Guilt type of feelings
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I've finally started to feel almost myself again. I'm worrying much less and starting to feel genuinely happy. I still have my moments, especially when I sit and think about taking my medication or think about being someone who needs medication...Almost like a guilt type of feeling? I end up feeling bad about myself for it....I try to combat those thoughts and tell myself "we are humans and we all go through struggles and sometimes we need things to help us through those struggles-you are not alone" Anyone have any positive words of advice for this type of feeling?
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jodi56514 mariah69970
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What did you go on it for.? I have anxiety with panic and Depersonlization
mariah69970 jodi56514
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I have anxiety with panic too with some ocd. It got a lot worse after being on 50 mg of sert for 11 weeks, nothing like I have had before, so I increased to 75 mg and so far so good...just get scared I'm gonna get bad again
sue74917 mariah69970
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Hi firstly I am going to quote that old chestnut. if you were a diabetic or a had thyroid problems you would not hesitate to take any help in the form of medication to improve your quality of life, this medication is exactly the same, you have an illness and need medication for it and my second point is well done you for realising you need help, going to the Dr's and taking what is on offer, I am sure you would feel a lot more guilty if you were unable to function because of anxiety and or depression, you have to be a strong person to accept you have a mental illness and seek a solution so do not feel guilty but pat yourself on the back because you have done something about it for your family, for your friends but mostly for you
mariah69970 sue74917
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Thank you... Its hard sometimes to accept the fact that we need help...I used to have a really hard time even seeing the word "anxiety" or thinking of any kind of medication because I would just get so triggered and panic....It's slowly improving to where I can actually look at my pill bottles without wanting to cry or throw up, just something to get used to. I wasn't like this when I first started sert, I was actually happy to be taking something to help me. Then I had major breakthrough anxiety, increased my dose and ever since then....hope this goes away!
sue74917 mariah69970
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you are not on your own with the feeling that it is all going to be snatched away from us and we are going to go back to that dark sad place, I have been on sertraline for nearly a year and it has only been the last couple of months that I have been able to put my full trust in these tablets and accept that they have worked, do not worry you will get there, it is just a matter of time, patience and the correct dose
Grounded sue74917
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You are soo right Sue! That is exactly how I've seen it for many years, if you had a illness where your body didn't produce enough of a certain thing and you had to take a supplement to have a good quality of life you would right? Well, these are really no different at all. I think that people get the thought that because it has to do with out minds that its bad thing... and it's really no different then any other part of our bodies that would require a little help. Before taking these I couldnt stand even the thought of it, I was scared etc. But after having a very nice medical professional describe it exactly that way to me as you just did I finally realized, she was right! And never thought twice about it again. 😃