fisherman20
24-04-08, 12:08
Hello I'm Fisherman20.
I have been feeling anxious /depressed since last summer. I have had these spells before but they normally last 3/4 months. The length of this spell maybe making me worry more.
Intitially I was prescribed beta blockers, since then I have been on 3 different types of anti depressants which didn't help and now back to beta blockers.
How I feel
I feel very down most mornings. This is coupled with an anxious feeling, this a nervous stomach, which last all day and every day. It's a similar feeling that you get before an interview. It's a really dreadful feeling and after 10 months I have had enough. What keeps me going is the fact that I have got better three times previously, but this time it is really getting me down.
How did it start this time?
I do not know really.
In November 2006 I packed up smoking and my father became very ill following an operation. In the spring of 2007 my line manager died and I was made surplus at work. My father recovered but things where bad at work. Each day I was finding it more difficult to concentrate and began to worry about finances should I lose my job.
In November I saw my GP who diagnosed work related stress and anxiety. I went on sick leave. Being away from work helped reduced the stress but not my 'nervous anxiety'.
Since then I have lost my job and I am on incapacity benefit but this doesn't pay the bills. I have started to look for work but I do not feel I can cope with work and feel that I am between a rock and a hard place. It's like I have to get better because the state doen't help enough.(I have worked for 33 years and never been unemployed before)
What have I done to get better?
As well as visiting my GP and taking the medication I have had 6 counselling sessions, kept an eye on my diet and cut alchohol intake.
I am looking for anything that can get my life back to normal, to stop this dreadful illness taking over and be able to re-focus on the important things in life like my wife and daughter. It is so difficult to explain how you feel to family members if they haven't experienced this.
Grateful for any help anyone can give.
fisherman20
I have been feeling anxious /depressed since last summer. I have had these spells before but they normally last 3/4 months. The length of this spell maybe making me worry more.
Intitially I was prescribed beta blockers, since then I have been on 3 different types of anti depressants which didn't help and now back to beta blockers.
How I feel
I feel very down most mornings. This is coupled with an anxious feeling, this a nervous stomach, which last all day and every day. It's a similar feeling that you get before an interview. It's a really dreadful feeling and after 10 months I have had enough. What keeps me going is the fact that I have got better three times previously, but this time it is really getting me down.
How did it start this time?
I do not know really.
In November 2006 I packed up smoking and my father became very ill following an operation. In the spring of 2007 my line manager died and I was made surplus at work. My father recovered but things where bad at work. Each day I was finding it more difficult to concentrate and began to worry about finances should I lose my job.
In November I saw my GP who diagnosed work related stress and anxiety. I went on sick leave. Being away from work helped reduced the stress but not my 'nervous anxiety'.
Since then I have lost my job and I am on incapacity benefit but this doesn't pay the bills. I have started to look for work but I do not feel I can cope with work and feel that I am between a rock and a hard place. It's like I have to get better because the state doen't help enough.(I have worked for 33 years and never been unemployed before)
What have I done to get better?
As well as visiting my GP and taking the medication I have had 6 counselling sessions, kept an eye on my diet and cut alchohol intake.
I am looking for anything that can get my life back to normal, to stop this dreadful illness taking over and be able to re-focus on the important things in life like my wife and daughter. It is so difficult to explain how you feel to family members if they haven't experienced this.
Grateful for any help anyone can give.
fisherman20