I feel like I'm going to snap soon.?!
Question: I feel like I'm going to snap soon!.!?
I'm currently being treated for depression and anxiety by a psychologist who I'm begining to believe is mildly retarded!. I've had one meeting with her so far!. It's hard for me to speak and express myself unless I'm writing because I have severe social anxiety!. I couldn't really say much the entire session!. [This should have made it obvious, by the way, that my situation is quite serious] And to make matters worse, my mother kept answering questions for me and leading her to wrongful information about me!. This psychologist told me to try an herbal remedy called Valerian!. It doesn't help, whatsoever!. And I knew it wouldn't!. My anxiety is way beyond being treatable by an OTC herbal remedy!. I humored her, though, and took it anyway!. I can't get another appointment until a week from now!. A week feels like forever!. Until then, I have to deal with all of these feelings, don't know what the hell to do about them, and my mother keeps insisting that there's nothing wrong with me and I'm delusional even though I KNOW how I've been feeling perfectly well for the past 5 years now!. Just because I've hidden a lot of it from her, she thinks I'm perfectly well and tells me I'm ridiculous all the time!. What the hell can I do!? I feel like I have nowhere to turn!. And I doubt that damn psycholgist is even going to help me from the looks of how she handles things!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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On your next appointment, it needs to be you and the psychologist!. I know when I was going that it was hard for me to speak about my feelings in front of my mom!. It's a defense mechanism lol!. In my opinion it's none of her business unless I MAKE it her business!. Your mom is not helping you any by speaking for you!. You should take your questions from here to your psychologist because I think that will help her understand better!. Because you're more direct here than you will be in your writing!. I know by experience that I'm not so direct in my writing!.
As for the OTC herbal compounds, she's just trying to try some home remedies to see if they will help before she gives out the hard stuff!. That's more of a career-saver than it's a "well maybe she's just faking it" thing!. You'd be surprised what herbs can do!. But if it's not helping, by all means tell her so she can help you better!.
Feel better soon <3Www@Answer-Health@Com
As for the OTC herbal compounds, she's just trying to try some home remedies to see if they will help before she gives out the hard stuff!. That's more of a career-saver than it's a "well maybe she's just faking it" thing!. You'd be surprised what herbs can do!. But if it's not helping, by all means tell her so she can help you better!.
Feel better soon <3Www@Answer-Health@Com
You've only had one meeting with her!. How do you know if she'll help or not!?
You've been dealing with this for several years, don't expect it to go away in a single meeting, or even a few meetings!.
Give it time and try to keep your mom out of it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You've been dealing with this for several years, don't expect it to go away in a single meeting, or even a few meetings!.
Give it time and try to keep your mom out of it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
somehow i feel like we are both on the same page!.!.!.no joke!.
do you think that maybe you can write down how you're feeling like in
a journal or something and then try to see your psychologist but without
your mom in the room!? that might take away some of the stress i think!.
as for anxiety, i know it might be stupid to say, but have you just tried to calm down and get away from everything!? that could work!. it does for me usually!. and my parents are the same way with me because they think that even though i have an attitude and everything that im fine, but deep down i am not and by talking to them it doesn't help!. i don't have that kind of a relationship with my parents!.
i hope that this may help you though!. :]Www@Answer-Health@Com
do you think that maybe you can write down how you're feeling like in
a journal or something and then try to see your psychologist but without
your mom in the room!? that might take away some of the stress i think!.
as for anxiety, i know it might be stupid to say, but have you just tried to calm down and get away from everything!? that could work!. it does for me usually!. and my parents are the same way with me because they think that even though i have an attitude and everything that im fine, but deep down i am not and by talking to them it doesn't help!. i don't have that kind of a relationship with my parents!.
i hope that this may help you though!. :]Www@Answer-Health@Com
I went through 3 doctor's before I found one worth anything!. Even then, I still felt it was the act of talking to someone who would listen without being judge mental and not so much the doctor that made me feel any better!. You need to be alone with Your therapist, not with your mother, and you need to feel comfortable around them!. Don't expect any miracles until at least a few meetings though!. What you need to do is just know the people around you care for your well being, whether it seems they are helping or not!. We all have different ways of showing our concern or fears, so even if they aren't helping, at least they are trying, and that is more than a lot of people have!. So, look on the bright side of things as much as possible and continue to write!. It seems like you are very good at it and possibly enjoy it!. Eventually, it will help you organize your thoughts for speaking to people publicly!. Stay off meds as much as possible if you can and work through your issues as best you can with writing, etc!. Meds always have side effects and once your body adjust to them you will always need them and rely on them for strength and comfort rather than yourself!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
i also have social anxiety, and for me it diminished when i learned why i have anxiety!. anxiety arises because of the thoughts and emotions that perpetuate it!. it's not situations that make u anxious, it's ur THOUGHTS/emotions that make u anxious!. that being said, practice mindful acceptance of ur anxiety!. meaning when an anxious thought/emotion comes, just watch it!. see how the thought creates the emotion, and don't identify with it!. don't think that it is u, instead say i am not my thoughts!. i am the awareness that is aware of the thought!. hope this helps!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Don't depend on someone to fix you!. Do depend on trusted people to support you and help you get through this!. If you don't like her find someone else (there are a lot of idiots out there)!. Do as much research on your issues as you can stand (it gets boring I know)!. Your mother may have good intentions but you have to stand up for yourself and take control of your treatment!. I realize you may feel helpless and hopeless, but I went through hell for years because I Iet my mother etc!. make all the decisions!. She didn't know better, and was totally overwhelmed!. You can do this, you can get past this, and eventually things will be better! Start a journal now! or have two notebooks, one for your eyes only, one for your dr!., therapist whatever!. These people are new to you of course you don't trust them!. It's hard to verbalize at first so I'd suggest you do your best to write something each day!. Besides being therapeutic in itself it can serve as a source of communication with your therapist!. Make a play list of songs that make you happy, try to avoid things that depress you (like I watch more comedy now and less drama, which funny enough was not my therapists idea, but my workaholic,alcoholic, bachelor friends idea) I could keep going but that's probably enough advice for now, stay strong!Www@Answer-Health@Com