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I’m scared.

That’s good to know about the temporary restraining order. Since blocking him he hasn’t been able to contact me, which is good. And even though I know he can’t find me I still am scared. If he does find a way to contact me I will definitely seek help getting a restraining order

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I’m scared.

All of this sounds like the right thing but I’m not brave enough and there is no proof. If I acted I should have done it a while ago. I know I should but I can’t

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I’m scared.

BIG-AL-ONE wrote:
Just remember that you have real life friends that ALSO care about you.
Once he realizes that, he should let you alone.

I’ve disconnected with everyone. I had to change my number and essentially disappear

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I’m scared.

I’d rather hide from him than have to go through all that

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It’s been a long time but it’s nice to see that some people came back.

It’s been three weeks and The withdrawal symptoms have lessened. I know I shouldn’t be doing this cold turkey but I’m stubborn and this is how I’m doing it. My moms been helping me a lot and my foster dog is acting as a good emotional support dog. Overall I think things are looking up. Thanks all for being there for me

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It’s been a long time but it’s nice to see that some people came back.

Mya wrote:

Hi music=life, how are you feeling today? Hope it is better.

music=life wrote:
I just feel like everyone deserves to be happy more than I do. So instead of trying to make myself happy I put my focus on helping others

I am sure you realise that it is the depression which makes you feel like this. It is hard to stop listening to it, but not impossible. I keep reminding myself that they are just lies of the illness - why wouldn't I deserve to be happy? If that would help you, you can make a list with two collumns - write on one side how the depression makes you feel, and on the other side what is the truth. And when you feel depression symptoms you can remind yourself of the truth.

I have an anger management issue, I feel like I could just murder some people from my past who badly hurt me. But I know it is 'just' a symptom of my illness, so I manage to restrain myself from acting upon those feelings - just an example. Doesn't mean it is easy to do. I do hope that you will find a good way of copying and overcoming the depression, and a support which you might need.

What treatments have you tried so far? Are you still taking the medication? xx

ive gone cold turkey fro my cymbalta and clonazapam I just want to be okay but now I just want to die more and more every second

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It’s been a long time but it’s nice to see that some people came back.

I just feel like everyone deserves to be happy more than I do. So instead of trying to make myself happy I put my focus on helping others

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It’s been a long time but it’s nice to see that some people came back.

Thanks for all the advice guys. I still feel self destructive, like I don’t deserve to be happy. I want to go off my medication but I just want to stop no doctors telling me how to do it or how much to take. I know it’s a bad idea yet I’m still doing it

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Do you have any recommendations for good anti-anxiety medication?

There are so many drugs like clonazapam which is what I’m on. You just need find the right combo. I’ve been on xxanax, lorazepam, and now clonazepam. All of which worked a bit in the beginning so much now

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Anxiety to the point of getting sick.

CarolineFCY wrote:
I second @SerenelyBlue's "see a psychologist." I've been dealing with a lot of psychosomatic symptoms from my anxiety lately, and yesterday I went to a therapist for the first time and it felt so good to talk about what I've been going through, it distracted me from a lot of my discomforts for a while.

Anxiety piles on. Confront it before the dam breaks.

I agree completely, I was getting such bad anxiety to the point where I would have diarrhea anytime of the day when I feel anxious and it was a point where I couldn’t function. Even though it was just temporary because I had to give speeches for a class medication helped a ton

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