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LegacyUser

hi, this is a thread whereby i need everyones help. basically i have found out in the last few months that i have an anxiety disorder, ocd and depression. all the problems were triggered off by an incident about 7 months ago. im doing quiet well with cbt councilling, lexapro and solian tablets yet i dont feel fully cured yet and still feel anxious about certain things. my question for everyone is how long does it take to be fully cured and has anyone gone through such a horrible ordeal as i have?
please help as i find it hard to find any information about depression successes.

Miss Fluff

You probably need to talk to your doctor/therapist to discuss it in more detail OP, everyone I am sure responds differently. I hope you feel better soon:)

r3nu4l

As far as I can tell, everyone's recovery is different. Some people take longer than others, some need pharmaceutical help (tablets), others get by with counselling alone.

I would advise you to keep seeing a counsellor, take one day at a time and relish your day to day successes. There are plenty of people who have been through some absolutely terrible traumas in their lives and recover with time. Others don't recover and I suspect that many of those people never sought help. The fact that you are getting help is great. Keep it up and best of luck!

pwd

Um I think you're saying that a particular incident triggered your anxiety. That usually will pass in time. A couple of things have made me anxious for periods before and it passed eventually, though nothing that made me need pharmaceutical help or anything. I think it can be helpful if you are able to remove yourself from whatever caused the panic for a while until you feel better.
If there is something that is triggering anxiety in your life then see if you can remove yourself from it, or it from yourself too.
Hope you feel better soon.

LegacyUser

the incident that triggered my anxiety was me cheating on my girlfriend and cos i felt such guilt it triggered my anxiety etc.i didnt want to tell her yet my mind kept telling me i had to and i was a bastard for cheating. i thought if i told her shed leave me and id never be able to get over her or be without her cos she is the girl of my dreams. so i told her after six weeks of hell and she forgave me. since then ive been extremely anxious about things i never did in my life such as travelling, etc and part of me feels i need to be single for that yet i dont want to lose her either. basically i love her to bits and never want us to break up yet a large part of me feels like im missing out on alot. i wish my mind would stop obsessing but it wont and i cry every day because if i dont stop this tinking il never cheer up and might lose my girl

LegacyUser

anyone able to offer any further advise please?