Jd

[Jd4343]

Hi I new to the website and forums. I'm a little uneasy about everything I write on here

[startingnew]

hello Jd welcome to the forums

its perfectly normal to be a little apprehensive of what you write here 🙂

how about i give a little introduction about myself and then you could do the same?

im a young woman who has been diagnosed with complex ptsd, anxiety depression and also borderline personality disorder. ive been here since march of this year and was quite unsure of being here as well.

[Jd4343]

Hi I'm a middle aged women who was recently diagnosed with anxiety and depression after not recovery from surgery and at risk of losing my job. I am finding it really hard to control my emotions and thoughts.

[startingnew]

im sorry you havent recovered properly.

since your newly diagnosed with these things, im wondering if your GP has told you what sort of things are avaliable to you in terms of support?

[Jd4343]

I have been to see my go and put on medication, I have been told that it takes a 2-4 weeks to work. I'm struggling with everything at the moment.

[Jd4343]

My doctor hasn't told me of any other options for support accept medication

[startingnew]

ok so medications can take sometimes longer to have the full effect on things and while they do help theres still alot of work on your behalf as well.

there is heaps of other support things for you. your gp can refer you to a psychiatrist. they specialise in these specific medications and are often better equppied to monitor and change dosages etc.

there are also psychologists. this will benefit you. your gp can refer you onto one of these in your local area as well.

until then you have the BB Forums but also the helplines. as your middle aged i can only think of 3 helplines

that being Beyond Blue

another is Lifeline for times of crisis and also Sane. im not sure of the number but u know that options avaliable as well.

if you look up these websites, they will come up into google and they have information about anxiety and depression as well

[blondguy]

Hi JD

Startingnew is spot on in her posts above. I am also middle aged and then some as I am in my late 50's!

I understand where you are coming from where depression and the dark thoughts are concerned. I have had the same for over 30 years and they are bad news. You are not alone here.

Understandably you are very concerned after not recovering properly from surgery and now combined with thoughts about your job status as well.

Can I ask if you have even a small support network available to you at the moment? I have a couple of people that I can 'vent' to which is a huge help with my own depression.

There are many gentle people on the forums that can be here for you JD. The forums are also a judgemental free zone too.

I joined the forums in early 2016 after my depression hit rock bottom.

It would be great if you could stick around the forums JD

If you find yourself 'stuck' Beyond Blue have super kind (qualified) counselors available 24/7 on 1300 22 4636.

My kind thoughts for you JD

Paul

[Jd4343]

Thank you very much

[Jd4343]

Thank you very much