- Username
- bp224
- Date posted
- 4y ago
You’re doing what’s best for you and whether they see it or not you see it. Your feelings are valid no matter what and I’m so proud that you were able to identify that you needed help even when others told you the opposite. Remind yourself that your psychiatrist went to school for 8+ years and knows what they’re doing. If they didn’t think you needed meds they wouldn’t have given you meds. There are so many options and meds tend to be a last resort for those who truly need it. Maybe next time ask why and remind yourself that she can’t swag your opinion. If this medication is helping you then nobody should stop you from taking it.
Why is she against you taking meds?
I don’t know.. she works in mental health and she’s even said how sad it is that people can’t afford their meds when they really need it. I guess she feels she sees the effect of the meds at her job idk! It’s like they say they understand ocd and mental illness but they really don’t understand.. if I could change my thoughts or take my fears away I would do that.. I would do anything to b myself again
Is her permission required for some reason?
Prozac worked for me for years and I had to switch because it stopped but I'm back on it again. There is such a stigma around medication but if it helps you be your best person I say go for it. Sorry your mom isn't being supportive. It took mine some time to accept it. Hang in there!
My mother is also against me taking those medication. She feels that these medication might be bad for me if I take them for prolonged period and wanna me use other ways to combat ocd. Sadly i do know i still need the medication now and according to what i read online there's no known long term bad consequences due to taking these meds . She doesn't really understand the situation I am in.. I used to feel awful but I comfort myself by reminding myself that she cares but she's from an older and more conservative generation so she does not understand. I'm still on medication and whenever my mother tries to probe me on my meds I would simply try to change topic. Don't wanna anyone's feelings to get hurt. I think it's good enough that I know I am trying to take care of myself and doing what is best possible.
*venting* I’m so tired of life. I just woke up, and I feel like going back to bed and sleep until this nightmare passes. This week has been one of the hardest of my life. I don’t think I can face another day of intrusive thoughts, fear, anxiety. I need some moments of relief, but there are none. I wanna have a life again. Anxiety and obsessive thoughts have killed my social life, my ambitions and desires, my happiness. I’ve been fighting for the past 6 months for nothing. I don’t see any improvement. I’m on day 3 of Lexapro and of course i can’t tell if it’s gonna work for me or not. I’m on the first stages of ERP therapy and I still haven’t got any assigned homework to work on, which I really need because I need to feel like I’m doing SOMETHING to help myself with ocd and Gad. I just hope someone could just take out whatever part of my brain isn’t working properly and replace it with a new piece. I don’t wanna feel like a burden to my family or boyfriend anymore. I can’t believe all the damage that I’m causing. I don’t know what to do with all this self hate. I don’t know where to turn to. I seem to have all the help that one could need - therapy, medication, support system. Yet I feel like I can’t spend another day living like this.
I can't anymore. I feel like life's all about pain. Ecery though there are happy moments, but when sadness take over them i just can't. It's not getting any easier. I'm sick of being yhis way and crying every single day. I told my family that i feel anxious so i want to go to s therapist. I didn't tell them about ocd. Even over this small thing my mum keeps rechecking on me. I'm not liking it. It's keeping me from telling them that i really want to go. My mum keeps asking if i want to go but they won't take me to see therapist. I don't want to live like this. Feelsike I'm not at all living my own life. I don't want to live
After many years of thinking I might have ocd, it’s official. It is nice to feel seen and to have an answer finally but it’s also really scary, mostly because I’m about to start Prozac and I’ve never taken any mental health medications. Anyone have experiences to share? I’m so scared of the side effects but I know I need to start something. My provider suggested finding a support group as I have no family and friends to support me during this time, right now I’m feeling very scared and alone 😔
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