So, I guess this thread is mainly going to be for personal documentation? Now, you ask, why would I be making a thread on it, then? I'm not sure, I guess it's to allow other to chime in if they really desire to do so.

But anyways, I have a condition that is called Generalized Anxiety Disorder. It's fairly common, with around 3% of adults having it. Anyways, reading the symptons, it is kind of interesting to self-reflect!!

https://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad

So yeah, a lot of that does apply to me. What I find particularly interesting is the one referring to finances: my anxiety and fears over something like that is probably the reason I'm a communist!

But anyways, to be blunt, I haven't handled my stress, anxiety and my depression well at all! So, I've gone to therapy numerous times throughout my life, most recently earlier this year, but I stopped going because I missed a session by accident and was very worried about going back.

Now, I've never tried medication before, due to my family's history of drug addiction, and my fears that I'd get addicted to something myself. It may have done some good things, but I was always too worried to take it.

Well, if you've read my wall post, after talking about it with some of my family, I ended up having an appointment with my doctor, and have decided to restart therapy, and first the first time ever, take some medication to see how it'll help. I have a prescription for cymbalta, which I'm not too familiar with, but which was recommended by a few people that I knew. I'll update my progress here, and see how it goes!

Good luck with your therapy!

Good luck with your sessions. It's good you decided to see your therapist again.

Stay strong and don't give up. We're all hoping for the best

Sounds like something Cannabis could help with.

Good Luck with your therapy Bro :)

Good luck, glad to know you're taking the necessary steps and seeing your therapist again. I've been diagnosed with social anxiety disorder and clinical depression so I'm right there with you bro. Stay strong!

I don't think you can get addicted to the slow acting stuff, so hopefully you got some of that. Should see improvement in weeks-2months.

Sounds like you're seeing a psychiatrist, since you've been prescribed drugs. Typically, a "therapist" is a psychologist.

In any case, I can tell you from experience, both personal, and second hand, that psychiatry is a very, very flawed science. That's not to say you shouldn't continue with treatment. But, you need to be very careful with how things go. Often times, a shrink will give you a med to treat problem x, that ends up causing problem y. Then they give you another med to treat problem y, and you end up with problem z. In my estimation, this scenario, or something similar, occurs about 50% of the time.

If you find yourself going down that road, I advise you to tell your shrink that you want to stop taking the meds. If they pressure you not to do so, I advise you to find a different doctor.

I don't say this to scare you. Rather, I want to make sure you see the risks, so that you may be able to avoid some of the pitfalls. Psychiatric care helps many people. You just have to make sure to look out for yourself, and remember that doctors are flawed, just like everyone else, and psychiatry is an imperfect science.

Best wishes!