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I can’t seem to get out of my own head lately.
I have not been on medication for a year or so and I thought I was doing well, but I’m starting to think that I’ve been fooling myself. Scratch that, I have been fooling myself. I still think that I need a coping mechanism that doesn’t involve chemicals or spending money because I don’t think that you can totally rely on medication. For a long time that has been knitting, but lately it seems that isn’t even helping. I find myself messing up the pattern because I get lost in my head, in some conversation that happened during the day in which I think that I may have looked like an idiot or didn’t know what I was talking about or I used the wrong word, or I said too much or I said the same thing too much or someone looked at me the wrong way or I must be annoying and that is why my someone snapped at me or I really am not good at what I do and some day soon they will figure it out and fire me and what am I going to do with my life when this happens and what if I get pregnant and what if I never get pregnant and never have children and should I really have children because I’m clearly CRAZY and can’t get out of my own head!
So, I’ve resolved that I am going to suck it up, stop the excuses, and go back to my doctor. I’ve never had a proper diagnosis from a mental health professional. One doctor has said it’s anxiety and depression and another has said that I am Bipolar. Whatever it is, I need a plan to get better because something is clearly not working. Whew! I feel better already!
I know exactly how you feel. I, too, ruminate over things LONG after I should. A negative conversation can stay with me for days. You are not alone in feeling this way. I also wasn't sure if I wanted kids of my own because I didn't want to "spread the crazy". So far, I think my son will be okay and at least I know what to look for if he shows signs later of depression or bipolar, unlike my own parents. Happy thoughts your way!
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Thanks! It helps to have someone who knows EXACTLY what you're feeling. I think I scare my loved ones sometimes because they worry when I am honest about the way that I feel. I'm not going to do something to myself. I just want to let it out!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the doctor! I really need to go back myself. I've been off them for 1 1/2 years, half by choice and half not. I was seeing a counselor for a while (it was mandated in order to see the psychiatrist at this place) and after going to her for 3 months with no meds, I finally got to see the doctor. My counselor wrote all kinds of notes, about what I should be on and why, so I figured the appointment was going to go well. Unfortunately, the doctor never read the notes and decided I didn't need to be on anything despite my extreme anxiety and mid-level depression. (Honestly, I think he looked at the tattoos I have and decided I was just a drug seeker.) My counselor was flabbergasted when I told her, and she understood when I said I could keep going to an office where the Dr. thought I was making up my symptoms, especially since being judged by others was a huge anxiety trigger for me.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been back to a doctor since, because I was doing fine for a while but now the sleepless nights, where I just lay there thinking are starting to creep back in.
I know exactly how you feel, and even though I dont know you very well (this is the first post Ive read), I hope everything works out for the best!
Thanks, Nell! That sounds horrible and I totally understand. That is my main trigger as well.
ReplyDeleteThe worst one, anyway.