Last year my wife who is my best friend betrayed me badly. This year I watched my father become ill and die a slow and painful death in hospital.
I have not coped well. I have had substantial time off work and was referred to a psychiatrist who diagnosed me with depression. I used to be a confident fun loving person but now the best I can hope for is to get through the day with no sense of joy. At worst, I can be incapacitated with acute anxiety, an almost blind state of utter desperation.
I have had psychotic episodes and I'm currently being prescribed risperidone and sertraline which dull the sensations but don't take them away.
I know I'm not the only one to suffer life's uppercuts but I need to know that things will get better. How do other sufferers cope? How do I start seeing the joy in anything again?
Thanks for looking, peace on you.
I have not coped well. I have had substantial time off work and was referred to a psychiatrist who diagnosed me with depression. I used to be a confident fun loving person but now the best I can hope for is to get through the day with no sense of joy. At worst, I can be incapacitated with acute anxiety, an almost blind state of utter desperation.
I have had psychotic episodes and I'm currently being prescribed risperidone and sertraline which dull the sensations but don't take them away.
I know I'm not the only one to suffer life's uppercuts but I need to know that things will get better. How do other sufferers cope? How do I start seeing the joy in anything again?
Thanks for looking, peace on you.