I feel like i'm so far from this world. i feel disconnected from everyone. i always feel trapped in my mind... i'm very indecisive. i have trouble making decisions on my own. i always feel like people have some ulterior motive. i have trouble with interpersonal relationships. my self esteem is horrible. i'm very sensitive. right when i get an opportunity, i back out from it... i've already been diagnosed with social anxiety disorder and body dysmorphic disorder. i think completely irrationally. i used to be bulimic (not because i wanted to lose weight. it was an act of self harm. i would feel relief after doing it ). I've been prescribed zoloft for 3 years. (i'm 18) not a hypochondriac..but i feel like i could have something more severe.
How long have you been on the zoloft for? Remember that SSRI's can take up a month to kick in and you may have to try several until you find one that works for you. Also remember when you do find one that works that it's just the start, they put you in a place that you can start making changes. Where would you like to be?
I have been taking zoloft for 3 years. It helped tremendously and I would be completely unbalanced without it... I just want to be happy. I want things to stop bothering me. I want to know why I behave the way I do. I want to figure out what my underlying issue is. I just wanna be at peace. I have an appointment with a new psychiatrist in a couple weeks so i'll be having a psychiatric evaluation..let you know how it goes
Personally I don't think there are many 18 year olds who don't have social anxiety and body dysphormia. Your body is entirely new, how are you not going to be surprised by it? I'm 31 and I have pretty much all of the problems that you have like indecisiveness, social anxiety/insercurity but you just get used to it. It's better than not caring Try to find a positive way to express it It's actually impossible to say anything that isn't a cliche about these feelings so i'll just say eat an egg and you'll feel okay
could be that you have some other things going on that haven't been diagnosed, though I don't know if having a diagnosis is going to help you a lot a meditation practice could help with your social anxiety. also if you can find a social group where you can get some support. in particular, if you can tell people that you are feeling anxiety and they are supportive, you might feel more comfortable are you in therapy now? this might help you you might want to visit www.suicideforum.com they have a self-harm forum there there might be other self-harm sites on the web too chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture might help you, but it can be expensive I'm sad that you have had so much hardship in your life. Just seems like life can be so unfair. there might be more that I can suggest, so if you are interested, please just ask I hope that you can feel better soon!
