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Hey LJ Friends.
As you may know, I've been having serious problems with depression. Finding that my therapist wasn't doing me any good, I've found another one. This one seems to understand that I don't want/need another “friend”, but that I need to find a way of coping with my life as it is.
I've been seeing her for several weeks now and have made some very tentative baby steps towards regaining myself. It's going to take me some time to get back to even being close to who I was before. Please know that I'm doing the best that I can. I know that it's not going to be an easy journey, but it's one that I must travel.
In order to establish a beginning point, she had me go through some ratings that assess anxiety levels as well as depression levels. Needless to say, I wasn't terribly surprised to find that I am rated as being severely depressed and moderate to severe anxiety on top of PTSD.
My sleep cycle is all shot to hell mostly due to neurological pain and muscle spasms. Sometimes I'm up for a couple of days at a time. Sometimes I'll sleep for a couple of days. The pain may co-inside with weather changes (Kat suggested that). I've noted that it has, but then again, I had a bad stretch the other day when the weather was fine.
Regardless, I ask for your continued love, support and patience.
Thanks in advance...
As you may know, I've been having serious problems with depression. Finding that my therapist wasn't doing me any good, I've found another one. This one seems to understand that I don't want/need another “friend”, but that I need to find a way of coping with my life as it is.
I've been seeing her for several weeks now and have made some very tentative baby steps towards regaining myself. It's going to take me some time to get back to even being close to who I was before. Please know that I'm doing the best that I can. I know that it's not going to be an easy journey, but it's one that I must travel.
In order to establish a beginning point, she had me go through some ratings that assess anxiety levels as well as depression levels. Needless to say, I wasn't terribly surprised to find that I am rated as being severely depressed and moderate to severe anxiety on top of PTSD.
My sleep cycle is all shot to hell mostly due to neurological pain and muscle spasms. Sometimes I'm up for a couple of days at a time. Sometimes I'll sleep for a couple of days. The pain may co-inside with weather changes (Kat suggested that). I've noted that it has, but then again, I had a bad stretch the other day when the weather was fine.
Regardless, I ask for your continued love, support and patience.
Thanks in advance...