Mental illness can someone please help me?!
Question: I'm lost and I need help with no where to turn.I was recently involved in a horiffic lawsuit which has mentally crippled me.I used to be a vibrant, young beautiful women; who now has mental issue after mental issues.I take zoloft and xanax daily, and my doctors want to put me on more.Before this horrific lawsuit occurred I was a happy healthy women pursuing everythign that life had to offer.Now, I sit here with thought of killing myself, my panic attacks are increasing, I wake up in night sweat duw to my nightmare and I find myself binge drinking on top of my xanax in order to fall asleep. I know I sound crazy, but my life really is that bad.I talk with two physcolgists and they both tell me that there is nothing that I can do to get over my legal battles except to take these meds and wait until justice is given back to me.The legal system has taken my life and I really am AN INNOCENT person.Please help me?Should I check myself in?I want to feel like I use 2 ..happy&beautiful,pls help
Answers: I'm lost and I need help with no where to turn.I was recently involved in a horiffic lawsuit which has mentally crippled me.I used to be a vibrant, young beautiful women; who now has mental issue after mental issues.I take zoloft and xanax daily, and my doctors want to put me on more.Before this horrific lawsuit occurred I was a happy healthy women pursuing everythign that life had to offer.Now, I sit here with thought of killing myself, my panic attacks are increasing, I wake up in night sweat duw to my nightmare and I find myself binge drinking on top of my xanax in order to fall asleep. I know I sound crazy, but my life really is that bad.I talk with two physcolgists and they both tell me that there is nothing that I can do to get over my legal battles except to take these meds and wait until justice is given back to me.The legal system has taken my life and I really am AN INNOCENT person.Please help me?Should I check myself in?I want to feel like I use 2 ..happy&beautiful,pls help
I'm sorry to hear that this is your life right now-I've been there too. The biggest thing that is bothering me though is that your psych's. are treating this like nothing and letting you think that meds. will solve your issues. That's bullsh!t. You are going through an extremely stressful time right now and are not coping well with the stress. Your psych. needs to at the least teach you some coping skills, or relaxation excercises. If they can't do anything for you, either get rid of them, or find a therapist in addition to your psych. that specializes in anxiety, etc. Your situation is important. This is your life and it won't go away due to the almighty pill. Don't get me wrong-I love my valium, but it only masks the issue at hand. That's why it's simply wrong that your doc's. are saying this b.s. to you.
Any ways, I just got through a legal battle with the school district (I'm a teacher), due to accusations said about me that cost me my job, med. ins., $, and everything else that hurts, because they fired me while I was on med. leave! When I was in the thick of the situation, I was crazy! You need to talk, talk, talk this stressful sh!t out and unwind.
Stop the drinking though! You NEVER know when the mix will be your last. That's how I lost my best friend, so cut it out! Your heart might take it today, but tomorrow is always different.
You know you're in the right, so remember that you'll prevail-it just takes time to get their. Hang on. Best of luck :)
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You should check yourself in, Nothing feels better then going back to your self again, Being/Feeling happy for a long time.
Bring these issues up with your doctor. This could be serious.
i dont have advise for you except do not kill yourself. forget about it....
Sorry to hear you are going through a tough time. I cannot address the medications or what your doctors are recommending BUT it does seem like you have allowed yourself to become a victim. Stop focusing on this lawsuit and all that has gone wrong in your life. Start focusing on what is right in your life and start living again. Stop drinking to ease the pain and get back to doing the things that make you happy. You are still a smart, beautiful and STRONG person who is going through a rough stop. Find the inner strength and belief in God to help pull you through. You can do this. Just remember that we all go through difficult times but they do not have to take over our lives.
You need to let it go..... love who you are now. Life is to short to look back, something has got to change for the best, make it happen... you are the only one that can.... try to get off all of the meds and clear your head....good luck!
This happened to a friend of mine who suffered post par tum depression and became bipolar. She went to a rehab center in Arizona and she is doing just fine. The doctor prescribed her the appropriate meds to get rid of that depression.
Also note, that you can't go it alone. Have someone to come and help you through this process such as a friend, family member, or spouse.
You have admitted to the first step which is realising that the thoughts you are having are detrimental to yourself. Best thing would probably be to check yourself into a private clinic, and be open to help.
Medications help, but your mindset is the key. Immerse yourself into a positive and healthy mental health regime. Give yourself time.
Ask your Dr about breathing and muscle relaxant exercises like Buddha Belly breathing, and when feeling anxious reduce your respiration rate to 10 per minute, breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth.
If you are on zoloft and xanax, then you are either seeing a psychiatrist or your local drug dealer has a first class inventory.
Let's hope you are seeing a psychiatrist and not a psychologist. Psychologists are useless for depression & anxiety. Psychiatrists have better training and can prescribe medications. A good psychiatrist will also understand the interaction of medications. That is important. You need to talk to a psychiatrist about you feelings and be very honest about disclosing how you are mixing the anti-depressants and alcohol. That's a really bad idea. I think you need to think about a voluntary commitment into a psychiatric hospital where you can be monitored and protected. You'll really feel a lot better in a very short period of time.
why not consult with your doctor about this problem and see lf your doctor can be of any help which lm sure your doctor can help. this is why their there for you to help you
Your upsetness is understandable, given the tenuousness of your situation. When our future feels out of control, we can become upset. Sometimes upsetness can spiral deeper and deeper. This sounds like what's happening with you.
(a few years back I responded similarly to a serious situation)
What helped? I learned to pray. Learning from the Bible, I read Philippians chapter 4 verses 6 & 7. "Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs and don't forget to thank him for his answers. If you do this you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus."
May be the first day I was still just as tense, but every day I read this, and I prayed. In time I was able to quiet my thoughts and heart as I learned to trust. There is hope for you too.
i have been struggling for awhile with anxiety. my life has been just dead basically for the last 2 years. i can't say i'm gong through as much as you are but if you want to talk to someone i'd be willing. my screename on aim is thebtpyoda if you want to talk.
You did not tell us what the legal issues are, however they are temporary and will be over. What is the worst that could happen ? Even if you lose everything you would still have the intellect that has allowed you to achieve what you have. Is starting over all that bad ? It surely is not as bad as the agony the fear of it is causing you. Just stay in the present, do not project negative on the future. No one know what the future holds, the best we can do is created a positive in the present, and it will impact in a positive way on the future.
By the way you may want to go on the web, and check the side effects of all the med's you are taking. Don't drink alcohol it will effect brain chemistry.