Recent content by ImSad

Thanks for all the replies! I’m on lamictal, so now adding this to the mix. I’m anxious to start it. I’m hoping it’ll really work, but am absolutely terrified of the possibility of weight gain (stupid eating disorder brain!) I’m glad to hear mostly good things about it. At the minimum I hope...

Just got prescribed mirtazapine mainly for sleep, but also for depression and anxiety. I’m waiting to take it until it’s my “weekend” later on in the week so I’m not too groggy for work, so I’m just wondering if anyone’s had experience with this med before and if they’re good or bad.

That’s probably very true. Although I did notice it starting before that, it definitely intensified after the switch as it’s both a schedule change and I lost a lot of sleep in the schedule change. Just going to hope with time and settling in will help it.

@shimmerz thanks for that suggestion. I definitely think some sort of daily mindful practice/routine. I did switch shifts at work to work days, so I get home with enough time to make a routine and practice self care. Hopefully that will help stabilize. @Ronin i don’t think it’s the meds...

I thought I was managing well but recently I’ve endured quite a few traumatic things on the job. I work in the social services field in a residential setting. I’ve been slammed into walls, punched in the face, spent countless nights in hospitals due to a kid’s suicidal ideation or attempt. Most...

Pretty sure I’m in a mixed mania state right now. A few days ago I spent the entire day switching between sobbing and laying on the ground screaming. The next day I got an impulsive tattoo which I already regret. I’ve gine from feeling the irritable parts of mania while also feeling depressed...

Much of the things on your list are very accurate to me. It’s just the utilizing it part that I struggle with. I’m just coming out of a few eeek long stretch of not taking my meds consistently. I also let my skin care routine go for a week or 2, so my face felt and looked gross. But I’ve been...

@Harmonics thanks for all the helpful feedback. And yes, I do have a therapist, so I need to work with her more on these issues. I have my bachelors in psych & plan on picking up my MSW program in a year or so. There was always a huge emphasis on self care and having a therapist of your own. I...

Do you have any tips for self care? This job is just incredibly stressful, and because of the schedule it’s difficult for me to get into a routine of getting up early enough to actually do self care instead of just sleeping and laying in bed until it’s time to get ready for work. I think I just...

I’ve been working a new job for around 3 months. The burnout is starting to sink in already. I work with kids in the foster care system. There are a lot of times that I love my job, but there have also been many triggering moments that I have to mask when I’m around the kids. Lately I don’t...

I’m sure I’ve had worse, but the one coming to mind is the first time that I saw a particular therapist a couple years ago, she basically told me she hated her job. She said she was trying to get into a different field. Then when I told her my concerns and what I’d like to work on, she’d just...

I haven’t told my T that yet, but I probably should. She’s moving to home practice in a couple months and she told me that a couple months ago, saying I could still keep seeing her or she could set me up with someone else in the practice. I really considered going to someone else for a while...

I guess I’m just not at that point yet. I feel like I’m not letting myself get attached to my t...but then again, I feel that’s the case for everyone in my life. I tend to get too attached and obsessed and dependent when I do form an attachment with someone and it always ends up hurting too...

I have been with my t coming up on one year now. I feel like up until recently I was just kind of flailing around in therapy, touching down on bits and pieces of trauma but never really digging into any of them too much. We have since taken a break from trauma stuff to work on resourcing. I have...