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Posted 1/9/2013 11:51 PM (GMT 0)
today was day two of my Intensive Outpatient Therapy...most if not all suffer from depression with or without drinking issues.  No one else seems to be suffering from extreme anxiety like me.  I really am afraid it will not help...it is a month long program.  I am still nervouse and panicy.

I guess I thought this would be the magic cure...tomorrow is a day off and I go back for my thrid day Friday.

Anyone have experience with this.  I also am still seeing my regular therapist.  When will it start getting better?

Posted 1/10/2013 1:36 AM (GMT 0)
Are you taking any medication? today was my first day of thereapy and I was hoping to get a prescription but of course I did not. Everyong keeps telling me to enroll in meditation and or yoga. I guess there is a lot of magic with that. I see my primary doctor on the 21st so maybe she can give me something. I just feel like im riding the edge all the time.
Posted 1/10/2013 2:58 AM (GMT 0)
I have taken Paxil for 11 years and it is not working so great the last three months. They do mediation at therapy but it makes me aware of my breathing and heart bleating and stressed me out
Posted 1/10/2013 4:42 AM (GMT 0)
I'm so sorry that the intensive outpatient therapy is not turning out to be what you thought it might. It's too bad that most of the group is dealing with depression/alcohol issues instead of anxiety. It makes it hard to really connect when you aren't experiencing the same issue.

I haven't had this exact experience. When I was hospitalized for panic attacks, I found that most of the people I was there with had depression/bipolar/substance abuse issues. I couldn't relate at all. At the same time, I feel like the experience did let me learn some coping skills even though it was incredibly negative for me because the hospital environment was terrible.

I guess that's what it comes down to. If you feel like you could learn something from the intensive outpatient therapy, it might be good to stick around. If not, it might not be a good fit for you.

It's also really hard to figure out if something is right for you after only a couple days of it.

I hope you feel better soon. Hang in there!

Av
Posted 1/10/2013 8:43 AM (GMT 0)
Try to make the best of the therapy. The only way you can stop feeling that way is to condition your mind to think positive. Remember nothing happens over night...it is a process that might take a while so every effort you make will slowly but surely take you to the right path of feeling better. Believe it or not but anxiety and depression do share some similar symptoms so you can sort of try to relate. Make the best out of it and don't really worry about the group experiencing other problems that are different from you. Just learn the most you can from the session.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself
-Franklin D. Roosevelt

The world as we created is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking
-Albert Einstein
Posted 1/10/2013 5:35 PM (GMT 0)
Hi gizmo:)

I am sorry, I know how frustrating it is to feel the way you do...and especially when you need to get better a.s.a.p.

You have been holding on until getting into therapy...finally you get in, and are relieved thinking help is finally right there...only to notice no change initially.

I was in the same situation. I had held on by my fingertips until I got into see my therapist, and was shocked by the length of time it took for me to feel better....but rest assured, you will get better!

The good news is that, though it takes time, patience and effort...the benefits are solid and long-term. Learning about yourself/recovery needs and acquiring the tools to deal with anxiety is not quick, but it is well worth the wait.

I encourage you to hang in there. We will be here to cheer you on and understand and listen.:)

Know that you are doing a great job...and keep posting with updates of how you are doing.

Talk to you soon,

S.C.
Posted 1/10/2013 5:44 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone. Knowing there is hope helps. Thanks for being there
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