Topic Title: Feelings of Doom
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, Thu 15 May 14:17
Today was one of my worst days yet. I finally give in and when to see the doctor. He thinks I have a couple of things going on.
I feel like I am losing it.. I am so irritable and feeling of doom.
I just had to see if there something I could get to help me.
I am not so sure of St johns wort being the best thing for me.
I need to be able to function and work and take care of my family.
At this point it is hard for me to be around others, easier not to be..
I can't sleep and I am up before dawn everyday...
I just am not sure what its going to take to get me on the path to feeling happy.. Is anyone else having this trouble?
Posts: 1 | | Registered: Mon 12 May 2003 7:57 |
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| |  "Re(1):Feelings of Doom"
, Fri 16 May 12:31
You bet I'm feeling the same way, and have been for 6 months. I cannot tolerate antidepressants.....teensy weensy doses practically put me in the hospital....I've tried quite a few. You've got depression, and with the irritable stuff, possibly anxiety, too.....which I have a crapload of. It is horrendous. I am on Ativan for that, but it doesn't take it completely away. I am better than I was, so I am hoping I'm on the upswing. It takes time and a lot of hard work. We have to retrain our brain (the primitive part) to not have negative thoughts...replacing them with some sort of positive; not easy when you feel that way. Have you seen a doctor, etc.? I've been in therapy twice a week since Jan. It's helping, but I sure have ups and downs. I am thinking of trying the SWJ but am so darn sensitive....and the posts on here are all so different; some people have such horrid side effects and some do so well. If I try it, it will be one capsule first to see if I can tolerate or not. Good luck to you. Don't give up the ship....we have to learn how to sail our sails.
Beckeroo
Rebecca S. Evans
Posts: 3 | | Registered: Tue 13 May 2003 17:15 |
| | | "Re(2):Feelings of Doom" , Sat 17 May 04:07
Thank you, For replying.. It is very difficult someday to just keep going.. Yes, I did go to the doctor and he give me Lexapro.
I had been taking St John's Wort and at first I thought it may help.. And then I had three really bad days in a row.. And I just knew that I need to talk to the doctor.. He said I need to be help.. I have my family pretty flipped out.. I wish that I could even but myself in a treatment center for awhile to just get myself under control.. Yes, I do think that I have other problems with the depression.. I have been depressed off and on for the biggest part of my adult life.. I am the type of person who has always put others before myself and I think, that now at my age.. It has caught up with me.. I have alot of angry issues, abuse as a child, etc etc..
I wish you luck, I hope that maybe after some help and the right medicine... I will start seeing a bright future, when the feelings of doom come over me, I also feel like I am coming out of my skin.. Not good when you are out in public and just want to start screaming... I know there will send the white coats out for me.. So I high tail it home to hide out till it pasts somewhat..
Seems like I can't put the masks I normally wear to my family and friends, like I used to... Its gotten so that I do not want to leave the house...
Not good... Again thank you for your reply...
Posts: 2 | | Registered: Mon 12 May 2003 7:57 |
| | |  "Re(3):Feelings of Doom"
, Fri 27 Jun 12:43
I have been there and it is certainly no fun. I was angry at some things that happened earlier in my life and the anger was eating away at "me" -- instead of the person that it should have been eating away at!
In my case, part of my problem was the "little tape recorder in my head" was continually replaying negative thoughts -- it was not untill I monitored it closely that I even became aware of it!
My help arrived in the form of a book called "Awaken the Giant Within" by Tony Robbins. Specifically, there is a section in the book in which he requires you to perform a simple yet TOUGH exercise. The exercise was this: For 10 days straight you must stay aware of negative thoughts and when you encounter one, you Thank yourself for the thought, but remind yourself that it is not helpful. Then you MUST NOT spend more that 15 or 20 minutes dwelling on the Negative idea. If you do spend more time than that, you must start the 10 days over. You keep starting over untill you can make it to 10 days. It took me 2 or 3 attempts but I finally got it and understood!
This exercise required a lot of trust in Tony Robbins' methods but it was the first thing that helped me feel like I was in control of my thoughts. Before this, I was at my negative thinking brain's mercy! Before this, it was a crap shoot as to what kind of day I would have, after I tried this, I began to get a handle on my life.
Before, it seemed as though I was walking on a highwire over a vat of KRUD. There were times when I could balance and make my way thru a few days -- but if I slipped and fell into the vat of negative emotions, I didn't have the strength or knowledge of how to get out. So most times I would spend several days in the Krud until I was able to escape.
After, I was still on a balance beam, so to speak, but it was not a high wire and the vat now had a ladder to use in climbing out much sooner that before.
Does anyone know what I am talking about? I hope this helps someone.
P.S. Get a cheap copy of the book or go to the library and try it -- It is like he is your own personal coach, talking right to you, and he builds trust with you before asking you to try things.
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