A question about how I should manage my anxiety/depression...?!
Question: A question about how I should manage my anxiety/depression...?
Answers:
Congrats for getting off the meds and developing positive coping skills instead. Starting from 6/7, that must have been tough.
The rest is up to you. Ideally, you would rely on and develop your coping skills, rather than expecting others to get you through things, but if you're really not ready, then yes, seeing someone is a wiser course of action. The problem is, you might see the WRONG person, and have a setback, and it might be hard to find someone good quickly, for a short-term thing, especially if your parents aren't so well off and are moving for financial reasons.
Perhaps you could see a school counsellor or something like that in the mean time?
If not, sit down with your parents, or write them a letter, and make it clear that you need more help.
Update: I agree 100% with the first part of RedAngel's answer. But then she links to a site encouraging drugs as a solution, rather than the coping skills and working through things that you mentioned yourself. Stick with coping skills if at all possible. BUT, add philosophy and poetry (perhaps meditation and buddhism) if you want to build those coping skills and develop a stronger appreciation of the good things in life.
Of course you did fine without the drugs. Studies show antidepressants are no better than taking a tic tac. Of course tic tacs taste better :)
Anti-depressants don't work - In The Papers - France24 >>>
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RedAngel
My friends keep telling me that exercise will help manage anxiety. Get a good 30 minute minimum workout a day, that it really helped them. I haven't done it for myself yet. One friend of mine started running, and I have seen his spirits lift quite a bit.
I'm not sure I can follow that advice myself (but it would probably help me). I'll just throw this out there in case it helps you.