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Day 28: Pay it Forward
Thank you for all the prayers. I feel them and love you all. I spoke to my doctor today, and she wants me stick this out. The symptoms could last for awhile, so I'm trying to be easy on myself and not freak out. As a dear friend reminded me today, this, too, shall...
Day 27: Prayers Needed
I'll explain later, but tonight I just really need your prayers. My doctor is SLOWLY tapering me off one of my meds and the nasty discontinuation symptoms hit tonight. I always give up at this point and go back up to the previous dose. I really want to try to stick it...
The Intervention Part I (My Sister’s Perspective)
Today's post is about my Intervention. It was last March, and the ferocious anxiety had returned - exactly one year from the time it started. I was simply surviving, once again, and obsessed with finding a magic cure. The more I researched and the more I tried, the...
Day 25: Life Is Not An Emergency
It's been a weekend of laughter and tears. Of resting and playing. Of grief and joy. Reminiscing with dear friends whose faces we missed for years. Sitting with Justin to tell our girls their dearly loved Misty would go to the vet and not come home. Holding them as...
Day 24: Divine Chaos
Crunchy leaves swirl wildly in the vortex. I stand mesmerized each time I see them spin. Where is this unseen, whirling wind and how do the leaves always find it? My life is like these leaves. One minute gently floating and the next spinning out of control. As the...
Day 23: A Piece of the Puzzle
When dealing with anxiety and depression, it's critical to have a doctor you trust. I was connected to my first psychiatrist through the outpatient therapy program I attended. He was a staff doctor. And after completing the program, I continued to see him because it...