At the hospital I talked to a psych nurse who calmed me down, and got me an appointment with a psychiatrist the next day. One evening a voice told me to choke my mom, and I started freaking out and my parents drove me immediately to the hospital. My general practitioner put me on Effexor, I took it for almost 8 weeks, it helped me to not want to kill myself, but It also made me gain tons of weight which made me depressed, and it make me hear voices. I was livid, I was so against antidepressants, I was so so so scared, it felt unnatural. Luckily the attempt didn’t work and I was forced to go on medication. I went to tons of doctors and they told me it was just growing pains, no doctor ever told me that maybe I should see a therapist. I am of east indian background and my parents didn’t understand mental illness well. Every single day was the worst day of my life, I would wake up and the thoughts just started, I never had a break. I was a 16 year old living in a prison of her own mind. I prayed and prayed and prayed to God every night for it to go away. I would be shaking when I had to leave the house, I wouldn’t drink alcohol because I was afraid of vomiting, I was suffering so much, for my whole entire life with severe phobias, fears, and anxiety. My panic disorder and gad caused debilitating physical symptoms. In high school I went from being a 90% above student, to failing every class within a couple of years. I began developing trichtilomania in middle school. This went on, and got even worse in middle school. When I was a child I was extremely anxious, had bad separation anxiety from my parents and had extreme OCD, I was just a kid and thought that the way I was feeling is how all kids felt, I didn’t realize that I was different. I feel as though I was born with the illnesses mentioned above, right from the womb. My first memory of having an episode was when I was 4 years old at my kindergarten interview. I’ve had generalized anxiety disorder, SEVERE OCD, and panic disorder for as long as I can remember. And makes you mentally "strong" if that makes sense."įor Obsessive Compulsive Disorder "I don’t find a lot of positive stories about antidepressants, or I find stories where people are taking the antidepressant the wrong way. It basically gets rid of toxic stress and worry. In my own personal experience Prozac allowed me to tackle the important things of life and not worry or even think of petty things and other people's behavior. And after about a month, all of those chronic worry stress and fears were totally gone. At first it made me a little drowsy but it gave me a way better feeling of calmness, peace and basically not worried at all about little things or what people thought of me. With that being said, anxiety and worry crept in to full-blown depression. Social anxiety was always a serious problem for me also. Worrying what people thought of me and I had low self-esteem and low self opinion.
I spent many many years always worried about other people's feelings to the point of overthinking things constantly. Make sure the people you live with know that you will be meditating and ask them not to disturb you.For Anxiety and Stress "I was encouraged by my psychiatrist to try Prozac for the first time, 20 mg a day.You may want to start by meditating for 5 minutes and build up from there. Set a gentle timer on your phone so that you know when to stop.What do you hear? What do you smell? How do you feel? physically? emotionally? Without opening your eyes, observe the world around you.As you focus on your breathing, try not to get distracted by your thoughts. Close your eyes and concentrate on your breathing. You can either sit in a chair or on a cushion on the floor with your legs crossed.
To get started with meditation, find a quiet spot and get comfortable.
#Keep me in the moment how to#
If no classes are available in your area, you can also buy CDs that will help you learn how to meditate. Learning to meditate takes time, practice, and guidance, so your best bet is to find a meditation class in your area. As you meditate, you practice noticing your thoughts and simply watching as they go by. Meditation is a great way to train your brain to live in the moment.
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