Hello. My GP suggest that I should start Sertraline. My symptoms are only there in certain situations. I'm 44 and feel I have lost 'control' of certain things in my life. I never feel happy. I'm content with my life but feel that my family can survive without me - I have no value to them and they continue to do things they know I don't agree with - my opinion is worthless. About 12 months ago I got in my car and drove away wanting to never come home ,but I did cus I had 2 dogs that love me, I am still unhappy but I try to keep telling myself I have a nice house good job and financial stable. I'm not depressed but can't deal with decisions my husband make - if I don't agree and can never forget, I'm very controlling . My dad has bipolar and my sister has Mental health issues for the last 30 years.
Hello
Are you sure you are not depressed - sounds a little like you may be - the feeling that you are useless to your family for eg
Hi Liz - I think you have nothing to lose by giving this a try, I've only been taking this for a few days now but I know it's helping with my anxiety and my sleep. Your symptoms sound a lot like mild depression - perhaps if you have doubts you could talke again with your doctor?
Also I think family issues can be the worst , I recently lost my job as the work I did was government funded and they pulled all the funding
Since then I have developed depression and anxiety
I have been offered a job but it's a significant pay cut which has not gone down well with my wife but i feel that I'm doing my best
The result is that I am constantly second guessing myself and running away from it all is an option that frequently occurs to me
When you feel like you family has turned on you it is very difficult
You become so intertwined with your family that when these things happen if they are not supportive or you feel unsupported it's very tough
Also having taken sertraline for a few weeks it didn't agree with me so I'm off it and just back to trying to cope with my feelings with cbt etc