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Old Dec 07, 2016, 09:46 PM
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Hi wool&plaid: Well... at the risk of taking too simplistic a view of this... I would like to suggest that at least part of the key here may simply be the fact that you moved from Canada to Norway. Somewhere, years ago, I recall reading a list of life events that are known to cause upheaval in a person's life. One of them was making a major move. I would think moving from Canada to Norway would qualify, even if it is a move you very much wanted to make.

You wrote you've struggled with anxiety & depression since you were a kid. You're in a (presumably) new & unfamiliar place. You only have one friend with whom you feel (rightfully I believe) you can't talk about this stuff. And on top of that you don't have a doctor yet. You are seeing a psychologist. But only once a month. This is all, from my perspective, what is often referred to these days as a "perfect storm".

You wrote you're talking with people. I presume these are casual conversations though since you mentioned you only have one friend. You're taking med's & B-12 & vitamin D. My personal opinion is that while med's can definitely help, they're not a cure-all. I'm not on med's anymore. But when I was, I still had to work every day to keep myself up. They may have kept me from sinking too low. But they were never a "cure", so to speak. They never made the sun shine when it was cloudy. And while taking dietary supplements may be a good thing to do overall, they're not going to make a challenging situation workable either.

So what to do? Well... the cold hard reality is... I don't know. My perspective would be that coming to an understanding & acceptance of the fact you're in a situation that would be challenging for anyone, not just you, is an important first step. Perhaps figuring out a way to see your psychologist, or another mental health therapist, more frequently might be worthwhile. Beyond that, I think you're going to have take a hard look at your circumstances there in Norway, see if you can figure out what aspects of it are troublesome for you, & then figure out what you can do about as many of them as possible. (This is where seeing a therapist more frequently might be helpful.)

The reality is you can only deal with things as they are now. You're struggling, you're worried (which in itself is only likely to make matters worse), & you're feeling a bit hopeless. You can get in to see a doctor as soon as possible & consider making changes to your current med's. That's probably important & it may help. But beyond that, my opinion would be you have take a hard look at your current situation & figure out what you can do to make it work better for you. From my perspective, there are no secret remedies you haven't heard of. Just potentially difficult decisions to be made & implemented. I wish you well...
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