Whether I have a problem or not, does nobody understand when they are hurting others

[[talon]]

Hi, sorry guys I havent been here for a while.

Im on celexa 40 mg now, thats all thats really changed...

Ive never told anyone about it outside family, (except here )I mean I know that they are not laughing at me because I have it, its just that it bothers me because no matter how high a dose of medication I take the pain doesn't go away. Even people that dont know me can see that I have low self esteem and so they take advantage of that.I am a on a strong anti depressant it is also supposed to make my brain produce more serotonin. I only got diagnosed a almost a year ago but my family is so non understanding. They are not even willing to understand. Especially my dad and my sister. Well my sister is worse, she is so rude to me and acts as though I am insignicant and as though I am inferior. And a lot of the time my family acts as though my psych did not diagnose me correctly because they dont understand the pain that I feel, all they do really is compare me to my sister. They think I am a hypochondriac.

I dont think I was wrong before when I said that nothing can help me and that I am just supposed to feel this way. Its the way that my life is intended to be for some reason.

 

[Daniel E.]

no matter how high a dose of medication I take the pain doesn't go away.

I dont think I was wrong before when I said that nothing can help me and that I am just supposed to feel this way.

There are always more treatment options, including therapy (individual, group, and/or family therapy) as well as medication changes and lifestyle changes like more socializing, exercising, music therapy, etc. Maybe it would be worth considering again the group therapy your psychiatrist recommended for social anxiety? Or anything else that help increase your socializing?

When I was in high school, I was very shy, and when I started to get depressed at age 17, the school counselor included me in group therapy at the school. I don't think most schools offer that, though. It could help, nonetheless, to talk to any school counselors in the interim about socializing, etc. They may have suggestions regarding school clubs, etc.

Since your family is a source of stress, family therapy may help. Alternatively, you could learn from individual therapy how to best respond (or not respond) to your sister's comments, etc.

 

[David Baxter PhD]

To expand on what Daniel said, it's unlikely that medication alone is going to resolve your issues. I'm not suggesting that medication doesn't help - it does - but it partly helps to allow you to engage in therapy and resolve whatever issues are creating or triggering the depression in the first place.