confused

[ShinaJazelle]

just from all the replies from my last post.. I’m still not sure. Like I do admit I want help but for some reason the side affects and possibilities of things happening worry me and are holding me back from taking them

[Agora1]

And so with this fear ShinaJazelle, you stay stuck within this cycle of fear. You do

not get better but stay the same day after day. Months can go by and before long

it will be the end of 2024 and you have wasted living in the present moment because

of fear.

Somewhere along the way, we must break this cycle of fear before we can move

forward. Nothing is guaranteed in life however we must at least try. Trying and not

achieving what we want is still a win.

Thomas Edison tried 1000 times before becoming successful on the 1001 try.

Who are we to give up without even trying. It's going to be okay my friend xx

[ShinaJazelle in reply to Agora1]

Holy wow

[Agora1 in reply to ShinaJazelle]

Holy wow is right...I was surprised as well lol xx

[Hidden in reply to Agora1]

Thomas Edison a amazing guy I'll look him up fear is the strongest emotion we have I once read even stronger than love 💚✨xx

[Ellamaye in reply to Agora1]

Epic reply x I needed to hear this too..Thankyou

[Craigliving4Jane in reply to Agora1]

Truth

[Hidden]

Hello you seem familiar from your posts you been here before a lot of times 😊🌝🌛

[ShinaJazelle in reply to Hidden]

Yesss

[Dolphin14 in reply to ShinaJazelle]

Hi

What was your last user name?

🐬

[Hidden in reply to ShinaJazelle]

Something to do with the moon 🌝

[hypercat54]

Hi ShinaJazelle I am asking the same question as Dolphin. Its not very fair on others to keep making new accounts.

What was your previous alias please.

[BlueAgave]

I think you should try if you're not able to gain control over your feelings on your own. That being said, it doesn't mean that you will need to be on medication for ever, just until you've gained the knowledge and help needed to handle yourself without medication. Everyone is very different. I have been on antidepressants for almost my entire life. I've changed over and over until I found the right fit. Of course if I knew back then what I know now, maybe I would have tried to get off once I was feeling better. Unfortunately, I never got to a point where I felt I could do it on my own, and I think that was because I lacked good therapy tools. I am learning now how to control my thoughts and feelings and am hopeful that at some point I can try to taper down.

Just know that there is no shame in taking medicine to help when needed, although it can be scarry, you may find that it helps greatly. I wish you the best on your journey.

[LoveforAll41 in reply to BlueAgave]

What a great chain of replies. I agree with all of them and like this one BlueAgave. I have been on and off many and going to therapy. I feel really good about where I am and have considered going off of meds but I will do it very slowly and have also accepted that maybe I want to be on them until my children are older so that I can be more stable for them.

[BlueAgave in reply to LoveforAll41]

That's great that you are feeling good about where you are, it's no small feat! I'm still working on things, but I know I will be there soon!

[katherinep20]

I went to therapy and did not take any medication, I feel so much better but it all depends on how bad is your estate of mind. I started taking better help of my physical health as well. I'm going to the gym and eating healthier. But use as many resources as you can. Youtube is also great because they have a lot of self help videos. Give it a shot.

[bethelbee]

What are you afraid is going to happen?Just take that one step forward to getting better and releasing the fear. Agora's response was spot on!! You will never get better if you don't move forward. 'Nothing changes if nothing moves.' I'm a retired Occupational Therapist and we had that saying hanging up in our department in the rehab facility where I last worked. It was a motivator for our patients.