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Question: Anyone with extremely severe; anxiety, depression and severe stress please help!!?

(Posted by: Vanessa87 on 2009-11-08 15:24:41)

I have been depressed for a looooong time! Since I found out my Dad had lung cancer in 2007. He passed away in February of this year... I have felt shit inside myself for so long now and decided I finally had to do something about it. I went to the doctor, and did a questionaire, and it came back that my stress levels were severe, depression was extremely severe and anxiety was also extremely severe. I can not meet people, friends and family of my boyfriend I can not handle meeting, I get so worried and am petrified of doing it. Can someone please tell me how you were before treatment, and how you are now >?? I need to know that this is going to change! I've been put on a mental health plan ann have to see a psychologist this Friday and have also started anti depressants.

Posted by: natchomomma on 2009-11-08, 15:29:33

When my father died I took it hard too. It seemed to help to talk about it to my brothers . After a while It wasn't so hard to deal with .

Posted by: woohoo on 2009-11-08, 16:19:09

Honestly, you are going through the natural stage of grief- 1 year. my father died 3 years ago. i was depressed for a long time as well. but through time i began to realize that he wouldn't want me to be so depressed about him being gone rather to remember everything that he told me about rising above situations and not letting things get to me. i never went through treatment- i did self- help along with meeting a wonder person that changed my life completely! before this person- i felt worthless, loss of interests and many other things. my eyes have been opened and i see things clearly. i am getting my degree in psychology and for me- i really think that medications are not the best solutions but cognitive therapy works well. family therapy, talk therapy. i really disagree with medications but i do know however those treatments that i suggested do not work for everyone in severe cases- medications are the last resort in my mind. but good luck and i do suggest asking you psychologist about art therapy because art thereapy is very theraputic for individuals going through loss, trauma, and all kinds of mental illness. good luck and take care