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19 years ago 0 207 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Sharon im glad to hear the therapy is getting easier its good to have someone that can listen and guide you when you are down i saw my psychologist yesterday which always makes me feel better for a while anyway.I know what you mean about seeing someone else i would hate to have to start again with someone else i think i depend too much on my psychologist which its hard not when hes the only one in my life i can actually sit down and really tell him everything not just what i think he wants to hear.Im sure you understand :)Anyhow today has been ok so hopefully tomorrow will be even better.I hope you are feeling better.Gabbi.
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G'day Gabbi, My therapy session are getting easier, even though are still quite difficult. The therapist and I have decided to concentrate on the issues that have been raised and not to raise anymore issues until I am stable. I am still seeing my therapist twice a week. I am trying to go outside everyday, but I have to take medication to do it. THe stress in my life has increased. My extended health won't cover my therapist, I am on disability and only getting 70% of my wage, by husband is a teacher and they are on strike and are not receiving strike pay and I have to pay for my therapist out my own pocket. If my husband doesn't get back to work soon I won't be able to afford the therapist and I really like her. I can't imagine going to someone else and having to raise all these issues again and build a trustful relationship as I have been passed around enough. How did it go at your therapists? I am hoping you are doing better. Take care Sharon
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Thanks for caring Sharon i am having an ok day today quite anxious but i'll get there.I would love to just run and hide away from everything and that makes me feel so guilty because my kids need me more than ever with their father being the way he is at the moment i dont see how i could get away i wouldnt trust him to care for them properly and he clashes something fierce with my eldest son who has behavioral problems.its a catch22.But i know i can feel stronger again i have been ok before i will be ok again(im trying to convince myself anyway)How have you been going with the therapy is it getting a bit easier for you?I hope so i love seeing my psychologist he makes everything feel like it will be ok again even if its only for an hour. :)Gabbi.
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Gabbi, I am glad you and your husband recognize when you need to go to the hospital and I am glad that you are feeling better. Would it be possible for you to spend a couple of weeks in the hospital? I don't think this is the right time to decide any major life changes for you and your family. I know that it is hard right now, but I know that you will get better soon. Take care, Sharon
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hi Sharon how are you?I hope you are doing better.The past couple of days have been a bit rough my husband took me to hospital cause i was feeling suicidal again i hate when i get like that its very scary but then the next day i feel a little better then better again the next i usually feel like that once a month i have made that connection by monitering my moods quite scary but now i made that connection i can work on it.My doctor is going away for 8 weeks and my psychologist has been away for the past month but he returns this week so i get to see him thank god.I usually see them both weekly.I hate change i know they cant revolve their lives around me and how im feeling but i just feel like a trainwreck at times.Things are still a mess with my husband i truly dont even feel like i love him anymore but then i dont know if thats the depression talking or not we dont get along at all anymore we cant even agree to disagree which naturally makes me feel worse but hey if you choose to do nothing nothing will be done.sorry for rambling on again just feeling very alone right now.Gabbi.
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Gabbi, I feel for you and know exactly what you are going through. I too have agoraphobia and know how debilitating it can be. Is you Mum able to come and stay with you? If not, school will be out for the summer in Australia in approximatley 8 weeks, and maybe then you can go stay with you Mum for the summer. Have you been able to go to therapy on a regular basis. I am still going to therapy twice a week. I don't take any drugs to go there, but I am now venturing outside and I take Seroquel, which I also use at nightime to sleep. I have found it really helps me go outside. I counteract the sleepiness with caffeine. If I can be of any further assistance, please let me know. I also hope that when I come back home next June we could get together. Sharon
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Must be the day for it i am having a shocker too i feel so sad and angry and i have even found myself snapping at the kids which i feel so guilty about afterwards its not their fault their mothers a basket case.Things just go from bad to worse with my husband he has been sleeping in the spare room for the past few nights i know things arnt going to change unless i make a change but im so scared to leave i cant imagine how i would survive with the kids i am agoraphobic so i cant go anywhere so how would i get them to school get to the supermarket and things like that i just couldnt do it.Sorry for rambling just needed to vent i suppose.Hope your feeling a little better now.Gabbi.
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Thanks for your support. Today I have come crashing down. My anxiety is extremely high and I feel so angry. In regards to you and your family, I think your husband should go see a doctor. If not, then maybe it is time for you and your kids to go and live with your mother. I know that this would be hard on you and the kids, but you might be better off in the long run. Take care and I am thinking of you and your family. Sharon
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Thats fantastic Sharon i am so happy for you when you are down so low the only way is up :)therapy is hard at times but its there to help you when you need it most.Im glad your feeling better.Gabbi.
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I went to another therapy session today and to see my Psychiatrist. For the first time in 4 1/2 months I didn't have a panic attack when leaving my house. Between this and my dinner outing on the weekend I think I have begun an upward turn. I now know that the therapy is working. I also make sure that I have a girlfriend come over once a week to do some more therapy with her. I always feel better after therapy. Sharon :)

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