Hello, first post!

[Ashe]

Hello,

I've been a member of the forums for a while, but have not yet posted anything. I joined several months ago, but stopped coming to the forums after life got more busy than usual.

I figured that now would be a good time, since in the last two months I have been dealing with extreme anxiety (I'm feeling much, much better for the most part now! ). I'm 24 years old, have been diagnosed with depression and anxiety when I was younger (I haven't had depression in a loooong time), and I also deal with OCD everyday. Other than that, I'm pretty good ^_^.

I'm excited for this week, as I will be seeing a psychiatrist for my problems, and I hope that that will add to my becoming well.

For the current problems I have been experiencing, I have been getting better from support from my loved ones, and reading self-help articles and books (my favorite and the one that I found helped me the most is Mind Over Mood). I do not take any medication because of a phobia I have.

I hope that everyone is well, and that everyone is happy! We all deserve it.

-Ashe :2thumbs:

 

[David Baxter PhD]

Welcome, Ashe.

 

[Ashe]

Thank you .

 

[Retired]

Hello Ashe! Thanks for breaking the ice with your post.

Hope you find Psychlinks informative and supportive.

I do not take any medication because of a phobia I have

Does this have to do with the medications themselves or something else?

 

[NicNak]

:hithere: Ashe, :welcome: to Psychlinks!

 

[Banned]

Hi Ashe,

Welcome.

 

[Ashe]

Thank you all for your warm welcomes.

In response to the question about my phobia of medications, (from what I can tell) it pretty much stemmed from past experiences. I took several types of medication including anti-anxiety/anti-depressants in the past, and I tend to get bad reactions with them. I tend to be the person who the label says that the sedative "may excite" (couldn't sleep and went to the hospital ), also I may be allergic to some common medications. The worst though was the anti-anxiety/anti-depressants I tried, one made me feel spaced out all of the time, and the second I tried made me have a nervous breakdown. I was afraid that I was going to kill myself, afraid that I was going to hurt others, afraid of basically everything. I don't even remember much of that week at all other than my boyfriend hugging me while I sobbed. Never again with that drug!

I know that it can take a while to find a right medication, but I was too scared after that! Also with my anxiety and OCD issues, I don't like feeling not in control (of pretty much everything, lol) so if a drug gives me any weird feelings I am afraid because I can't get it out of my body right away. It's pretty strange. :S

Thanks again for your welcomes!!

 

[Jackie]

Welcome Ashe

 

[forgetmenot]

welcome Ashe

 

[HBas]

:welcome2:

 

[Jazzey]

Welcome to PL, Ashe.

 

[Ashe]

Thank you very much.

 

[white page]

Hi Ashe , welcome