I'm doing okay these days. A year ago I started taking anti-anxiety meds at a very low dose and seeing a counselor every month or so. I also broke up with a partner who didn't treat me very well and met someone who I see a future with. A year and a half ago the answer would have been something like "thinking about going to emergency so that I don't hurt myself". All the changes I made felt small and insignificant at…
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#42Honestly, pretty awful. I'm fresh out of college, making 155K in my first job, but I feel miserable because I can't sleep in NYC, the love of my life lives across the country and I feel like we're growing apart, and because I work so much I no longer have any hobbies. I grew up poor and now I'm making more money than I ever imagined I could so I feel like I can't complain too much, but as soon as I hit the 1 year mar…
Why is your SO not coming to you?
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#43Going to some kind of life coach. It helps to talk about my life with someone intelligent who isn't involved in any way. Gives me some new perspectives. I'm kinda neurotic (probably normal for a millenial, haha), but it's often hard for me to see the good things in life.
Labels are better applied to food items than people.
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#47I'm slowly dying of America. Thanks for asking, though.
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#48I'm doing okay these days. A year ago I started taking anti-anxiety meds at a very low dose and seeing a counselor every month or so. I also broke up with a partner who didn't treat me very well and met someone who I see a future with. A year and a half ago the answer would have been something like "thinking about going to emergency so that I don't hurt myself". All the changes I made felt small and insignificant at…
Can I ask what anti-anxiety meds are you taking?