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Old Feb 18, 2020, 09:29 PM
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Really struggling. Was just diagnosed with major depression and anxiety. I feel so lost, I want to crawl into a hole and disappear.

Every day is a struggle. I can hardly go to work, when I am alone at night and have time to think, my life crashes, I start drinking to cope.

I can’t sleep without pills or alcohol. My heart races, the anxiety is overwhelming.

I was on Zoloft, then stopped taking it for 4 months, just started again a week ago. That was a bad decision on my part. I’m paying for it right now..

This is not who I used to be. I am lost. The pressure is paralyzing.

Somebody please tell me it will get better.
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Old Feb 19, 2020, 12:40 AM
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Welcome SpartanDawg, it sounds like you are going to counseling for newly diagnosed major depression and anxiety. That is a good start to help work toward progress in decreasing your symptoms and will help in learning coping skills. Check out the depression forum and anxiety forums on PC as it helps to learn how others are coping.

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Old Feb 19, 2020, 03:02 PM
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Welcome to Psych Central, SpartanDawg. You asked if someone would tell you it will get better... it will.

Here are links to 11 articles from Psych Central's archives. The first 2 are on the subject of depression. The next 5 are on anxiety. Then there are links to 2 articles that offer suggestions for what to do when you feel lost. And lastly there are links to 2 articles that discuss the value of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a treatment for insomnia:

Depression: Symptoms, Types & Treatments | Psych Central

Living with Depression: A Guide for Coping with Depressive Feelings | Psych Central

Anxiety Disorders: Symptoms, Types & Treatments | Psych Central

10 Things People With Anxiety Need to Do Every Day

9 Ways to Reduce Anxiety Right Here, Right Now

https://psychcentral.com/lib/15-smal...dium=popular17

https://psychcentral.com/lib/top-10-...s-for-anxiety/

https://psychcentral.com/blog/when-you-feel-lost/

https://psychcentral.com/blog/feelin...g-opportunity/

https://psychcentral.com/lib/the-fir...ise-you/?all=1

https://psychcentral.com/lib/putting...dium=popular17

I hope you find PC to be of benefit.
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Old Feb 19, 2020, 03:16 PM
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