cures for depression and anxiety?

Question

depression and anxiety is emotionally triggered, the anxiety comes from not dealing with your repressed feelings. what if when you go to a therapist you cant express yourself but pretend and act out just to get through the session as you find the session very stressfull anyway, and cant trust them or anyone?

Edit: Because im scared of crying as i feel its showing weakness and they can see into me and it feels terrible to let that.

BECAUSE IVE BEEN PRETENDING FOR 11 YEARS.

Answer 1

First of all, you need to act yourself. That is what the therapist is for. You can trust this person. If you want to cry but want to hide it then tell your therapist this. You need to go to church. Just tell yourself that other ppl have it worse than u do. I've had a lot of crap in my life and I just drive on. There is always a new situation to learn from.

Answer 2

Oh sorry hon, that's a hard one to accomplish on your own. Depression can be of an organic disorder or the result of a traumatic event in your life. Anxiety is due to stress, and the inability to cope with situations and stresses at the time anxiety is experienced. A very disciplined and resilient person can, but normally resiliaet person's don't often become depressed. It might be possible to overcome depression in time, but in a state of depression it is unlikely. Seeing a Doctor can be a big help, they will have a short paper test to take and will determine quickly according to scores if you need antidepressant medications. They can do wonders, and might only need to be taken temporarily, while you receive counseling--counseling or therapy helps to teach and provide you with coping skills so your thoughts are not your worst enemy. What I mean by that is thoughts that keep you into a depressed state. Live is 10% what happens and 10% of how you react to it. Seek help, see a doctor, and soon you will be amazed how much better you feel. Anxiety alone, can lead you into depression, it's a very scary think. Alot of people have, and you'd be surprised that there may be many people you know who have felt the way you do (or the one your asking about) who did seek help and take an antidepressant. Treatment today is so effective now that you really should talk to a doctor. Do it soon and in a matter of weeks, you'll feel so much better! Good luck!

Answer 3

Please know that you can trust your therapist. If you don't feel comfortable with the one that you are seeing, find another one. Sometimes the 1st one isn't always the best. There is always doctor/patient confidence. They cannot discuss anything you tell them with anyone else without your written permission.

Not only does telling your therapist everything help him/her help you but it's good for the soul. It helps to actually hear yourself talk about your issues and sometimes steers you to solve some of your own problems.

Anxiety is caused by a fear. Depression usually comes after anxiety.

There are many medications out there that do not cause side effects that can help both issues. Think about this...if you were diabetic you would be REQUIRED to use insulin, correct? You have an illness and even though it is not physical but mental that doesn't mean it's any less serious.

Cymbalta, Effexor are 2 are the meds that I would recommend talking to you doctor about. If your therapist cannot prescribe, they can write a note to your GP with a recommendation.

Hang in there. It gets better.

Answer 4

Remember the therapist is there to help you not to judge you. So what if you start crying. I was hospitalized for depression as a Freshman in College. It took some doing to get my Bachelors degree and until I was 25. I remember telling the psychiatrist how bad I felt how little I accomplished and I was turning 23 and I started crying. He was 45 than and said sounds young to me.

Be honest with your therapist. Make some spectacular growth from honesty it will make the therapist happier.

Instead of a cure seek coping and management techniques that will diminish the anxiety and depression so much that they can be managed much easier.

I hope you find this link helpful.

Answer 5

I do understand your fear and also your lack of being able to show emotion.

Counselling is a stressful thing to participate in as you are laying yourself open, voicing fears, worries and thoughts that you believe others will judge you for. It is also quite common to feel upset after a session because of the things you have discussed.

The therapist is there in a professional capacity and will not be shocked or surprised by anything you say, most likely they will have heard it before. That means that they can stay professional and emotionally detached from you and what your worst fears are.

Ultimately the idea behind it is to better enable you to deal with these fears and worries in a way that means they no longer have the same negative effect on you. The only person losing out if you aren't honest in these sessions is you. That may sound harsh, but it is true.

Other people in your life may be untrustworthy, but by the very nature of your relationship with the therapist (professional and unbiased on their part), and also because they are bound by terms of confidentiality, these are the best people for you to learn how to trust someone. They will not discuss what you say with anyone else, nothing will be used against you, and once the sessions are over you are not likely to see them ever again.

Please try and open up, as hard as it may be for you, you have a chance to make differences and have someone there who is ready to offer you support and a helping hand.

It isn't easy, I know - I've been there - but you really do have everything to gain and nothing to lose.

That said, I do now manage to discuss things I never thought possible, but I cannot make eye contact at all. I feel that if I allow them to see my eyes then in some way they will be able to see inside me and all the negative thoughts that I have. So I just look away, or close my eyes - but I do talk. I know that in the end it will help me.

Try not to worry if you get upset and need to cry, it isn't a sign of weakness, it shows that you are in great distress and need help. It takes a brave person to admit that they need and are willing to accept help, a much more cowardly thing to do would be not to bother attending sessions at all and pretending that everything is fine.

These links to the Mind website may offer you some useful information:

Understanding talking treatments:
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/Understanding/Understanding+talking+treatments.htm

Making sense of counselling:
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/Making+sense/Making+sense+of+counselling.htm

Hope some of this helps.

Take care and good luck.

Answer 6

As painful as it is, I would urge you go persevere. I had a bit of a breakdown a couple of years ago and was referred to a a counsellor. I really had difficulty answering the questions - there were some long, awkward silences. I basically called an end to the sessions myself and, although I'm better now, I wonder how things would have gone if I'd seen things through. Cognitive behavioural therapy is one alternative you could try if you really find the counselling too stressful. I've posted a few links below, which I hope you find useful. All the best - I hope you get better soon.

Answer 7

There are cures for depression and anxiety but if you see a therapist you must be yourself. You must not pretend. If you really need help they can and will help you.

Why go to a therapist and pretend? Do you go to your doctor and pretend you have an illness?

I have suffered with anxiety in the past and was only too glad to share my problems with a therapist. The therapist really helped me and i can't thank her enough!

I feel you are trying to hide from your problems or something. If you want to get better you have to be truthful, totally truthful and to totally trust in others.

Please get in touch if i can be of any help to you!

Answer 8

anxiety is a form of stress and i got buckets loads recently from my gf and GCSE's, to sort it i just spent a week doing things i love and being active socially and it helped a GREAT deal. sometimes its the easiest things that help out the most. If you have the chance take a week away in another country. I was told that a therapist might help but i didn't want things to go that far and just tried to keep my mind active and fix my problems slowly.

hope this helps

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Crying isn't a weakness. I always feel better after a good cry. Things seem a little clearer to me. I really think you should try and be honest with your therapist. My Dad never was and is still in a bad way now. Good luck.