Thursday, May 31, 2012

louisaslow54's Posts

relapse and recovery

I am just out of hospital again, and would like any tips on recovery and how to avoid hosptial again. 

cutting out meds.

Hi all,   If you feel better, and your anxiety and depression have lessened you may feel like lowering or cutting out your meds. WARNING! Ask your doctor first because you may get side effects from abrupt disscontinuation. On the other hand, don't take all the horror web-sites for real. There are many successes. I was one of... Read moreChevron

feeling good today

I have woken up feeling good today after some ups and downs last week. I got it into my head that I wanted to come off Klonopin but after all the shakes etc. I talked with my doctor and he reassured me that I was not the addictive type and it was perfectly safe to take one a day. Since trusting him, I have felt like a real person again, not a... Read moreChevron

Give yourself permission to relax

I have had biolar 1 since I was 15, now with GAD and Social Anxiety Disorder. Amazingly enough, it has taken me 63 years to eventually accept that I have a mental illness! I always used to put the chaos in my life down to my own failures, my weird personality or something. Now I see all this crazyness can be subdued to some extent with a battery... Read moreChevron

these four walls

Heh, I don't have a clue what I want to say only that I am alone (my choice tonight) and don't have any interest in doing anything. I don't think it is depression, but just fed up with life. My gestalt therapist, who I admire so much, is encouraging me not to let my happiness be dictated by my situation. Oh, what a challenge. On the face... Read moreChevron