Hope you feel less anxious today ((((((((((thinker))))))))))))

Welcome ((((LittleBird))))) I'm sorry you're depressed right now and I really hope it helps you to spend some time here.

That's great you had a good day yesterday and went on a nice walk with your doggie (((((((roxiesmom)))))) I love your avatar! I just read in another thread that they are all your dogs, past and present! They are adorable!

Hope you're feeling less tired today (((((2plus4))))

Really glad you haven't had any rebounds ((((((BlackPup)))))) I so know what you mean about the computer making productivity difficult! You have a lot of self-restraint to be able to set limits for yourself!!! I need to do that too!

Hi (((((((PT)))))))) Sorry about the smoke alarm going off and waking you up early!! I had a similar experience with being woken up by a beeping sound!! It wasn't a smoke alarm but a big truck somewhere on our road. The beeping sound was when it was reversing, and for some reason the beeping went on and on. Very annoying!!! Anyhow, I'm glad that you feel the depression is more manageable today and I really hope you have a relaxing day!

Hi (((((fearfulfrog))))) I'm so sorry for the stress you're going through

Hi ((((((Melissa))))) Hope you're able to get back to your usual 10 hours of sleep tonight!! That sounds like bliss!!!!!!!

Welcome ((((((PitchBlack))))) I'm sorry you're feeling so depressed. I think many of us are VERY reliant on the internet in one way or another, especially if we belong to a supportive online community and rely on that support. So try not to be so hard on yourself for feeling anxious at the prospect of being offline. I know I am extremely addicted to being online and it would be enormously difficult for me to "go without". I really hope there is a way to make the payments on the new comp so that you can stay connected.

Have a good day ((((Innerzone))))

I'm not sure how I feel at the moment. I'm having lots of feelings. My old faithful companion anxiety is for sure making it's presence known, but that's a given!! I probably need to write a blog or something to try and make sense of some of the other feelings I'm having. On the other hand, sometimes it's more helpful to distract myself from how I'm feeling so perhaps I should try and keep doing that. I don't know. I just know I feel restless and antsy and OCD and blah.

I increased my anti-depressant again this morning because I'm so frustrated with being stuck in this unstable state of mind. So far, each time I've tried to increase my AD it's made me feel worse and I've ended up dropping back down to the original dose after a couple of days. This time I'm going to try and ride it out. I have to see whether the higher dose will help if I'm able to give it more time. If it doesn't help, then at least I'll know I've given this medication a fair crack of the whip and it's time to try something else.

Hugs to all