But now, if I have a "bad" day, like everyone has sometimes...I worry that I am back-sliding..or going to relapse..when all it really is is just one of those days...
Did anyone else recovering from depression/anxiety go through this..and were you eventually able to shrug off the fear of relapse altogether?
Thanks
2007-10-17 08:07:24 · 8 answers · asked by billtucker67 4 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I know exactly how you feel! It really is the scariest feeling to think that you are going to end up like you were before. I started to do better with my anxiety and then all the sudden I would have a bad day or actually a bad moment. I would then have a breakdown and just feel like it was overcoming me again! One bad feeling can turn your day or week upside down. At times when I had a bad day I would just feel like giving up and that I have no control. I had to keep telling myself to look how far I have come from where I was a month ago to calm myself down. I think that in my mind I was focusing on the bad feelings so much that I cold not see past them. I went through a few weeks of on and off depression and anxiety. It was ruff but it does really get better. Until I went through this I never really realized the power that the human brain has and the way it can make you feel. One reeally good thing about the brain is that as bad as it can make you feel and act sometimes...It also forgets pain after awhlile and makes it very possible to forget about the hard times and move on. I had such anxiety that I was just so sick and everyone told me I would come out of it and it would get better. I honestly did not believe them at all...but I eventually did and my life is aiming for the right direction again. Stay srtong and you will get there I promise. Take Care
2007-10-17 14:04:40 · answer #1 · answered by LoveAlways_1982 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, that's a natural reaction. It is no different than with alcoholism or drug abuse. People sit around expecting you to relapse, but that does not mean you will. Everyone has bad days. Just keep an eye on it, communicate with your doctor and those around you to monitor your progress, and get in to see the doc if things seem like they are continually getting worse. Otherwise, get some exercise and keep busy and see if you can get out of it. It may turn out that it was nothing. Even the best of us can have a really depressing day! If you do slide back, know that it is temporary. Get some help, and start climbing back to the top again. That's life. Good luck!
2007-10-17 08:20:08 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with tmerion. I have had several episodes of depression/anxiety. It feels so very much isolating,like only you are experiencing these awful feelings. In reality there are a great number who are or have gone through similar episodes. You are not alone in your fear of relapsing. Now I am able to work through those times by putting one foot in front of another and walk in faith of better tmes ahead. You are not alone.
T4
2007-10-17 09:33:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am single mum. I have been suffering for panic attacks for some 15 years now, though it was not until recently I understood what they were. They were progressively getting stronger and more frequent, stopping me from some days even leaving my house. I read this book and it all made perfect sense.
I am not saying I was not terrified of putting theory to action, I was more scared of that than the next attack! But I decided to view it as a game, one I had control of and could therefore not lose!
2016-05-17 05:01:17 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I call it "waiting for the other shoe to drop" syndrome. Always thinking I'm going to fail and fall backwards. But I did successfully overcome a serious depressive episode, and with therapy, learned not to be afraid of backsliding.
Everyone has bad days. That's normal.
Good luck.
2007-10-17 08:11:46 · answer #5 · answered by tmerion 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had bad anxiety and Now Its not as bad, But for awhile there everything when I would worry about it I would get sick. So its hard not to think about it but the most it goes away you will not think about it. Everyone has bad days , It just how you handle it. Good Luck
2007-10-17 08:15:55 · answer #6 · answered by Kerry J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you have recognised depression, you can treat it as a seperate entity that as soon as it starts to creep in and you see it, you can mentally stop it.
relapse should only affect those who do not know when it creps in until it has them again.
Now that you have seen it and saw it go, you should always be able to say, no, and not let it creep in.
2007-10-17 08:17:44 · answer #7 · answered by Father Ted 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that will always happen to me.
2007-10-18 08:02:24 · answer #8 · answered by Susas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋