Category: anxiety

Antidepressants trial and error. The downside of the effects. (Mental Health Update)

November 7, 2024

         It’s been a year since I’ve started phase 2 of my mental health journey. After doing what I could do on my own I finally caved in and started counseling and antidepressants last fall. I can’t say that counseling was effective. I tried so much on my own beforehand that I covered 97% of … More Antidepressants trial and error. The downside of the effects. (Mental Health Update)

3 Seasons of Antidepressants and Counseling. (Chasing Peace pt 5). (Zoloft, Wellbutrin, Buspar)

June 30, 2024

          As the month of June comes to an end, I thought it would be a suitable time for an update on my journey to peace. So much has happened since my last Chasing Peace update seven months ago, but I’m going to just give the cliff notes to my peace journey. As I mentioned … More 3 Seasons of Antidepressants and Counseling. (Chasing Peace pt 5). (Zoloft, Wellbutrin, Buspar)

New Steps, New Adventures and New Paths. (Chasing Happiness after Grief)

January 28, 2024

          Last year was one hell of a journey! There were so many lessons and life changing moments. I’ve learned more about myself and embraced the need for change. I pushed back my fears and started counseling and learned that I cannot fight depression and anxiety alone. I started my new medication back in November … More New Steps, New Adventures and New Paths. (Chasing Happiness after Grief)

Putting My Mental Health First and Finally Asking for Help.  (Chasing Peace pt4)

November 30, 2023

Hello all! I just want to give a quick mental health update. In my last post in September, I mentioned how hard it’s been to shake this depression, and as much as I tried to get through this organically, I realized that I might need to take a different route with the health journey. As … More Putting My Mental Health First and Finally Asking for Help.  (Chasing Peace pt4)

Mental Health and the Whirlwind of Negativity. (My random thoughts)

March 16, 2023

          I had a completely different topic for today, but I just decided to change it at the last minute. I want to talk about mental health and how it affects us all differently. As many of us know, the rate of depression and anxiety has risen a lot since the pandemic. For a lot … More Mental Health and the Whirlwind of Negativity. (My random thoughts)

Caving under pressure? Self-sabotage? Mental Health Issues? (Which one is it?)

October 6, 2022

          Lately I’ve been thinking about pressure, and how I handle it. I used to always seem to draw a blank when time was ticking, but once it came down to the wire something would click, and I always made my deadline. The last few years my anxiety has intensified, and that last minute click … More Caving under pressure? Self-sabotage? Mental Health Issues? (Which one is it?)

Self-Awareness (Coming to Realizations during Solitude. Don’t be Afraid of your Truths.)

June 23, 2022

          Lately, I’ve been narrowing in on my bad traits. Not the apparent traits that can be easily pointed out, but the negative traits that I never knew that I had. I’ve always been an honest person, who would admit to my faults, but now I’m discovering things about myself that I wasn’t aware of … More Self-Awareness (Coming to Realizations during Solitude. Don’t be Afraid of your Truths.)

Three Things I Would Do if I weren’t so Afraid.

April 14, 2022

          Today I came across a journal prompt that really grasped my attention. It made me think about the past and future. The question was: What’s three things you’d do if you weren’t so afraid? As a person who let fear rule her life, it made me want to dive into this topic. There were … More Three Things I Would Do if I weren’t so Afraid.