Manicman
30-09-12, 09:18
Hi,don't know really where to start!IM forty years old,married with two children and am self employed and have been suffering from anxiety and depression for about twenty years(when I see how long that is it makes me feel very sad).Always thought my use of recreational drugs in my late teens brought this all on but when I think about my childhood I think I was fairly anxious socially although always hide it well.I stopped taking drugs when I was twenty one and decided to seek help for depression and anxiety for which I was prescribed medication(can't recall which)anyway seemed to have no affect and decided to come of it and resigned myself to the fact that this was as good as it got and I would just have to live with it.About 3 years ago was introduced to a counsellor who agreed to help me once a week,together we worked over my feelings,recommended books to read ect and went through a type of twelve step programme.After a year I was better but still struggling so he suggested I see a physiatrist who could prescribe some medication and have been on 40mg catilopram ever since.I have been a lot better since still with the ups and downs but life is like that(cant be all ups)Recentally have been under a lot of pressure and my anxiety moods have come back big time and makes you realise you forget how bad they can be and how powerful the mind is!IVe been looking at the posts and looks like I'm in the right place!
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