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okkkkkkk thought i've been doing ok for a while...positive thinking, exercise, meditation, yoga, eating well, being social... But tonight i really lost it...let all the sadness i've been trying to push aside erupt, let all the anxieties come to the surface... 1 - coming off antidepressants due to po...

Once I was having a really hard time, and a friend said, don't worry about next week, in a year, two years - when you are down and stressed, you have to put all the what if?s aside, and just think about surviving one day at a time. Just by entering survival mode and letting all the what if's go, tha...

Congrats... You are trying again. You need to stop beating yourself up, and start applauding yourself for even thinking of trying. Every day is a challenge, but the more you fight it, the more good moments you have. The good moments will turn into good minutes, then good minutes will turn into good ...

My doctor doubled my effexor dose from 150 mg/day, to 300 mg/day.

I am feeling sweaty and nauseous - has anyone else been on this amount of effexor?

I am on stress leave this week, and possibly longer. Really I burnt out from working two jobs and not taking any time for me. How can I use this time wisely to get myself well?

After working so much, it is hard to relax...

Any suggestions???

How do you deal with when your loved one is overwhelmed with caring for their loved one??? I think for a week straight I managed to put my fears and insecurities aside and ignore my own needs, but as this difficult time continues, I am really moody and feel the need to isolate myself to cry and feel...

I have generalized anxiety disorder and have had a major depressive episode more than once and am going through a med transition (zoloft to effexor) The only person overseeing me is my family doc. I don't feel confident that she is really looking at the whole psychiatric picture. Are any of you out ...

PS I also recently saw in the news an NHL player who appeared in support of people with mental illness, as his sister had suffered for years. He is trying to remove some of the stigma... No one seems able to support their family or friends when suffering from anxiety, they will often shun you or lea...

I have had a great relationship with a guy for the past year - but today when I got anxious and said I needed to go home, he just got quiet and let me go. I asked him to come watch the video on how to support someone going through anxiety and panic attacks, and he declined. I think he doesn't unders...

I find the relaxation session really helps you understand how to let go of the tension in your body - sometimes it is only near the end of the session that I can let go and breathe and relax - keep practicing and it should help.... do it three times a day for a few weeks and see if anything changes....