on and on making me more and more anxious.
I have been practicing the relaxation techniques at this site.
Be gentle to yourself and give your new meds a chance, sometimes it takes several trys to get the right combination, I currently am trying new meds for my anxiety/depression as well.
Thank you for sharing your story with us. There are many people within this support group that share the same questions and concerns as you. We are all a group of individuals who support each other.
This program is 12-weeks and involves the tools mentioned above. Each session is based on the previous session, so we strongly advise that you work slowly through the program and not jump ahead.
If you look to the left of the screen under "TOOLS" you will find many supportive tests. These tests are not diagnostic tools and are not a replacement or substitute for a physician's advice. The purpose of these tests is to prepare you with information that you can present to your physician. When you're finished the test, you can either print your Final Report or email it directly to your doctor.
Please continue to strive forward and lean on us for support.
Hello everyone. I'm new to this group as of today. I just wanted to share my story to perhaps have some insight because i'm not getting any clarity thinking about it over and over again (hamster on a wheel :)
I have had anxiety and depression i guess on and off for the past 5 years. It seems like I have a baseline level of anxiety every day and depression every day. I am currently in the process of weaning from effexor ever so slowly and starting on cipralex. The only one thing i really avoid is intimate relationships currenlty because the anxiety and crying is just so bad, and I don't feel I should be with someone when I feel negative about myself. I work a steady job and I travel somewhere interesting just about every year. I have wonderful family and friends. So what the heck is wrong with me? I find I spend at least 50% of my day thinking about how to better manage and/or get rid of the anxiety and depression. My life really hasn't changed alot in the last few years and somepeople say I should try something new (?work wise, hobbies), but anytime I try something new I usually just feel pretty blah and out-of-it, so my motivation to continue is low. I'm also super sensitive so I can become anxious (hyperarousal state) very easily and not know why. Then i have short periods during the day when I feel relief - kind of a blank mind state with no negative thoughts and i feel okay. Alot of my anxieties have to do with larger life issues. I'm at the age where friends are getting married, and I'm just kinda puttering along just getting by. I get scared when I think of the future and how I would cope without my parents, etc. I currently live with them and they help alot in terms of providing meals. When I thinking of working a full time job and doing all the housework, cooking, etc... i get overwhelmed and don't think I can do it.
Any advice?? I know that this is fairly long-winded posting. I can honestly say that this has been on my mind, even if just a little bit, every day for the past 5 years and with it always comes a sense of dread. Am i alone??
