Comments on So love is hard And love is tough: Recovering

I understand the going to bed part - I can chase a...

2007-10-22T23:08:00.000-04:00

I understand the going to bed part - I can chase away anything with sleep and it feels so good - such refuge - for a while.

And then the morning comes.

Thanks for your encouragement over at my place. I definitely feel significantly better and I'm so very thankful that there are options available to get me there.

I hope to be able to keep myself there on my own one day, but for now this will do just fine.

I'm just getting to know you from the link TB made...

2007-10-16T23:57:00.000-04:00

I'm just getting to know you from the link TB made to your blog on Beyond Blue.

I certainly can relate to the tangle of depression vs. anxiety. It's very easy to think (or for others to think) we're just depressed when we're immobilized by fear and worry. It helps to sort it through, name the anxiety issues and begin addressing them directly.

And hooray for the vacuuming husbands! I have one of those, too!

wow, you've been through so much! it must be such...

2007-10-09T21:06:00.000-04:00

wow, you've been through so much! it must be such a relief to have a great therapist who's able to work with you, and to help identify what you've been suffering from. i'm happy to hear the positive tone in your post, and wish you continued recovery. and it never hurts to have a fantastic husband!!!

hi, i understand all of what you are going through...

2007-10-06T17:18:00.000-04:00

hi, i understand all of what you are going through...i can't say that i have the same diagnosis. but i truly understand. over my blog break i saw a therapist, more so concerning my eating habits, as my doctor was afraid that i had an eating disorder, since i can't gain weight. i assured him i didn't, and then he immediately thought i was depressed, and again me and my husband assured him i wasn't...but, i wanted to make sure so i made an appointment and saw a eating disorder specialist, who told me almost immediately that i wasn't depressed or had a eating disorder (this was after her 20-30 minute questioning). she immediately said that i was suffering from too much stress, post tramatic stress from a traumatic childhood (that i thought was normal) and let me know that i was okay...overly stressed over extending myself...but nevertheless okay. not that this doesn't mean that i didn't need to see her, and have lots of work to do to heal myself...just different work. I share some of your symptoms...but my triggers are more so from stress, and an inability to deal with stress. i asked her if it was anxiety, and she said that could be a side effect of not knowing how to deal with the stress...all the stress.

it is amazing how much help a therapist can be, i never felt someone in my corner and my corner only as much as she was. she was firm, yet loving, and very effective in helping me re-adjust my thinking patterns. i felt like she was in my corner, routing for me, fighting for me, when i couldn't stand up and say no for myself. i needed that.

i am wishing you all the continued success. i am so proud of you for all the progress that you have made, you are inspiring me to make sure that i remember to live like i am suppose to...fully so that i can be there for my kids and husband...and mostly for myself.

I am so glad to hear it's working for you! Wishin...

2007-10-04T19:49:00.000-04:00

I am so glad to hear it's working for you! Wishing you lots of feelings of accomplishment in the months to come!

suna I really do know what you mean- it is a relie...

2007-10-04T12:47:00.000-04:00

suna I really do know what you mean- it is a relief to know what it is, isn't it? I didn't recognize my stomach aches till I was 18, and I'd probably had them since Kindergarten!
rhonda Thanks, babe! I'm so glad you're my friend.
melba Thank you Melba. I'm sorry you have anxiety too, no fun. I was very lucky with my current therapist. Really serendipity to hook up with her.
missdot Thank you, you're very sweet!

good on you for being so brave to post this. Take...

2007-10-03T22:00:00.000-04:00

good on you for being so brave to post this. Take it easy on yourself and set yourself small tasks with tidying up clutter, I am the same, it helps if you just make small steps in that direction. Be well and thanks for posting. The more we all talk about it the more normal we all become :-)

About 7 years ago my therapist said I had GAD. I d...

2007-10-03T20:27:00.000-04:00

About 7 years ago my therapist said I had GAD. I didn't go on medication and soon after I stopped seeing her because I moved about an hour away. It comes up for me again and again. I am reluctant to go to another therapist because of the process...
I have had several (before that one) a good therapist is hard to find.
You are very brave for doing what needs to be done for you and your family and facing your fears and sharing here.
XO,
Melba

Oh Jen, I hadn't known you had a blog until today....

2007-10-03T19:19:00.000-04:00

Oh Jen, I hadn't known you had a blog until today. I wish I could give ya a hug and make so much better but realize that won't make it all better. Just want ya to know I'm thinking about ya.

This will probably sound weird, but I found myself...

2007-10-03T15:56:00.000-04:00

This will probably sound weird, but I found myself smiling at your post. It was like "Yay, it's not just ME with the physical anxiety symptoms! I am not alone!" So, I wasn't happy at your pain, just happy to know it can be helped, and that, well, I need to get my prescription refilled--I have a very strong feeling that my current downward trend completely coincides with running out of medication but not wanting to get another prescription because the doctor I liked moved away. LOL.

Thanks for encouraging me to make that appointment so I can be there more fully for my kids and my man.

(and thanks for your nice blog comment yesterday)