Emotional breakdown- will it end?

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  • CaliSteph
    CaliSteph Posts: 142 Member
    It gets better. Little by little, every single day, it does get better. Give yourself time to grieve, to get over disappointment and loss but get up everyday and keep doing what you need to do. Talk, shout, scream and cry about it when you need to. Eat what you can, shower, sleep, wake up, see your friends/family, go to school, go to work. You have to keep moving and you have to take care of yourself.

    Good luck!
  • SarahBeth0625
    SarahBeth0625 Posts: 685 Member
    I'll say it again, but counseling helped me tremendously. I highly recommend going there first before jumping right to meds. Sometimes we have emotions down inside we don't even know about and it helps to talk with an unbiased professional. Counseling worked wonders for me and I was able to overcome the mild depression I was having last summer. Prior to counseling, I felt like everything was spinning out of my control and that I wasn't able to do anything but basically getting through the day, taking care of my babies, and doing thd same thing the next day. I now feel happy, confident in my abilities, and the best thing is, I feel that no matter what happens to me, I am a strong woman and I will persevere!
  • DeeJayTJ
    DeeJayTJ Posts: 355 Member
    you did the right thing, if you were being mistreated, you did right by getting out.

    this feeling you have will pass and you will be feeling better than ever soon enough! I say congrats!
  • xiamjackie
    xiamjackie Posts: 611 Member
    I also work in the mental health field and I appreciate everyone's input on that. I am seeking counseling, which is kind of difficult with my schedule right now. For my own personal reasons, I am against medication. But I am open to all kind of therapy/ counseling to help heal. I went to a counselor a few years ago when I was struggling with anorexia and it really helped. Now I just need to find another counselor (previous counselor was provided free service in college) and start going again. I feel like it would help too.

    Thanks again for your advice and kind words.
  • RhodRhod
    RhodRhod Posts: 109
    It really sucks when you lose someone you love or even thought you loved. All I have for you is to say that time really is a healer. Instead of thinking about the bad right now try and think about the good and move on. Don't stay in that bed and mope over it and think it to death. Distance yourself from it for right now until the acute pain is gone and then maybe later on when you're in a better frame of mind you can figure out what went wrong and learn from it. We all go through it at one time or another but it helps us to grow into the people we are meant to be. That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger and you are a strong woman! So hope you get to feeling more like yourself soon. Hugs your way!
  • OMG_Twinkies
    OMG_Twinkies Posts: 215 Member
    Go see a counselor and process what happened. If money is an issue, there are sliding scale counselors available as well (search "free counseling help" and it will come up). My clinic offers counseling for as low as $25, so I'm sure there's one in your area. It's confidential, and it will help tremendously if you're willing to put in the effort. You don't sound like you're to the point of needing a med intervention, but the lack of appetite, anhedonia, and sleep disruption are all signs of depression.

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