Anxiety taking over again

Hi Mark,

Things will get better. I am living proof. I was experiencing constant depression and anxiety for an extended period and now, I am feeling so much better. If you can't talk to your counselor, is there an emergency number you can call? If not, then call your family doctor. They can help with meds and/ or referrals.

I wish you all the best...things will get better. Take care.

Hi Mark, sounds like your really struggling. Perhaps a visit to the Dr if your not on any meds to help. 

Theres nothing we can do about the news and the atrocities going on at the moment so try to let this go.

Once you feel stronger and better as you will in time you might want to reflect on your career and maybe think about what you would like to do.

There are plenty meds out there specific for paranoia and psychosis.

Things will fall into place..

 

Hi Mark,

I was in the same situation as you are going through right now. I suffered from anxiety for two years. Now I am free of anxiety and feel way a lot better. During my anxiety, I had to see a DR where he prescribed Xanax, but I never took it for the same reason. I was able to overcome my own anxiety. However, not two people are alike said that maybe you need some therapy like CBT. If you are looking for friends, I think you are at the right place where you can make friends and get support.

Take care and wishing you well...

Hi Mark, it sounds like you have a lot do deal with right now. You will get through it but I feel you need to talk about your feelings to someone as it will really help release a lot of the emotional tension you have right now. When we are under a lot of pressure it's difficult to try to work it all out on our own, that just adds to the pressure that builds as we try to navigate our way with our own perspective only to go on. Try to break down your situation into areas ( even by writing each area down on paper) so you can feel and see and a get a sense of control over things. Then just try to tackle one at a time, instead of the awful overwhelming feeling of trying to sort everything out at once. If you need someone to offload I am happy to help.

You need to take a very deep breathe and give yourself a hug and stay in the moment. What you wrote is not really true. You do have a friend. You have your wife. And you have your kids. So you are not "alone" you feel alone. Difference there.

anxiety/depressiin Play awful mind games. Mark you are so upset with yourself and you neednt  be. You need you. You need to love you. I cant say that enough it is so true. You are not a failure, you are not a bad person , you are not creepy, you are not weird. You have depression and anxiety. Ok. So this is what you need to work on and you know that. I think you dont like change. You know change is needed. You are moving you might love it. You might meet a new friend at your new home. You know nothing here. You are attatching outcomes with zero base knowledge at all. Negative outcomes. Nah. Attatch nothing. 

You hate your job? Maybe out a resume together and if theres a job you want you dont have the knowledge base for go learn the skills needed. Then once you do that you can quit your job and go onto to one more suited for you. Your job now by no means is the only and last job youll ever have. It is what helps pay the bulls at the moment. It is changeable.

the paranoid thing is you. You are so abusive to yourself. Berating and insulting yoursef im so sorry. You need you. You need to love you. Your wife fell in love woth you and you have your kids. Mark you have great qualities they are there its the fog of depression/anxiety in your way. Your not a burden. It feels that way, but its not true. Your feeling defeated and things dont stay stagnant, they change. Life changes on a dime. You need to hang in there and believe that. And you really need to express how you feel to a dr. If you havent. Millions and millions of people go thru slumps, depression, anxiety and they come out of it, or manage it. This is temporary. 

Sometimes things fall apart so that better things can come together. Hapoens all the time.  All you need to do is stand up, brush yourself off, give yourself a hug and oixk uo the ohone and get a dr, appt and go be hinest with whats going on. I see you said you have a counselor and thats wonderful, but maybe you gp needs to be on this as well. Sometimes a little more help is needed then only a counselor. And thats okay too. 

Hang in there. Hang in there and know you have a potent 40 plus million people walking the same walk as you. You are not alone. 

I believe with some changes that are needed for you, yes it will get better. It will. Believe that. I hope you do decide to call your gp/dr and  share how you are feleling. And youll speak to your counsellor when she returns. You are not a burden. You are a wonderful addition to this world  and very loved by your family. Show your kids that when you fall you get back up. And when things seem bleak it is ok to seek outside help as needed. Allow the help. Then know woth the proper help and guidance this time next year will be ao different in a positive way.

I think you might need to get a bit more help in the area of the depression and anxiety. Its great you see a counsellor but maybe this mess is seeping into functioning. I understand the med fear but there are all classes of meds available. Yes some are more addicting then others and comin off them requires a lot of time and patient and withdrawls. Its risk benifit. But they have milder ones as well. A good discussion to have with your counsellor. Sometimes they are needed. Like a cast in a broken led. Short term but long enough to regroup and learn techniques and skills to self calm and forge thru all the sabatoged or intrusive thinking,

as long as you change and take actions to deal with the anxiety and such yes it will get better, or i should say more manageable, but it really takes an open mind, commitment and change. they do have support groups and group therapy you might like as well. Also a way to meet someone similiar to yourself, its funny some fear that but realize you are all in the same boat basically. At least that is how group therapy is supoose to work. 

Hang in there and be patient with yourself. Dont push away options that can help you. 

 

I've sent you private message - hope this helps.