I’m 22 years old. Since lockdown I have been diagnosed with anxiety and depression. I started having panic attacks in 2020 and since I have struggled to complete simple tasks like go to my boyfriends house, get on public transport, anything that makes me feel slightly uncomfortable or nervous. I suffer from negative thoughts which make me depressed. I go to therapy but sometimes I feel like nothing works for me. I’ve been thinking about trying antidepressants from my doctor because it’s starting to get too much and I don’t know how I’m supposed to live like this. I start university soon and the stresses of that have impacted me really badly. My relationship sometimes gets rocky aswell as my friendships and I can’t help but feel like a huge burdon
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If you are happy to use anti-depressants then maybe they would be worth a try.. Maybe they will get you feeling better for going to uni and for seeing your friends and bf more.
Hello MBets! I am not a person who enjoys taking medication either. I am going to go back to my doctor and get back on my anxiety/depression medication. The reason I am going to do this is because my medication keeps me from being stuck on a certain thought for a period of time and it relaxes my mind so it does not wander or overthink a certain subject matter. It keeps me focused for the most part on my current situation and my day to day activities. It does not make me feel groggy in the head or to tired. It does help me sleep without having thoughts that wake me up multiple times throughout the night. I take Norvasc at 5 or 10 milligrams. I have not taken it on a regular basis in a while. I just lost my daughter to a husband who harmed her. I am having a very hard time with this new abnormal in my life and I need help with my mental state so it won't break so I know what I need to do. When and if you go to your doctor they will suggest a medication milligram to you and you can give it a try. When you take if for a day or so and figure out how it works for your body type relate your effect honestly to your doctor so he/she can help you get it right. You may need to change the brand or the milligram of your medication but give it some time to work. This will possibly help you when you go to your university ,your boyfriends visit and on your bus travels. I hope this advice has helped you. It has helped me by helping you. So I am going to say Thank you to you now and I send you off to take great care of yourself. I know I am getting ready to. 👍We have got this.
Thank you for sharing. I understand your struggles. Those of us who experience depression and anxiety can relate to what you are feeling. Anxiety and depression are a chemical imbalance as well is how we think and deal with things. You mentioned trying antidepressants. I highly recommend you meet with a doctor or psychiatrist about this. For me the antidepressants help along with counseling. Learning the tools to help me when I am struggling is important to. Here are a few that works for me.
1) The 557 breathing technique is take 5 deep breaths in while thinking good thoughts about yourself like I matter, I am special, I am strong and then hold the breaths for the count of 7 focusing on those words about yourself, then let out the breath slowly for 5 seconds letting go of any anxious, self-defeating, unhealthy thoughts. I do this one to three times a sitting.
2)The gratitude journal is writing down something good every morning and night something that went well in the day, or something I appreciate about myself. Taking our focus off of the anxiety and depression and focusing on positive uplifting things really helps. What you think is what you believe. So thinking uplifting things you believe those things but the reverse is true - thinking negative self-defeating things, you will believe those.
3) Emotional Freedom Tapping - bit.ly/3AVYNiX You use pressure points to tap on those points while you repeat positive uplifting things to yourself.)
I will be praying for you. Feel free to pm me if you'd like to chat. Hugs and God Bless
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