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April 27, 2019 at 11:44 am #291529AnonymousGuest
Dear Lindsey:
Monday is the day after tomorrow. I am expecting the psychiatrist you see to help you ASAP this coming Monday. Please do keep me posted.
anita
April 28, 2019 at 9:11 am #291583lindseyParticipantAnita,
I just checked my calendar. My psychiatrist is Tuesday and psychologist is Wednesday. I will keep you posted.
Lindsey
April 28, 2019 at 9:16 am #291589AnonymousGuestDear Lindsey:
Psychiatrist is in two days then, psychologist a day after. Talk to the psychiatrist about him or her working with the psychologist, that the two of them come up with a plan for you, a treatment plan and follow your progress together, as a team.
anita
April 28, 2019 at 5:15 pm #291657lindseyParticipantAnita,
I don’t just ride on the hot mess express bus I drive it. Part of my anxiety has been M. I think? I stopped by his house earlier and feel 75% better. How does one person make someone’s anxiety sky rocket?
Apparently he buys everyone at any bar a shot if he sees them out because they work together at State Farm. Apparently he’s never spoken to S ever and didn’t that night. Apparently the night of that championship basketball game his friend and co worker Dave was at his house not S. Really all my source said was he bought her an anonymous shot at a bar and had no idea of anything after that. This was her brother.
This is a perfect example of my anxiety taking a statement of he bought someone a shot to my brain telling me he’s sleeping with her and was sleeping around on me the whole time with multiple women. I feel really really bad about what I said to him via text about his daughter and a scenario of her being 25 and what would he do if a 45 year old guy hit on her and she’s got abandonment issues if she like an older guy.
I messed up. We argued back and forth and I got out what I needed to say in general. I was thinking of apologizing to him tomorrow?
Lindsey
April 29, 2019 at 8:09 am #291695AnonymousGuestDear Lindsey:
“I stopped by his house earlier and feel 75% better. How does one person make someone’s anxiety sky rocket?”- anxiety attaches itself to people, things and situations. For some people, it attaches itself to spiders and when seeing a spider, the person’s anxiety skyrockets, when the person checks and makes sure there are no spiders around, there will be a relief.. until the next time he imagines a spider nearby.
In your case, your anxiety got attached to thoughts about M, you talk to him and feel relief until the next time you think certain thoughts about him.
So you had a thought that M bought S a drink and was dating her. That thought skyrocketed your anxiety. Next you talked to him and he told you that “he bought her an anonymous shot at a bar and is not dating her, so you experience relief. Until the next time you think he is dating another woman.
Once relieved, you “feel really really bad about what (you) said to him” and you want to apologize to him. You asked me if you should. My answer: you probably already apologized to him, didn’t you?
How did he respond and how are you feeling today, one day before your appointment tomorrow?
anita
April 29, 2019 at 10:32 am #291729lindseyParticipantAnita,
i feel relief that he was not sleeping around but I feel like a complete moron. I mean I’m sitting on his couch with his dog at my feet who loves me for some reason-an 85 pound German shepherd. And he is pissed about my hurtful text messages. Because I knew what to say to get to him. I felt like a child. But I told him- you sit in that chair of yours and you manipulate people and control them. I said you knew I was desperate for any type of attention or affection I was in a bad place.
I told him this morning I was sorry about what I said about his daughter and literally ran out of his office. He said it’s ok. A man of so many words.
My anxiety ruins everything. It’s like a monster out of control.
Lindsey
April 29, 2019 at 10:39 am #291739AnonymousGuestDear Lindsey:
Well, this “monster out of control” is seeing a psychiatrist tomorrow and a psychologist (psychotherapist?) Wednesday. Are you prepared to present your situation to them and ask the two of them to work together for your benefit?
Maybe you can type away a page listing what you are struggling with and give each professional a copy of it, Tues and Wed?
anita
April 29, 2019 at 10:53 am #291741lindseyParticipantAnita,
Can I send a rough copy to you later to give to them?
Lindsey
April 29, 2019 at 10:59 am #291747AnonymousGuestYes, Lindsey, do send it to me. Make it as clear as you can.
anita
April 29, 2019 at 11:24 am #291753lindseyParticipantAnita,
1. Constant worry that others are talking about me or judging me all the time.
2. Obsessive thoughts and worries that go round and around in my head. Feeling antsy, claustrophobic in my apartment, not able to sit down and read or nap.
3. Getting hyper focused on one thing- usually a man.
4. Not able to sleep. Waking up several times during the night. Feeling panic around 7 pm that slowly gets worse every night for last 2-3 weeks and need meds or have an anxiety attack late at night.
5. Turing a small thing into a catastrophe. – use the buying S a shot story.
6. Specific counseling around emotional abuse and sexual coercion.
7. Learning to like/love myself sense the abuse and separation.
April 29, 2019 at 11:37 am #291759AnonymousGuestDear Lindsey:
I think it is a good enough list.
I suggest that you list at the top of the paper, the types and dosages of the psychiatric drugs you are currently taking and for how long you have been taking them. As well as how much and when you’ve been taking in caffeine, alcohol, any over-the-counter drug/ other.
Add the years you’ve been married, the years of the emotional abuse and sexual coercion within the marriage, years of living with your husband as roommates (no longer sexually coerced, I suppose), and the recent date of you moving out and living away from him.
Also list your daily routine: time you wake up, work hours, when you get home, what you do at home, and how often and for how long you have your children in your apartment.
anita
April 30, 2019 at 8:07 am #291845lindseyParticipantAnita,
ok so the psychiatrist appointment went ok. I updated my list and gave her a copy, explaining I will give sheet to psychologist tomorrow to work out a plan. We are increasing my risperdol from .25 1 pill and I’ll try taking 2 pills. I have to play with the dosage and see what works for me and increase until I see results. I meet with her again I 2 months. If meds are not working I’ll call to come in. Hoping it will help with my sleep and ocd thoughts and anxiety.
Lindsey
April 30, 2019 at 8:18 am #291849AnonymousGuestDear Lindsey:
I remember risperdol, I took it too, it is an anti psychotic, a mood stabilizer, which is what you need, isn’t it. What about the Klonipin and the anti depressant, any changes with these?
It is good that you gave the psychiatrist your updated paper that you worked on yesterday and that you will be giving the same to the psychologist tomorrow.
anita
April 30, 2019 at 10:06 am #291861lindseyParticipantAnita,
I take 600mg lithium and 40mg vibryd they work really well for the depression.
My ocd thoughts are like an addiction. I was describing the shot scenario and catastrophe I turned it in to with M. and she talked about stalking behaviors. I said Dr Moody I’m not stalking him for Christ sakes. She said well you can see how it could happen.
Wtf. So of course now that’s in my head that he thinks I’m a freak. So I’m walking around and keep repeating to myself he’s one person and if he thought I was crazy he would probably tell me.
Lindsey
April 30, 2019 at 10:51 am #291867AnonymousGuestDear Lindsey:
I never took lithium- how does lithium affect you?
When did you start lithium and the other psychiatric drugs, how old where you when you started psych drugs and what difference did it make in your life so far?
anita
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