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Posted 5/14/2015 4:39 PM (GMT 0)
Can someone please tell me to be patient and that progress will happen? Can someone tell me that 5 days on Zoloft is nothing and that I will feel a change soon? I'm doing therapy twice a week, I watch mindfulness videos, I caved and took zoloft, I have xanax....

I'm feeling really sorry for myself today. And jealous of people around me who don't live the way I live.

I just need a little bit of a pick me up. Can someone give me hope cause I feel like I'm stuck in this hole with no way out.
Posted 5/14/2015 4:58 PM (GMT 0)
{{{{{{Park}}}}} Sending you a hug and alot of encouragement!! You CAN DO THIS!!! I have faith in your, you are almost a week into taking your zoloft and I'm so very proud of you. You know if you had diabetes you'd take your medication, so don't think of this any differently cause it isn't. You won't be on for a lifetime, you just need to get over the hump.

You GOT THIS, I know it isn't easy but I and everyone else will walk this journey with you.
Posted 5/14/2015 5:04 PM (GMT 0)
P.,

You are not stuck...

...you are just in a challenging place along your journey to being well again.

...and though these valleys are a really tough places to be, they are also the circumstances that bring about the most growth and understanding of ourselves...our strengths...what we can endure and triumph over.

You are doing the right things, taking the right steps...and I have no doubt that with time things are going to get better. ..

...and you are going to come out the other side of this challenge with a greater understanding of yourself and how to manage the anxiety.

Keep the faith,

S.C.
Posted 5/14/2015 5:07 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks you guys. I just feel so blah today. It started out well and then I had a panic episode and became frustrated with myself.

I will continue with the zoloft, but what I think may help the most is therapy twice a week. Only seeing my therapist on Fridays just isn't enough. I need to work with her more regularly so that I have a bag of tricks to help me out, as opposed to just caving and popping a xanax.
Posted 5/14/2015 5:48 PM (GMT 0)
You are going to start feeling those changes soon! I just know. One week from now you will probably be a brand new person! I'm so excited for you. Hang in there girl. I know it is really hard, but you're 5 days in. And that is awesome!!
Posted 5/14/2015 7:09 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you, Mom2.

I think I just need to be patient and remember this is a process and zoloft is not a magic pill. I'm still going to have bad days. Today just so happens to be one of them. However, it could be much worse.
Posted 5/14/2015 11:32 PM (GMT 0)
Park, take it on day at a time. We will be celebrating with you in a few days! You will feel better soon!
Posted 5/15/2015 12:00 AM (GMT 0)
Megan,

It can always be worse. Tried a hobby yet? Occupy your mind.
Posted 5/15/2015 12:07 AM (GMT 0)
No John, no real hobby yet. Exercising and doing yoga maybe count. Reading books and mindfulness and acceptance therapy. Playing with my 2 year old.

Don't really have time for much else.
Posted 5/15/2015 12:09 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks, AR!! I'm hoping you're right!
Posted 5/15/2015 12:16 AM (GMT 0)
Megan,

Spend some time with friends when your husband can watch the child. It's hard to focus on the negative then.
Posted 5/15/2015 12:17 AM (GMT 0)
I've got a girls dinner/drinks next week. It's extra tough when everyone has kids. Friend time is not as often as I would like, so it gets squeezed in to play dates.
Posted 5/15/2015 12:25 AM (GMT 0)
Megan,

I doubt I will see most of my friends for the next twenty years.
Posted 5/15/2015 12:25 AM (GMT 0)
Well then you know where I'm coming from. Ha.
Posted 5/15/2015 12:31 AM (GMT 0)
It's painful.
Posted 5/15/2015 12:37 AM (GMT 0)
Park,
I get this way sometimes too. I get annoyed wheni see people out and about, enjoying their lives, seemingly anxiety free. But then I remember that we're all dealt with a certain set of circumstances- circumstances that aren't necessarily visible. People don't look at us and say "oh wow that girl has anxiety." So the people that seemingly are enjoying themselves, most likely have a lot going on beneath the surface

Focus on the good. Your a kick ass mom. You have a great hubby. You're alive. You're breathing.

Good reasons to smile.

YOU GOT THIS
Posted 5/15/2015 12:44 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks, Mama! All very good points and SO true!
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