Glad things are going well for you somedud and thanks for the advice. I know exactly what your saying about the thinking patterns, it's a vicious circle that consumes your whole life and clouds every last judgement you make! I can't believe you've been rolling again ha, has this not made it worse?! Unlike you I haven't been taking SSRI's or any drugs for that matter, I figure they got me into this mess, they probably won't get me out. But either way things are going pretty well for me man. Not totally there yet! but gone from what felt like 30% to about 75%. I actually have days now where I don't even think about any damage done and feel my personality slowly creeping back into the realm of reality.. for the first time the other week I had a proper meaningful conversation with my flat mate that didn't involve me daydreaming and not listening and I have genuinely started to feel myself again - like I can enjoy life. I also got the results back from my history coursework I did in January and managed to score 88% which surprised me A LOT!
I've found that eating a lot of healthy brain foods that are rich in anti-oxidants has really helped me to concentrate and focus. These include; blackberrys, blueberrys, walnuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, broccoli and green tea. A good one hour run in the morning and afternoon is, I'm sure you'll agree, invaluable! Are you on neuroreplete at the moment? You'll have to let me know how that's going - as well as any success you've had with different meds.