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@Lauren214 I understand about wanting to tell your therapist in person about the voices but maybe it would be easier over the phone. I tend to just blurt things out so it was easier over the phone for me then I didn't have to deal with a face to face reaction. Once you tell it once it gets...

I understand where you are coming from. But perhaps if you call the therapist and let him/her know that you are hearing voices then maybe there could be an earlier appointment. Letting him/her know what the voices are telling you is important. I had to come to terms with the fact that I was...

I am feeling better after a rough start to the day.

I have a B.A. in English and agree with you. I read so many books as an undergraduate and it was my escape. I had undiagnosed PTSD then. Faulkner was the worst and Chaucer the best for escaping. I needed a road map for Faulkner. Chaucer was in Middle English (I believe) and I had to tune...

Thanks for the warning. I'll talk to my doctor about it.

Not change a thing. Everything has made me who I am today. Both the good and the bad.

I woke up feeling better and more positive today. I slept through the night and have energy today. The medication withdrawal took a lot out of me physically and mentally. It was dangerous to do even though I was told to do it by a nurse practitioner. I learned my lesson on who to trust about...

It turns out what I was experiencing was withdrawal from two other medications done cold turkey under the advice of a nurse practitioner. Very dangerous. So it wasn't the Abilify causing the hot flashes in this case. It's now been raised by 10 MG (up to 15 MG) and there are no side effects...

Trying. It is filled with regret and the constant reminder of where I would be had I not gotten sicker. It's not helping that everyone here thinks they are doctors and are putting their two cents in making the whole situation worse. It's just a bad day. It will pass.

I am grateful just for the gift of today and learning to live in the present moment.

I was just put back on 1.5 MG of klonopin at bedtime after being taken off of it cold turkey by a Dr. who didn't know what she was doing. I felt like I was dying during the withdrawal and still have dizziness. I had been on klonopin for years for anxiety. It helps control some symptoms but I...

Swimming in the pool. There is something about swimming that grounds me to the present. It also tires me out and lessens my anxiety.

I would fast forward this next year. Even though I know I should relish it and become a stronger person from it there is a part of me who would love the fast forward option.

I am thankful for the people in my life who are supporting me right now. I never noticed them before but they've been here right along.

A little sad and wondering what I will do for the next year. I guess I should check out volunteer opportunities. I'm going to need to occupy a lot of time. I need to set up some sort of schedule once this dizziness wears off.

I am so happy that you felt real joy. Everything you are doing for yourself is paying off. As always, best of luck to you and remember that your journey continues by putting one foot in front of the other. Keep putting yourself first and no that is not an easy thing to do but you must in...

Be careful and try and remain as calm as you can. My thoughts are with you.

Due to my current circumstances I deferred grad school for a year. Too much was just going on with me right now to go. My heart is slightly broken but it will mend. And I'll be in a better position to attend next year.

Relieved that my struggle is a lot less.

I cannot get the book after all that was paid upfront for the now deferred grad school and I owe the library fines for missing books. I hope it's okay to proceed anyway.

Horrible. I kept waking up.

I hate getting my hair cut. The last time was in December of last year. I get my hair cut then let it grow out because I hate it. I'm in the growing out stage right now.

That with today's sense of loss there is good underneath it all.

I'm not functioning that well at all. Had an uninformed dr. mess with my medications, went through withdrawal, am on them again waiting for them to kick in. The medications helped me to function before I met this dr. I just hope that no damage was done. But even with the medications I...

Again, it is my mom and my dog. I miss them so much today. When things are going wrong, which they are, I could always look to one of them for comfort.