Posted by Journeyman on July 22, 2006, at 11:15:45
In reply to Re: Checking in Again After Less Time, posted by lil' jimi on July 5, 2006, at 11:59:54
Jim - I'm doing pretty well, thank you. I hope you are too.
To those of you who are new(er) to this board and have read more than just a handful of messages, you'll see suggestions that you go back and read through old posts. So what are you waiting for?
You didn't develop your depression and anxiety overnight; it probably took years. Perhaps you grew up in an environment where you weren't valued for who you were, or where your mom or dad or some other important person tried to get their own needs met through you. You didn't have the chance to be cared for as you should have been, and the threat of being cut off by the very people whose job it was to care for you threatened your very existence. Of course you were anxious and scared! And it became a part of your way of thinking. Whatever your own story, the mental conditioning probably didn't happen overnight, and it's not going to disappear overnight either; so you've got some time as you work your own program to recovery. Read them. They're more interesting than that late-night television stuff anyway.
What will you read about in the messages? You'll learn that for some people, Lexapro was not suitable at all, and that for others it has had a profound effect by helping them to cope/get strengthened/reduce their anxiety so that their natural impulses can help take over and take care.
Another message you'll discern is that you're not alone. There are lots and lots of others who are making the struggle to approach life one day at a time.
You'll also see that people get to where they're going by different paths. They've tried this combination and that, and they'll continue to search until they find what they need.
You'll also read what may seem like a bunch of junk. But hey, we're human - welcome to the club.
You'll see people who are (at least temporarily) giving up, and others who are winning the battle to know in their hearts that they are okay. You have the power to choose which ones you'll be like.
And with some time, and taking care of yourself mentally, physically, and spiritually - you are also very likely to find the most important thing you're looking for: the awareness that you belong. That you are perfectly acceptable just as you are, and in fact, are worth celebrating.
May your journey bring you appreciation and wisdom of its own adventure.
poster:Journeyman
thread:109458
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20060717/msgs/669329.html