Topic Title: anxiety, depression I don't know???
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, Sun 10 Jul 12:54
I was wondering if anybody on this site has had anything compariable to what is going on with me. Three years ago I had a baby, right after he was born I went threw this "stage" I was scared to go anywhere do anything, literally didn't even go to the store. I hated it!!! My life had crashed down on me. Before I had baby and even being pregnant I was a VERY active person. Parks, lakes, drives, working and anything outdoors you could imagine. Then I couldn't do them. Well that lasted about 6 months and finally just overcame it. Well here we are again 2 yrs later and it's back. I'm almost completely home bound, now my baby is 3yrs old and it's not fair. I sometimes find myself crying because I'm so upset that I can't go and do things with my husband and son. It happened at the pool store last weekend, my husband and I went to get a cover for the pool and while standing there in line waiting to be helped, I got really irritated, hot, nervous, antse and felt like I needed to use the restroom. Needless to say we walked out of the store, and headed home, but it wasn't about 5 minutes later I thought I was doing fine. I felt really embarressed inspite everybody in the store probally was looking at me. I cried the entire way home because I feel helpless, I hate not being able to accomplish small things. I had recently been looking at the internet at the amoryn website. Does anybody have any answers????? I really need to get out of this!!!! I'm very skeptical about taking pills, but I'm too the point I don't want to be home bound for another year and miss out....PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
Posts: 1 | | Registered: Sun 10 Jul 2005 12:33 |
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| | "Re(1):anxiety, depression I don't know???" , Sat 16 Jul 21:21
I've been wrestling with anxiety and depression for the past 12 years; I say wrestling, because that's how you feel when the attack is over - like you wrestled with a whole team of people ! I found that the key is to learn self-control, in terms of being able to tell yourself in those moments that nothing bad is actually going to happen. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but over time the hits outnumber the misses by the long run. I have been on Prozac on and off for the past 9 years, and it did help me a lot to deal with both anxiety and depression. Of course, the medication is combined with cognitive therapy which is extremely valuable and a great starting point in treating anxiety. There is a great book you might find helpful, called 'Feeling Good' by Dr. David Burns. It will give you pointers and it will put you on the right track.
Good luck !
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| | "Re(1):anxiety, depression I don't know???" , Sun 10 Jul 17:49
It sounds like something I have heard of called agoraphobia. It's a fear of being in places where you don't feel secure -- sometimes resulting in people not leaving their home because that eventually becomes the the only place they are free of fear or anxiety. I think it is more related to anxiety than depression, and am not certain of the treatment, although I think there is usually some behavior therapy in conjunction with medication. I have experienced what you are speaking of, but it was not severe and it seems to have diminished over the years to the point where I feel uneasy approaching some new situations, but am able to work through them anyhow, in spite of some anxiety. It can really be a huge thing, debilitating. I hope you find some help. You might search the internet and learn more. Not certain what natural alternatives are available.
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| | | "Re(2):anxiety, depression I don't know???" , Mon 11 Jul 08:18
Thank you for the response, I greatly appreciate it. I was thinking more on the anxiety side as well specially after I started looking more on the internet. I wish it would have never came back, I was doing so good for the last 1 1/2 and then wham all the sudden it's back. I don't understand why it comes and goes?? After it has happened then see I get really nervous to go anything, then work up the gump to go and do something finally and maybe it works out and maybe it doesn't....I just wish there was something I could take to help.....
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| | | "Re(2):anxiety, depression I don't know???" , Sun 10 Jul 18:34
i agree with FMacKay.. i was dealing with it when i first started having panic attacks a long time ago because i felt if i left my home i would have another attack and not have a safe place to get to quick.. its not a problem for me anymore but it went away after the panic attacks stopped..
here is a pretty good site on agoraphobia.. and some self help info on it..
http://www.paniccure.com/Default.htm
Posts: 6 | | Registered: Mon 27 Jun 2005 16:42 |
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