Randomly discussing depression When I was recovering from generalised anxiety I struggled to know what normal anxiety was. Anxiety is a part of life it is an evolutionary response to danger, so you know it's normal to experience it slightly. I dealt with the anxiety myself, I didn't see anyone for therapy or CBT, but when I did go to the doctors their diagnosis was generalised anxiety and depression. I have dealt with the generalised anxiety in that I no longer live my life in fear, I don't get into my car heart racing at the prospect of overtaking a cyclist. I can walk around the office without feeling I have to avoid everyone. I can phone people to change my address without having a breakdown. I still have a long way to go in expanding my comfort zone, and dealing with the social anxiety side of life but ultimately I am still recovered from the bane of my life. My problem now is I have no idea whether I actually dealt with the depression. It was easy to understand d...
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Hi I am Random, So one of the reasons I wanted to create a blog is to vent slightly about mental health stuff. What I mean by this is I wanted to talk about stuff I can't find by googling. It's weird. How to explain. This is a post about self harm. Now for around three years give or take I have had self harm thoughts which I haven't acted upon. They started at the height of my generalised anxiety and depression, and having recovered from the generalised anxiety (and probably the depression) I can say the thoughts haven't gone away. I am actually more likely to harm now than three years ago. And for the life of me the internet just doesn't seem to have the words to say to me. For some reason when you google things about self harm the internet thinks you or someone you know has already started. Which three years ago in a state of depression meant I couldn't relate to the advice given. Advice - all about stopping harming yourself after starting. M...