Forgiving oneself

Hey guys,

Does anyone have advice on how to forgive oneself? My exaggerated guilt is just making me feel depressed. I help my mother after hours at her liquor store and I guess I not knowingly sold alcohol to an alcoholic. He ended up drinking and going to the ER and I feel so responsible that its just making me feel like a piece of crap. Why is it that my emotions are so sensitive. The old me would of felt bad but it would have never ruined my day at all. I hope you guys can give me some coping skills and ways to figure this. Is lexapro supposed to help me rationalize these things?

Ak

AK,


Exaggerated feelings of guilt are often characteristic/symptoms of depression and/or OCD.

As you get to a beneficial level of your Rx...

...and continue to work on your anxiety management, these thoughts should phase out.

For now, keep telling yourself that these feelings are out of proportion to what you should be feeling as a result of your current challenges and med start up.

It will get better!

S.C.

AK,

You are at about 10 weeks on the Lex?

I'd give it another 2 weeks, and if you don't see improvement start to happen...

...then talking with your prescribing doctor and your therapist about your options would be in order.

S.C.

Your doctor or therapist can give you a fairly easy and definitive test for this...

...but I wouldn't be suprised if you learned that your start up was just really rocking the boat for you at this time.

Hoping you get the answers and relief you need soon!

S.C.

Well, I think Lexapro is one Rx that takes its time...

It seems I recall a few members saying it took until the 12 week mark...and that they struggled until then...

So I would give it another couple of weeks before considering making any changes.

When is your next evaluation with your P-doc?