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So I’ve been doing some reflection.

I started taking anti-depressants when I was seriously depressed in high school. I was a cutter and I was living in a really bad home situation. I basically ran away from that problem by choosing to go to college 500 miles away. Before I left for college though I stopped taking the anti-depressants and all was well.

Or so I thought. Last fall was trying to finish my last semester of college and I started experiencing terrible anxiety. I didn’t want to get out of bed, I would sleep all the time, make excuses not to see friends and coworkers. The physical part was the worst. I would cry a lot, have a hard time getting to sleep and get really sick to my stomach if I was over thinking too much. I thought maybe I just burned out, but it didn’t stop. I started seeing a therapist early that year and started taking anti-depressants, specifically Zoloft, that fall.

Now that I’m back home, living with my boyfriend and working full-time for only $8 an hour I don’t have insurance or a place to go other than the free clinic. My refills on my Zoloft ran out and I thought I’d be ok but all those symptoms I was experiencing last fall have returned. I feel like everything is going a mile a minute and life won’t slow down. I also have this feeling that if I don’t get everything done that my life is going to collapse. When I was on Zoloft I couldn’t stay asleep but I didn’t have trouble getting to sleep. It also would cause cold sweats. Personally I don’t mind those two things. I want to be a calm relaxed person without medication but I just don’t know how. Anyone else have a similar experience? What did you do? Therapy, meditation, herbal drugs?

(Sorry this turned out so long.)

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (44 minutes after post)

I dont think I can help since I dont have that much experience like you and when I’m really depress, I do the same; avoid everyone and sleep through the whole day. I never consider drugs but mine is probably not that severe. What I do to be calm, is actually make myself busy working on something that interest me. I guess because that makes me focus on one thing and not make me think of anything else. I like to draw and I’m very detailed on my drawings, so that keeps me busy. I also drink plenty of tea, 5-10 cups a day, which somehow makes me calm. This is probably not much help, sorry.

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (54 minutes after post)

You got to find a better way to get to sleep, the last thing to do is to get attatched to them drugs. The more you take them the more you will be dependent on them and soon you will have to relie on them everytime to get you to sleep. Try to stretch, drink a good drink, think about a good thought, just something mostly to calm your mind and get your body tired.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (14 hours, 50 minutes after post)

First of all, don’t fall for the delusion that your life will collapse if you don’t accomplish everything you think you need to. That is one of anxiety’s best tricks, telling you that the balance of life itself hangs on every decision you make. Have faith in your decisions and yourself, and the fear and pressure sorrounding your life will dissipate. If you let your problems congeal into one giant problem, you don’t stand a chance - instead, dissasemble your fears and you might see that the tiny pieces it breaks into are not such a big deal after all. Solve the things you can one at a time.
I have alot of trouble with anxiety too, it is certainly frightening when you feel the world coming at you so fast you can’t catch your breath. Therapy worked really well for me, because in most cases anxiety is unrelated to any medical problems, and shouldn’t be treated with drugs if they can be solved at the source. Apart from that, exercise works, eating healthy, and drinking cammomile tea. Seriously, that tea is magical. I take Xanax, but only half of the lowest dose they perscribe, because I like Neutra believe that drugs should be a last ditch effort, as anything that gives you comfort can be considered addictive. They should also be looked at as a short term solution. Hope some of that proves useful!

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