Posted by Miss Honeychurch on August 20, 2004, at 8:34:26
In reply to Cup half empty not half full, posted by SAW on August 20, 2004, at 4:24:55
I know exactly where you're coming from. I had a long talk with my T about this yesterday. I am not on medication and have been in therapy for one year. Had much anxiety and depression when I began. Now, through new skills I am FINALLY putting to use to erase my irrational thinking, I find that when I DO talk myself out of anxiety causing thoughts and feel better about a certain situation, I begin to feel anxious all over again. It is such a strange feeling for me, not to be anxious all the time about the smallest things.
Part of this anxiety about feeling no anxiety (does that make sense) has to do with change. All change is hard, whether it's good or bad. And like you, my husband, now that I am doing so much better, doesn't ask much about therapy anymore or seem quite so "concerned." I miss this in a way. More attention for me. But I think it must have been awfully tiring for him to have to worry about my mental health all the time. I think now he's happier that he doesn't have to have a constant vigil looking out for any returned symptoms.
So, what you feel is perfectly normal. Change is hard.
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