Feeling so down about it all...

[popsy]

Tha constant anxiety, never getting a break from it, panic attacks, it just goes on and on everyday..... It seems my med's arent working so i have been referred to a specialist (what ever that is? but it must mean im seriously nuts!:wacko: ) in 4 weeks time. I would just love to wake up one morning and be happy to be here!!! Im so tired of it all, its all such hard work and i feel so down..... I feel like im incurable, and this is all i have to look forward to... i know i sound like i should pull myself together but im trying SO hard and it so isnt working......what does my future hold? - just this?
Has anyone else been through this and really and truely come out the other side? If so, how long did it take, someone please help!!! :weep:

[milly jones]

Hi Charlie,
I had breakdown 3 years ago through anxiety, but eventually got back to work. I is an ongoing battle, cos it doesnt go away but u learn different ways of dealing with it thru meds and therapy.
I also use chatting to my friends here on line if i need cheering up.
Always about if u want to talk
xxx Milly XXX

[mandie]

Awww Charlie, i so no where yr coming from.

My meds are not working either, dr changed them yesterday but im to scared to take them.

Everyday i wake up and feel anxious. I just dont feel normal anymore.

I hate the fact the panic attacks come out of nowhere and im scared cause they seem to be happening all the time now

Im convinced iv got something more serious. Even though dr told me its the anxiety.

Please pm me if u wanna chat, or we can msn.

love mandie x

[smudgie]

AWW Charlie

It so hard when your there the impatience its unbarable, I dont have the answer Charlie, Im sorry I wish I could make it better for you.

Sending you a big hug:bighug1: :bighug1:

Take care of you
Smudgie

[Hope 2]

Hi Charlie :D

I know things seem so bleak right now with no hope of recovery . But I reckon when we r so low things can only improve . The specialist u mention will probably be a step in the right direction . I wish I had a personal success story to tell u but I haven't , but I am better than I was . There isn't a time scale really hun cos we all recover at different rates eh , with different tools to help us along the way . Life really sucks at times eh but grab all the help u can to assist yr recovery xx

Thinkin of yah
Love Hope xx

[Bill]

Have been suffering with constant anxiety and panic attacks since mid january this year (after recovering 8 years ago from it and being well ever since). Ive had my seroxat raised up to 40mg

My partners work have been brilliant and he has been allowed time off when i have felt i couldnt cope anymore, but it has come to a point now where he cant have anymore time off. The past week the children have been off from school and my partner has had a weeks annual leave too so mostly ive been fine. HOWEVER tomorrow he goes back to work and the kids go back to school and im sooooo afraid that as soon as he leaves me again im going to go swiftly down hill, even geting the kids ready on my own is so hard and then the school run....! :weep:

As soon as i woke up today i was feeling very anxious, cant stop thinking about tomorrow and the future and how im feeling panicy today about it all, let alone tomorrow!!!! (and the day after that and the day after that...)

When im feeling good i think my meds are working but when im not i just cant see how they can be? :shrug:

You say you recovered 8 years ago from them. How? You also say they came back in January. Why? There's always a reason or a trigger.

If you recovered before, you can again!

I can see that the worry of not having your partner to turn to and having the school run to do is adding more worry on top of the existing so you're waking feeling anxious about each day and worrying if you'll ever feel better. Well, evidently you Did 8 years ago.

You also mention this feeling of being trapped because every day feels such a struggle.

Also your meds will ease your symptoms but on your bad days the symptoms will always feel worse.

I think what may have happened for whatever reason, is that in January you had an attack, perhaps due to a build up of stresses, and that attack made you worry that they're back. Worrying about it has increased your anxious feelings so that they now keep re-occurring and everything has become a struggle again.

Now that you also have the worry of having to cope alone, things have become too much.

You need to take a few steps back and look at what happened in January then go further back to remind yourself how you overcame them before rather than on relying on the medication to stop the feelings.

You've become consumed with worry but you need to focus on how you managed to get better before because that will probably be your best chance of getting better again.:hugs:

[Paulos]

"I would just love to wake up one morning and be happy to be here!!!"

Aye ... me too... I even wonder about everything I do nowadays... *major OCD issues* and just ... it ain't easy one bit... panic, heart palpitations, insecurity of life, OCD, autism... my life sucks.