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Finding it hard to cope

Andy999
Community Member

Heey im looking for some advice on my anxiety and depression.

ive just had my 21st birthday and kind of struggling to enjoy this time of my life, my anxiety and depression has really peaked recently and i just dont know what to do anymore.

it started just over 3 years ago after using some drug which i believe triggered my anxiety, it just hit me out of nowhere. the next morning i woke up a different person and soon learnt that it was anxiety. Ever since ive gone through some good periods and some very bad. I was hoping through time it would pass but it just hasn't been the case, just over 6 months ago the insomnia started and this did really make my anxiety 10x worse and made me really depressed, i decided it was time to seek help straight away, i was seeing a psychologist which i did find useful but at the same time did make things a little harder for me i guess with the confusion of if i was doing it right and constantly having my anxiety on my mind. It wasnt until the following weeks/months after i stopped visting my psychologist that i started feeling my best, all those little worries and unexplained on edge feeling were almost gone, i was still far from where i wanted be but really heading in the right direction!

considering how good i was feeling i decided to go on a holiday with a few friends just recently, i was having the time of my life until halfway through i had a really bad and completely unprovoked panic attack, since then things havnt been good, all that constant worrying and shitty thoughts have come back, it just takes to long to get into depth on all the symptons im feeling but its all becoming almost unbearable, ive been really miserable and starting to think medication is my last hope, i was hoping someone might have some advice on medication or if they think i should continue trying without thanks

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Fairywings
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member
Hi there welcome im sorry ur struggling atm with the right meds u will be able to stabilize yourself so you can begin to enjoy your quality of life again. If you haven't already done so i would take a trip to your local gp and have a good chat you may find yourself with a script and some further referrals xx please do take care now it was nice to have spoken with you please do keep in touch with us xx Venessa

Jessicatherese94
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member
Hey Andy, I'm really sorry to hear what you're going through. You're really not alone in this, when I was suffering with anxiety/depression I went on medication and it helped so much I can't even begin to explain. It really does just make you feel at ease and things are so much more manageable. Have a chat with your local GP about it. Maybe you can shop around for a psychologist that is best suited to you, often the first one we see isn't the best for us. It sounds like you have really cool supportive friends which is awesome. You can do this! I find monitoring my thoughts in a little journal helps, or hugging a friend, or just relaxing and focusing on my breathing, doing some meditation. Wishing you the best.