Please read this!! - Mental Health Message Board

Shattered_Eros · 03-03-2003, 02:12 AM

Hello everyone,
I am an 18 year old young woman and I am at a total loss as to what to do with myself. I have struggled with severe depression, anorexia, anxiety and OCD for about 6 years now. I have been in recovery from my ED for about 9 months and really need advise as to how to stay on the right track. It would also be nice if someone would talk to me about depression, anxiety, and ocd, sometimes I feel like a total alien. I would really appretiate ANY reply, I wouldn't feel so alone then.

And if anyone out there knows anything about the withdrawl symptoms of Effexor, it would be nice to hear form you, I am currently on it and would like to go off, I think it may be making things worse for me.

Thank you so much for reading this!

Jenny

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Don't judge me by my failures, only by my dreams.

Autumn Angel · 03-03-2003, 10:10 AM

Congratulations on your recovery

I know how hard recovering from an ED is. My daughter is 18 and has been in recovery for 2 years. I am so proud of her because I know what she had to go through to get where she is today. You are not alone here and you will get the support and friendship you wish for.
Autumn.

Shattered_Eros · 03-03-2003, 11:51 AM

Thank you Autumn.
Your daughter should be very proud.

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Don't judge me by my failures, only by my dreams.

Wildpink · 03-13-2003, 08:12 PM

jenny, i just wanted to say that i hope my message makes u feel better. i myself am an 18 yr old young woman and i have battled problems with my weight and depression in the past. when i was 14 i went on a crash diet as i was very heavy at the time, over 9 months i lost so much weight that in the end i couldnt stop, from there it turned into overeating until i would eat everything i could find. i did this for about 2 years, binge eating. i used to lie so much to everyone and i never had any trust or faith in anyone. when i changed schools i had depression and i didnt know why i was feeling like it, i didnt want to do anything or go anywhere. all through this i always have battled with my weight, now im at a healthy weight but continuously i still sometimes get urges to binge eat, though not that often. at the time that i was worst, i felt like i was so alone and wanted to die, everyone around me seemed to be coping yet i couldnt even cope with going out to the shops, i was very smart at school and i had never done drugs, smoked or drinked etc and my parents couldnt understand whhat had happened to me. i told them all i just needed to be left alone, for everyone to stop telliong me what to do and think. i saw a pshychologist for several months but refused to take medication for my depression as i was afraid that i would never get off it and i would become addicted to it. i think if in your heart u really believe u can get over it, then it might help. its really hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but just remember you are not alone! im sure u are a wonderful person despite what u are going through, give yourself time to focus on thinking along the right terms, eg. if ppl put u down, dont listen to them, like my parents used to say to me that i would end up nowhere and i started believing i would, but i didnt...oneday i got so mad at eveyrone and i decided that i would just ignore all of it and think posotive. remember, the days when there was once a time u were happy? try and base your thinking along what u remmeber from those days.! i will write more later. take care for now!

Eyrdan · 03-13-2003, 10:55 PM

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Originally posted by Shattered_Eros:
Hello everyone,
I am an 18 year old young woman and I am at a total loss as to what to do with myself. I have struggled with severe depression, anorexia, anxiety and OCD for about 6 years now. I have been in recovery from my ED for about 9 months and really need advise as to how to stay on the right track. It would also be nice if someone would talk to me about depression, anxiety, and ocd, sometimes I feel like a total alien. I would really appretiate ANY reply, I wouldn't feel so alone then.

And if anyone out there knows anything about the withdrawl symptoms of Effexor, it would be nice to hear form you, I am currently on it and would like to go off, I think it may be making things worse for me.

Thank you so much for reading this!

Jenny

I know just how you feel. I don't have much advice to give you as I am still struggling to survive on this side. But no you are not an alien. There are a lot of people like us around. I see from your message you might benefit greatly from seeking out group therapy. I know around here there was a group for people who suffer from depression, phobias, anxiety, and so on. It wasn't moderated by a doctor or anything, everyone there were people suffering from it or who had suffered from it, so they all understood. I only went twice unfortunately, because it was too far for me and my anxiety was turning into agoraphobia (was not able to go out of my appartment anymore).

But really, if there is such a group around where you live, you would probably not feel as much an 'alien' anymore and get some support and friends that understand you and if they can't help you, they can at least lend you a shoulder.

-Frank