Specter Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 (And/or other mental illnesses of the sort). I realize this is a broad question,. but a lot of the time it all feels so permanent and all-consuming. Do you feel the same way? Have you/Are you in the process of getting better or living with it?
EtherealCat Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 no am much better than i was but i dont see it changing from here 1
Devin Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 Depends on the person and their challenges. In my case, yes, it has gotten better over the years. I still have my moments but I’m more hopeful now to overcome bc so many positive changes coming soon. 5
Specter Posted July 24, 2023 Author Posted July 24, 2023 Just now, Devin said: Depends on the person and their challenges. In my case, yes, it has gotten better over the years. I still have my moments but I’m more hopeful now to overcome bc so many positive changes coming soon. Happy for you! I hope for me I am able to focus more on the positive changes but it is an uphill battle... 1
Escape Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 I've been battling OCD for over a decade now and it's on-going. I have intrusive thoughts and irrational fears and they can and do sometimes have control over me. I'm alright at the moment but during the worst times I wanted to kill myself. 6
JayG Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 I'm over it lmao. I'm tapping out at 40 like Chester. Its wrecking my physical health, thats the worst bit.
Nazareth Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 (edited) I became sober and helped massively. Edited July 24, 2023 by Mercurio 2
airplane Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 8 minutes ago, Avariko said: I've been battling OCD for over a decade now and it's on-going. I have intrusive thoughts and irrational fears and they can and do sometimes have control over me. I'm alright at the moment but during the worst times I wanted to kill myself. Same 3
Escape Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 4 minutes ago, airplane said: Same Sorry to hear that, but you're not alone! How are you at the moment? 1
Devin Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 10 minutes ago, Phantom said: Happy for you! I hope for me I am able to focus more on the positive changes but it is an uphill battle... Its a real struggle if ur mind is constantly focused on the negatives. At one point I used to get depressed over goals I felt stagnant or not achieving as quickly as I wanted. What I had to learn was setting smaller yet effective goals where the results are positive. Which boost confidence & trained myself to make new goals in other areas like fitness and other hobbies to take my mind off work/school. 1
Pop Life Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 (edited) I've had depression since childhood, and have had anxiety and cpstd for nearly as long. I've seen psychiatrists, tried several different medications and multiple therapists, but full recovery remains elusive. Sometimes I think about people like Anthony Bourdain, who famously took his own life after fighting his inner demons for 61 years without reprieve. The notion that I could be destined for a similar fate of struggling with my illness for decades only to finally lose is terrifying, but I try not to dwell on it. Instead I try to focus on how far removed I am from the darkest periods of my life. Without going into too much detail, there are things I once did and attempted that I couldn't imagine myself doing now. And every time something happens that could potentially cause me to backslide I remind myself that no matter what it is, it could never be as bad as things were back then. It's not a cure, but it helps. Edited July 24, 2023 by Pop Life 3
airplane Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, Avariko said: Sorry to hear that, but you're not alone! How are you at the moment? I was fine for over 2 years but my intrusive thoughts have come back in full force and it’s not good. i try to keep myself distracted and occupied
AMIT Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 (edited) nope, these meds feel like they don't do anything and I ******* hate psychotherapy Psychiatrists only want to shove expensive medicide down your throat and most therapists are just professional gaslighters like 90% of the time Edited July 24, 2023 by AMIT
Specter Posted July 24, 2023 Author Posted July 24, 2023 4 minutes ago, Devin said: Its a real struggle if ur mind is constantly focused on the negatives. At one point I used to get depressed over goals I felt stagnant or not achieving as quickly as I wanted. What I had to learn was setting smaller yet effective goals where the results are positive. Which boost confidence & trained myself to make new goals in other areas like fitness and other hobbies to take my mind off work/school. Yes...I get this on paper, but in theory it is so hard to apply. What really gets me is...I feel like I'm beginning to be closed off to positive changes, because the positives can't "erase" all the negatives that happened, you know? 5 minutes ago, Pop Life said: I've had depression since childhood, and have had anxiety and cpstd for nearly as long. I've seen psychiatrists, tried several different medications and multiple therapists, but full recovery remains elusive. Sometimes I think about people like Anthony Bourdain, who famously took his own life after fighting his inner demons for 61 years without reprieve. The notion that I could be destined for a similar fate of struggling with my illness for decades only to finally lose is terrifying, but I try not to dwell on it. This is like reading an inner monologue of mine, except I dwell a lot on the last bit. Mostly because the fear is there, because...WHAT was it all for? To stay alive like that for decades and just...wither away, unto oblivion. The thought of that being predestined is terrifying, and the more I fixate on that being the case the more futile it seems. 1
Escape Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 7 minutes ago, airplane said: I was fine for over 2 years but my intrusive thoughts have come back in full force and it’s not good. i try to keep myself distracted and occupied You stay strong. For me it's the other way around, the last couple of years were especially difficult time for me. Psychiatrists and therapists I saw kept aksing me why the sudden nosedive at that time happened and I could not give any answer. Now I just wish to stay fine and have the disorder under control. 1
Specter Posted July 24, 2023 Author Posted July 24, 2023 16 minutes ago, airplane said: I was fine for over 2 years but my intrusive thoughts have come back in full force and it’s not good. i try to keep myself distracted and occupied I hope this works for you sis. Sometimes the work/distraction can help, but it's more like sending it to the background, for me at least, 1
Gov Hooka Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 Sending everyone here battling these things too some love. It sucks 😞 2
kimberly Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Devin said: Depends on the person and their challenges. In my case, yes, it has gotten better over the years. I still have my moments but I’m more hopeful now to overcome bc so many positive changes coming soon. 1 hour ago, Mercurio said: I became sober and helped massively. honestly, this has had a huge impact on me. I quit everything (mainly nicotine, weed & alcohol) earlier this year and I haven't had a major depressive episode since. this is of course on top of other help I'm getting and lifestyle changes I'm making, but they're really intertwined. I get better sleep, I am never tired or hungover in the mornings, I don't put myself in risky scenarios, and when I go out, it's now more about the company and whatever activity (concert / dancing / movie etc.) I'm doing and less about self-medicating and going on a bender. My quality of life has improved immensely. 1
SLIME Posted July 24, 2023 Posted July 24, 2023 Just speaking on my own experience. I think life will always be up-and-down, but as I’ve grown up I’ve worked a lot on my coping strategies and feel proud of the progress I’ve made. I’ve had my share of dark days but I intend to keep moving in a more positive direction.
flower moon Posted July 25, 2023 Posted July 25, 2023 nah. often think im "better" but i think im just better at distracting myself these days
Virgos Groove Posted July 25, 2023 Posted July 25, 2023 Not entirely, but I hope to be able to manage it and learn how to cope with it. As an autistic person, anxiety has always been a part of my life. Over the last year, however, it turned into depression. I found myself stressed all the time, unable to get anything done, easily irritable and, at some points, idealizing suicide. I've been on antidepressants for 2 months now, and it has helped me "declutter" my mind and give me motivation to get stuff done. I've become more sociable and far less nervous about the future. I haven't felt this good in almost 2 years.
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