Is this normal?

penny14 · Post by **penny14** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:38 am

Holly J-
I feel like I am in the exact same spot as you-You are not going nuts-I just came from my therapist and voiced the same concerns and she said it is absolutely just the anxiety-almost as though the horse is charging full speed ahead and you can't catch up. I felt for awhile that I had somewhat of a handle on the awful anxiety, but then about 2-3 weeks ago just lost my handle on it. I am spacy, fearful, and wondering if I am ever going to feel better. I too went back on meds 2 1/2 weeks ago, but I do not feel any better and possibly worse. I got to the psychiatrist tomorrow to see what they say...I've been on meds in the past and they worked, so maybe we're not being patient enough but I agree I just want to feel better and back to myself. Hang in there...

Laura465 · Post by **Laura465** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:27 pm

i have a question. i am 15, and have anxieties on losing my stuff. my mom dropped me off at a friends house, ad when i came back the next day, she had gone through my room and some stff was missing. so now i have the habbit of looking in the trash and in bags of stuff that we are getting rid of, and if i find something that is important, i have a panic attack. i know that if i hadent looked, i know i never would be feeling this way and i get so mad at myself. now, i am having them over a stupid old toy that is really gross that my brother (who is three) hasnt played with in months, and is losing its color because it was in the tub for a while and now its in the bottom of the trash in my kitchen. i talked to my mom about it last night and she rolled her eyes and told me to forget about it, but its so hard for me. and if i hadnt looked, i never would have known. is this normal? i fell so stupid feeling like this and i want t o talk to a guidence counsler at my school, but i feel so weird about my "issues" to talk about it with a total stranger. any advice?

goodwillchic · Post by **goodwillchic** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:49 pm

Laura, that used to happen to me when I was younger. I was a total pack rat and when I'd have to clean my room and throw stuff away I was frozen with panic over it and would almost always end up sitting in the midst of my pile of 'crap' crying...this stuff ALL had some memory attached to it. I thought that throwing away the item was the equivalant of throwing away the memory. What helped me was those goofy TV shows like Clean Sweep where they kindly remind the homeowner that if the items was so important, it never would have ended up in the back of a closet or a box in the basement. Next time you feel the need to look through the trash, stop and ask yourself why you feel the need to look? Are you ready to have a panic attack if you find something? If you can't stop yourself from looking, when you find that item and start feeling anxious, ask yourself if the item is still useful? Is this an item I would keep displayed in the house/in my room if I kept it? If you wouldn't display it, but it does have a memory for you, take a picture of it and start a scrap book where you can write about all the good memories this item brought you while you had it. Hope some of that babble was helpful for you.

Nole · Post by **Nole** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:33 pm

Originally posted by Holly J:
Thanks Nole. Just curious, were you prescribed a benzo along with your Lexapro in the beginning? Is it totally normal to be on a benzo when first starting an anti depressant?

Yes, I was prescribed Xanax, but I never took it as I felt I could handle it without the benzo, which I could. It is common for drs. to prescribe a benzo during the start up phase.