10. Finding the right medication combinations takes time (and patience).
Oh boy, this is a big one. Finding a combination of drugs that work for you can be a lifelong struggle. The pill you take to make you happy might exacerbate your anxiety. The pill that stops your anxious brain from running in circles might make your depression worse.
It sucks. Luckily, it’s a process and there are doctors and therapists who can help get you through it.
11. Sometimes I feel alone … and like things will never get better.
Anxiety can make you feel like you are running in circles and not getting anywhere. Depression can make you feel like it doesn’t matter because nothing matters anyway. This is turn makes you anxious. It’s a snake eating its own tail, a horrible seemingly endless vicious cycle.
It was hard to sit down and write these things out. That’s because I am (knock wood) in a pretty good place. I manage both my anxiety and my depression with medication and therapy as needed. I’ve come a long way. But it’s shockingly easy to access these feelings and emotions, easier still to pulled back into the way they feel when you’re having — which is miserable to the extreme.
You don’t have to go through this alone, and that vicious cycle I mention as number 11? It’s one you can break. For every “friend” who doesn’t get what’s wrong with you, there’s another ready and waiting to support you. 40 million people suffer from anxiety and depression in the United States alone, and like you they are fighting every single day.
If you feel alone, remember that you aren’t. If you feel like you need help, it’s there for you.The Anxiety and Depression Association of America is a great resource if you think it’s time to find help and break the vicious cycle.
-YourTango
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