Walking through a Dense Fog

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I'm new here. Nice to find this site. Have a bit of hope.

Anxiety/depression since childhood. I have what is called now, PTSD, from childhood abuse in a "good home". It has come and gone forever. Been treated with meds and therapy, even hospitalized once many years ago.

Lately the anxiety and depression have returned. Having trouble sticking up for myself and taking care of me vrs. other family members...... including a grown child and my husband. I want to stomp my foot instead of speaking, if that makes any sense.

I believe this daughter looks at me with distain. I have other children.

Husband has never been depressed; he says. He doesn't understand it.

I feel like I'm walking through dense fog.

Hope someone can associate with me

[Kat63]

People who have not been through depression and anxiety have NO idea. NONE. It’s useless to try to talk to them about it.

Are you presently seeing a therapist?

Keep coming back here. Here, people will get it when you talk about what depression does to you.

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Hello Kat63, no therapist now. I talked about starting again and husband said...."you know they'll want you to go back there (the abuse)". Truth..... I really do not want to see another therapist and talk, talk and talk and getting used to her takes forever. That's why I looked here........... to find people who make sense to me and me to them.

Thank you for posting a reply

[snflwrgrl]

I’m glad you’re here! I suffered from anxiety attacks until I went through an anxiety workbook with a Christian counselor. She taught me, along with the help of the book, how to recognize my anxiety when it was first coming on and how to talk myself down from it instead of into a full-blown anxiety attack. Her advice was good and biblical sound. I had seen other counselors in the past who didn’t really help me so I was hesitant about seeing another one. If you decide to give counseloring another try, don’t stop until you find the right counselor. They’re not all the same. There are really good ones out there. Don’t lose hope! Hugs and prayers.