Anxiety Support Group

Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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Good Morning.....

Marian2
Marian2

My usual morning of high anxiety, but now the past few nights I am not sleeping well.   I am in this cycle that I am waking before 5 and cannot go back to sleep.  


And I think I have made it worse for myself because I know my therapist is on vacation this week.  So who I am going to talk to??


If I pray hard enough, will this horrible feeling go away??


rmb
rmb
The meds make it easier to problem solve. It’s one step.
Marian2
Marian2
Yes, I have been on before.
I don't know to be honest with you.
Antidepressents, and I have been on more than one different one, make me more blah and "zombie" like.
I tend to just feel in a weird state.
I really do not like the way I feel on them. But, because of the emotional part right now, I dont think I have a choice.
When I went off lexapro, and things were kind of okay around here, it was like a breath of fresh air.
GirlinCalif
GirlinCalif
The Lexapro may help you to feel better for now, and you don't have to stay on it forever.

For me, I find the Benzos to be more "zombie like". Not from the SSRI's like Lexapro. Could that be what you mean?

How did your therapy go?
Marian2
Marian2
No. The antidepressants make me feel like i am carrying a weight around. And when I go off it’s like a breath of fresh air.

Therapy went well. Today was a 90 minute intake session.
I liked her and it was face to face. I’ll go back again next week. Thanks for asking.
Brockster
Brockster
Glad the appointment went well! Here's to hoping that this relationship works out and you are able to find some balance.
michaeli
michaeli
Keep on praying, one day , minute, second at a time … love is the key , Thanks for what we had and know that it is possible to have again and help others because we know
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