It saved me 5yrs ago when I had server depression after a baby x
Hey guys,
I don't know if anyone is following this discussion or still goes on this website but I thought I'd give you an update 7 months later! I haven't been on this website since that time.
So I was only on that medication a week and because of my crazy reaction my GP told me to stop taking it so I did. The couple of months that followed were hell. I had really severe depression and dissociation/derealisation, which I think was because of psychological trauma from the meds. I really thought I was going to die and that I was going insane.
Anyway I started new therapy in February called ACT (acceptence commitment therapy) and through going to the sessions every 3 weeks and doing the exercises I was given, I've managed to become less and less intervined in my thoughts/my anxiety and I'm feeling so much better. I wouldn't go as far as saying I'm my old self but I definitely feel at least 60/70% recovered. I'm studying, I go out and party with friends, I have aspirations and plans, I exercise and I just feel like a human being. Honestly a feeling I'll never take for granted again!
I do have bad days with it all every now and then but when anxiety/depression come up it's usually something situational. For example I recently quit my part time job because my manager made me feel like crap and he did not take it well, so my anxiety was pretty bad for a couple of days. Overall I think I have more improving to do but I'm definitely doing better than I was - I'd say I went from severe anxiety/depression to moderate-mild anxiety and mild depression. I've worked so hard to become better and I'm really looking forward to how I'll be in a year's time or sooner!
i hope this update reassures some people. I really think that anxiety can be overcame and can even go away! I think I probably will avoid the medicinal route though, just because my mind/body can not take it hahaha
Great to hear Tom - thanks for taking the time to update us and share your progress. I joined the site about Christmas time last year so your's must have been one of the first posts I read. You are a very intelligent & conscientious young man with a really sensible attitude - self-awareness is lacking in so many of us but when we start to listen to our bodies and find out what makes us tick, we can start to really help ourselves. You are doing all the right stuff and are heading in the right direction. You have come to realise that there will be the odd bad day but these shouldn't set you back at all. They are challenges and not obstacles. Well done and I wish you every happiness on your exciting journey. I hope you have dreams which motivate you and I hope they come to fulfillment in the near future. Let us know how you are again in another few months as there are always old friends on here who would love to know what it is possible to achieve. Take care of yourself :-)
Digsby
Not sure how long ago this was posted but I have just started sertraline myself last week and have been experiencing the extreme fear of death all week. I have also have had trouble sleeping so I was researching about it and came across this post and I am so glad I am not the only one who has been going through this. My anxiety has been pretty bad the last few months and finally started medication to try and get better. My fear of death has never been this bad and it has been a constant thought in my head everyday which I am hoping does not last but reading SOME of the comments on the positive side and this post i know i am not alone and have more hope for getting better. This week has been the worst by far and I have had a rough start but its my first time on medication and hoping for the best. thank you for being open about your experience.