tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923981195759096711.post5102320380198253649..comments2023-03-31T07:04:10.957-07:00Comments on The Anxious Apple Core: One Step at a TimeJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17941531408332730746noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923981195759096711.post-5562485727520563362011-02-05T06:04:54.493-08:002011-02-05T06:04:54.493-08:00True, sometimes, to get rid of one big disorder, w...True, sometimes, to get rid of one big disorder, we embrace a smaller one. And a pill to tackle it won't be that bad if it is a one time affair. But as you said, just don't get hooked.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Blasphemous AestheteBlasphemous Aesthetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417596461540852006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923981195759096711.post-9143325045790434312011-02-04T20:24:52.416-08:002011-02-04T20:24:52.416-08:00Some words of hope for you! I have definitely seen...Some words of hope for you! I have definitely seen my fair share of anxiety. My boyfriend of 3 years has been struggling with anxiety/OCD and depression for quite some time. He too was very anxious and I remember him telling me about this cloudy free floating experience that would just make him feel so sad and so blah. He was really hesitant to go see someone and even more skeptical to go on medication. We didn't know what to expect... He was so scared. <br /><br />But now after 2 mos. plus on medication he is just so much more happy and much more of the man I fell for. He tells me all the time how happy he is with his decision to go on medication. Itis not perfect and there are still hard days but overall it has been a saving grace. <br /><br />He has his life back. It didn't change his personality at all. In fact, it just brought out all of the good that was hiding inside of him. Too scared to be shared with the world. <br /><br />God has really strengthened him and grown in him since starting as well! It has been a great thing for him and I. <br /><br />I love to see my boyfriend, not a shell when I look at him. He feels happy and it is amazing!<br /><br />I encourage you to explore all your options. It is okay to get help. Wouldn't it be silly if someone who had a high blood to deny medication.... At least until they were healthy enough on their own to learn the right tools to make themselves better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128855241240211006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923981195759096711.post-21493873225546280152011-02-04T17:37:10.114-08:002011-02-04T17:37:10.114-08:00This time of the year brings havoc to everyone'...This time of the year brings havoc to everyone's life. It just wears you down so much. I've been feeling pretty crap myself lately.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045294003088106262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923981195759096711.post-76661945448925714792011-02-04T14:32:40.122-08:002011-02-04T14:32:40.122-08:00I can't really relate with the anxiety. I mean...I can't really relate with the anxiety. I mean I worry about things but I can just as easily blow them off. My friend just started taking a pill for his anxiety. He was worried that they would make him different and not so concerned about school. But he says they really help. He's still like focused and everything, he just doesn't get as stressed.<br /><br />I completely understand about the depression, though. It runs in my family and I'm afraid it affects me way too much. It is relaxing because then you just veg out, but then there's the fact that you're depressed. I think a lot of it is this time of year. I always get set on edge and get slightly depressed in the second part of winter. I just have to keep telling myself it doesn't last forever and I just have to make it through.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463209158600746767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923981195759096711.post-389514767102893482011-02-03T20:51:01.724-08:002011-02-03T20:51:01.724-08:00Gah, I know exactly how you feel. It has been sug...Gah, I know exactly how you feel. It has been suggested a few times to me by my current therapist that I start some kind of medication when I get back to Canada... so, I guess I'll be looking into that.<br /><br />Mostly, you just have to take it one day at a time, I guess. I'd love to promise you that it gets better... but I can't even promise myself that, haha.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930104498801599148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923981195759096711.post-19467754099266155362011-02-03T09:07:05.049-08:002011-02-03T09:07:05.049-08:00I feel on the edge sometime, usually I listen to m...I feel on the edge sometime, usually I listen to music to calm me down or read a good book to escape reality for a minuteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923981195759096711.post-59817119773541546642011-02-03T07:37:37.695-08:002011-02-03T07:37:37.695-08:00i know the feeling, that free floating anxiety is ...i know the feeling, that free floating anxiety is so intense. i am so glad you went back to therapy, it used to hate going because it felt like by going i was accepting the crazy, which i now know isn't the case. therapy one piece of building the solution, we have good and bad moments and good and bad days but you are living in the solution and not the problem which puts you in a better place than you know.<br /><br />in terms of the medicine, from my own experience, i know that you have to be ready to take it or you're going to have a self fulfilling prophecy mindset towards it. i was super against taking medication for years, but when i looked at it as something I CHOSE to take every day and that if it didn't help or didn't work, I could always just stop(which to this day, despite being an addict, I have yet to feel like the medicine has control over me) I can function without it, however I choose to take it and it really does help me. When I had an open mind and took a leap of faith, I found that when I found the right medicine and took it one day at a time, it actually enhanced my life and didn't for one moment control it. Again though, everyone has their own path and that was just my experience. <br /><br />I'll keep you in my thoughts, hope things look up. :)Mary Nevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592982263751259969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923981195759096711.post-79018735354544742122011-02-03T05:30:38.677-08:002011-02-03T05:30:38.677-08:00You don't sound crazy to me hun. We all have p...You don't sound crazy to me hun. We all have problems and from time to time you just need a little help along the way. My life is a little 'stagnant' at the mo too (i love that description, it's like i've been looking for the perfect word to describe my circumstances and that is it!).<br /><br />I'm a new follower to your blog and i find it beautifully written, raw and honest. Keep up the good work and try to keep smiling :) xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5923981195759096711.post-47736411571956858622011-02-03T01:04:25.362-08:002011-02-03T01:04:25.362-08:00i love reading your posts because they mirror my o...i love reading your posts because they mirror my own emotions. and you are not crazy! alright you are crazy because i am crazy too!lol. i'm not only telling you this but i'm also constantly reminding myself to stop worrying too much. blogging is always a great therapy.. to vent out and to just express ourselves without worry of judgment.<br /><br />i'm also not in my greatest spirits jamie. i get you girl. but we have to help ourselves feel better. trust, we can do this.<br /><br />love,<br />MariaMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978497355324171039noreply@blogger.com