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Old Nov 17, 2015, 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by raspberrytorte View Post
In all honesty, right now, I can't think of anything that I do enjoy. I'm sure there are things. Maybe I am depressed. But I never get depressed in the winter. I'm a summer depressed person, if I am going to have a depressed episode. Or maybe I really don't have anything I enjoy, which is sad.
I just want to point out something ... You recently did to me what was a much to fast taper off a Benzo...

Every chemical that is added or taken away , Your brain has to learn ( again) how to function when any meds are started or stopped.. Benzo's are way up there on the list of giving a lot of people difficulty "adjusting" to " life after" and that can be weeks , to months..

When I went off Lithium, I seriously was sick as a dog for 7-10 days.. It was really unpleasant ... But honestly ? It took almost 3 months for my brain to clear up, I felt disconnected, Apathy, Just didn't really give a damn about most anything.

There really isn't anything wrong with letting yourself stare at that wall for a while. So I would say just accept and even plan to stare at a wall for 30 mins a day or whatever ... No guilt , it's okay to do so. Takes away the " guilty feeling"
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