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<blockquote data-quote="ChickPea" data-source="post: 753692" data-attributes="member: 24089"><p>I've been on Zoloft in the past, and am on it again. I take .25 (half the dose), and it's not given me side effects, <em>and</em> my anxiety/depression is not where it used to be. I've also taken Clonazepam for horrible anxiety at night. I don't take it every day (a bottle lasts me a year or so), but some days have been really hard.</p><p></p><p>I also take vitamins. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>YES. This has been part of my focus lately. It's literally been like trying to stop a locomotive from barreling down the track (for me). I've immersed myself in books and articles, journaling... stealing little pieces of time to focus on ME. It's going to take me a while, but I really do feel a shift already. I'm allowing myself to shift my thoughts. Allowing and forcing. </p><p></p><p>My sister-in-law gave me a book called Resisting Happiness years ago. I never read it. I started it this month. It is a faith-based book (Christian/Catholic), so it isn't for everyone. Beyond that I do some daily reading, journaling, etc. to help me keep the focus. </p><p></p><p>I so much feel you on the fleeting hope. I've been feeling that a lot. Then I dip into the <em>what could/can I do</em> thoughts, and that's not helpful, either. Enough of that. My life isn't going to change unless I start to focus on myself. The people I admire in my life have said time and time again that their life changed when they started focusing on <em>them. </em>It seemed selfish to me, in a way, but I think I'm starting to understand it now a little better. Baby steps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChickPea, post: 753692, member: 24089"] I've been on Zoloft in the past, and am on it again. I take .25 (half the dose), and it's not given me side effects, [I]and[/I] my anxiety/depression is not where it used to be. I've also taken Clonazepam for horrible anxiety at night. I don't take it every day (a bottle lasts me a year or so), but some days have been really hard. I also take vitamins. YES. This has been part of my focus lately. It's literally been like trying to stop a locomotive from barreling down the track (for me). I've immersed myself in books and articles, journaling... stealing little pieces of time to focus on ME. It's going to take me a while, but I really do feel a shift already. I'm allowing myself to shift my thoughts. Allowing and forcing. My sister-in-law gave me a book called Resisting Happiness years ago. I never read it. I started it this month. It is a faith-based book (Christian/Catholic), so it isn't for everyone. Beyond that I do some daily reading, journaling, etc. to help me keep the focus. I so much feel you on the fleeting hope. I've been feeling that a lot. Then I dip into the [I]what could/can I do[/I] thoughts, and that's not helpful, either. Enough of that. My life isn't going to change unless I start to focus on myself. The people I admire in my life have said time and time again that their life changed when they started focusing on [I]them. [/I]It seemed selfish to me, in a way, but I think I'm starting to understand it now a little better. Baby steps. [/QUOTE]
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