disappointed in myself

[Daisy425]

These past two months I started attending an IOP group to help with my anxiety. It meets 3 hours a day, three days a week. I thought it was helping. I was proud of myself for going. I was doing great these past two months following a big anxiety episode on a trip to nashville. I even went on vacation during this time with my boyfriends family and didn’t have any anxiety. I recently started taking ozempic which has many GI side effects. One of my fears is feeling sick and throwing up. Since taking it on Tuesday I’ve had a lot of stomach issues. It’s hard for me to tell if it’s from anxiety or from the actually medication. I believe it’s the medication, but I’m not so sure. Today has been a really hard day. I’ve been struggling to do things because my stomach hurts. Now I can’t help but think what if I wasn’t making any progress in my IOP group? What if I’m failing? I feel like I’m letting myself and everyone around me down. I thought I was getting better and now this feels like I giant setback, or proof that me getting better was all in my head.

[mizzou7016]

I would venture to say that it is probably a side effect of the Medicine...as for the group...as long as you are doing your best each meeting and getting something out of the meetings...i would say that they're helping you

[gajh]

"this feels like I giant setback, or proof that me getting better was all in my head." You also said, "I was doing great these past two months." What you are going through now does not take away the success of these past two months. You will get past where you are today and get back to where you were these past two months. Have you talked to your doctor about the medication and the side effects?

[Thankfulforhelp22]

I bet your group is helping. It won't likely be a cure but will very likely help you a lot. Do not let doubt stop you from doing this courageous thing to benefit your mental health.

[stereomusic]

Hello Daisy, I feel for you as I have had similar experiences: I feel like I'm doing better with anxiety, then it resurges on me somehow and I feel like I am " back to square one". I have all sorts of thoughts of what might help, but I don't want to impose. Please know you are not alone, and that this is how anxiety does what it does to us: it makes a "comeback" and we feel discouraged and (at least for me) desperate.

[Artistfriend]

It sounds like the medication and worry all mixed together. Try and stop the what ifs, they dont do any good. There are always ups and downs, you always pick up where you left off not from the beginning