I'm putting this here instead of in a disorder-specific forum because I'd like to hear from others who don't share my particular issue.

I'm having a horrible time emotionally right now and it feels physically bad. If there were a way to quantify "feeling crazy" I would, but all I can think is, "this isn't normal. Normal people don't feel like this." It feels so distressing that I start fantasizing about ways to fix it that would get me locked up for sure if I expressed them to a shrink (or even just a normal, regular person).

I've been going to bed when I get home (4 pm!) lately just because I figure if I'm unconscious, I can't feel it for awhile. (The really bad thing about that is -- I often manage to sleep straight through to 6:30 the next morning!) I don't always manage to fall asleep, though.

So, if you ever get this bad, how do you cope? How do you turn your brain off? My coping skills are about gone. (If you have any tips for surviving med changes until you find something that works, pass those on too!) I'm still managing to show up for work, but then I just sit there and stare into space for 8 hours and think about how horrible I feel and how much I wish it would just go away already.

I see pdoc Tuesday, but am hoping somebody with some real-world knowledge of this stuff will have some ideas. I feel like I just want to jump out of my skin and it stinks.



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