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Depression and Anxiety at an older age
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: May 26 11:44am | Replies (625)Comment receiving replies
Oh my goodness thank you so much. If I did one good thing today I am overjoyed. I am waiting to get a call yet from some mental health counselors, and hopefully that might come after the Labor Day weekend. If not, I will pursue it. I have been journaling off and on, and surprisingly, writing both the good and bad things that are going on, do help me. It is surprising to go back and read them, and sometimes I can't believe how I was feeling at that time. I would love to keep in touch, it does help to know we are not alone, right?
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How are you doing, Jamsie?
I hope you have received a call from the counselor.
You are not alone.
Thank you for the journaling idea. You have inspired me to return to logging in to my daily journal. That will help in reporting to my doctor who I see next week.
I am blessed to have found this doctor who gave me a well defined program for titrating off of Clonazapam.
He is not only an M.D. but has a doctorate in psychology. He is young and compassionate.
Stay the course. If I can do this after taking Clon for
many years, YOU will do the same.
You are in my prayers.
Please say one for me.
H.Frances
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Hello @jamsie,
I read your most recent post and while I realize that it was directed to @helenfrances, I noticed that you wrote about "journaling off and on." Mayo Connect has a great discussion group on the topic of journaling that you might enjoy also find helpful. The title of the discussion is "Journaling, the Write Stuff For You?" Here is the link to that discussion, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/journaling-the-write-stuff-for-you/.
Journaling does help with the feeling of isolation, doesn't it? As you read the posts in this group, you will find members, just like yourself, who use journaling as a way to better understand how they are feeling and the progress they are making towards self-understanding.
Will you take a look at that discussion and let me know what you think?