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I hope you are feeling good!View Thread
- Stephen Chbosky

- Stephen Chbosky
I hope you all are doing well. I haven't been posting on here as much. Life has been good lately to deal with, which I'm happy about. I feel better and I've been getting out and enjoying myself. (One step at a time.) The problem that I have been dealing with, (which I don't want to share.) It seems like I have just gone through so much and I couldn't take anymore. So I made a decision to just slowly let it go. Ever since then, I have noticed a change and that things are better this way, even though it's a bit hard to just let it go. But overall, I feel better and that's the important thing, so there's some good news!
But on the downside, my Psychiatrist had to leave for a few months on maternity leave. I am happy for her when I found out she was pregnant but that leaves me with a new Psychiatrist for a few months.
So, I went to see her last week and it didn't go as well as I had hoped. She seemed nice at first but then it sort of changed. My first meeting with her and she already wants to raise my medicine which I didn't like because it seemed like to me that she thinks she already knows about me already and I didn't like that.. Just do this and you'll be fine! I just met her and she's trying to make these changes and I don't think I'm ready for it when my other Psychiatrist was flexable about it, she wanted me to make those changes when I felt I was ready, she would work WITH me. I just feel like, (you all know what I'm talking about when I say this) she doesn't fully understand and she doesn't know about me or what I've been through. She told me that I don't have to be miserable and that it was my choice whether or not I want to be miserable. But it's just not that easy! She made it seem like I haven't been doing anything to feel better when truly all I (we) want is to feel better. I felt like I wanted to cry while I was there but I had to hold it back and that hasn't happened to me in a while. I always felt fine during my appointments. So I left there not feeling good.
The way I look at it is I have been feeling good, so I don't want to make any change that could interfer with that. (Rasing medication etc..) Like the saying if it's not broken, don't fix it.
Also, I have been feeling good so it kinda made me forget for a awhile what I had to deal with, with Depression and that I felt sort of normal. But going to this appointment just brought some of those feelings back again.
I feel better about it now but I am just dreading another appointment.
So that's it and I thought I'd share that with you all.
Thanks for listening, HUGS to those that need them. Even though I am not on as much, I still think of you all often.View Thread
- Stephen Chbosky

- Stephen Chbosky
I haven't been posting as much and haven't really been around here but it's because I've been doing good lately. I'm not really sure what has changed for me, things are stilll sort of the same but I feel like I can handle life a bit more. I notice I feel good.
Stopped by to say hi though, and to let you know I'm still thinking of all of you.
Hugs to those that need it.
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- Stephen Chbosky
I'm glad to hear from you again! Sorry you are feeling lonely, I hate feeling that way. But on the upside, you have your Mom to stay with while your husband is away. (Not sure what DH stands for though)
I am also glad to hear that your pregnancy is coming along well.
One step at a time. The cravings sound delicious! If it's dark chocolate, (which I love, haha) it's good for you. Hope you are doing well, hugs to you too!View Thread
- Stephen Chbosky

- Stephen Chbosky
I'm glad to hear you've had a good week and that you're back sharing with us. Hope you get to take some time out for yourself. That would make me feel on edge if that where me.
But overall, sounds good!View Thread
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- Stephen Chbosky
But I have been getting out lately too!View Thread
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- Stephen Chbosky
I'm glad you feel better about yourself and I hope you continue to feel better.View Thread
- Stephen Chbosky

- Stephen Chbosky
I know what you are going through. It's the same with my family. They don't understand fully what we go through and it is hard on us, it really is. They can't understand because they haven't been through it themselves. I'm afraid to say, there may not be a way to make them understand.
I agree with tryingtohideit's response. While I may be going through it, I wouldn't want anyone else to go through it. She brought up a good point to think of it that way. It's not there fault but what can we do? You know how you are feeling, do what you have to do to make yourself feel better.
Someone here said that we are a lot stronger because of what we go through. We put in more effort just to do the little things. I thought that was very helpful and it's good to think of it this way. You are not any of those things your father says you are, if anything, you are stronger than that!
I hope you feel better about it posting here.View Thread
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- Stephen Chbosky
(That made me laugh. Hope it's not a coincidence, I don't want you to be irritable.)
Anyway I'm glad it's helping and you feel better. I also had a nap too today.View Thread
- Stephen Chbosky

- Stephen Chbosky
That's ok, do what you gotta do. But I'm glad you are here now!

How have you been doing?
Hugs!!View Thread
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