Posted by Thereishope on March 6, 2004, at 17:29:17
In reply to Life After the Dreaded Setback..doing good!, posted by nicky847 on March 5, 2004, at 9:52:09
Nick thank you for posting. I really needed to read your recovery story after a little setback. Ahh...one day soon I'll post the same :)
> Hey everyone-
> as some of you on the board know on sunday i had a panic attack which kind of brought back some anxiety/depression symptoms which thanks to lexapro and therapy had been absent for the last couple of months or so...as you may expect i was pretty scared and thought "oh no here we go again"..and having been on lexapro for 3 months now i didnt have the "waiting for the medicine to kick in" thing going either..so that made me all the more worried..
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> however i am happy to say that i have been doing more or less very well this week...the panic attack was kind of a wake up call to start taking care of myself again...
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> being a grad student anda 40 hour a week office employee i have to keep a crazy schedule, which i am sure in part contributes to my anxiety disorder as much as it helps keep it in check (keeping busy makes me feel better)...but ive realized there are certain things that i should not do...i should not be staying up till 1 AM on a weeknight studying or playing Madden 04...not drinking the XL Dunkin Donuts coffee at night..or smoking that midnight cigarette..or going out drinking till 3 AM on saturday night..ive just been TAKING IT EASY and it has been doing the trick..i am not yet back to 100% but i am doing well..
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> so i just wanted to post this b/c i know for me a relapse is always a big concern, and i am guessing it is for others too..what ive learned from this experience is that the tools you learn from dealing with anxiety and depression never leave you..once you learn them they are always there for you and they can and WILL help if you let them..:)
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> nick
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