Hi

[Rhiannon2]

I have been dealing with depression and anxiety my whole life. I did the on and off again with the meds and the therapy. This illness always find its way back to me. I’m tired of fighting this battle. I feel like it’s a losing battle. I’m back on meds and back in therapy but still experiencing severe anxiety, intrusive thoughts and depression mainly around the time of my period. I take 100mg of Zoloft since September. Maybe I Should ask for an increase???? I just want this to go away.

[Agora1]

Hi Rhiannon2 and Welcome to this great support group.

We all turn to medication and therapy at one time or another

while dealing with severe anxiety and depression. The thing is,

this isn't enough. It's not always about increasing the dosage of

meds but adding something else more productive.

We have to find other tools to help us through our issues.

First of all, we cannot "fight" anxiety, it likes it when we are fighting

back. We need to accept anxiety as a lie coming from our subconscious

mind. If we don't use acceptance then we get tangled up in a fear cycle.

Medication and therapy can only take us so far. The rest is up to us in

putting one foot in front of the other and proceeding forward in life.

A book that may help you get started knowing the power of Acceptance

is written by a Dr. Claire Weekes. "Hope & Help for Your Nerves" She too

suffered from anxiety and later became known for the work she did in finding

the key in ridding ourselves of the fear.

Her videos are also on YouTube. Wishing you well. This doesn't have to be

a losing battle. xx

[Amayla]

People don’t understand unless they have this… No one wants this!

I think it’s a matter of finding the right medicine and doing the best you can do to get out of your head