How can I get a grip on my life and mind?!


Question: How can I get a grip on my life and mind.?
I have been to my GP surgery about 6 times and I began CBT therapy about 8 months ago however I didn't stick to it as I was agoraphobic and I just lay in bed all day everyday and I don't go out anymore because of a range of factors, for example people treating me like crap, undermining me and making me feel worthless all the time calling me ugly and what not, and not just enemies but my friends and family would also make me feel this way. I often get racing thoughts and I'm so lost and confused, I sometimes wonder whether I have a brain abnormality, but other times I get paranoid that I am bipolar or schizophrenic and also I sometimes just think it's all in my head and nothing is wrong with me I just need to get a grip. I was given anti-depressants (citalopram) though I stopped taking them as they made me feel worse than I already was and less in touch with reality, and thats the problem I think I am a normal person but I just need to get in tune with reality, I am not going crazy and to some extent I might be a hypochondriac and that just makes us who I am, I just need to try and relax life was never meant to be easy, I always fight with myself in my head but this needs to stop, I need to take a step back and assess my surroundings and do everything I can to help me feel less like a paranoid schizophrenic and more like a normal human, and I think I just need to stop focusing on the bad and only think positive, if I think negative then I will be negative, if I think positive you will become more positive right.? I am still young 19, I think this a problem lots of people my age have and we get over this and it makes us stronger in the end as we learn to deal with this kind of thing, but why do I keep switching from positive to negative, how do I get a grip on life and try my hardest to keep that grip without slipping back into another crazy episode of depression, confusion, anxiety and panicHealth Question & Answer


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Instead of going to your GP try going to a psychiatrist. Bring along a copy of this letter with you for them to read. Please don't be afraid of going to one. They don't automatically put you on meds. Although sometimes they do. When you're dealing with an illness like this sometimes the first med. isn't the right one. It's trial and error. I went through 6 before I found the ones that work for me. Wouldn't being able to live life without all the side effects you have be worth a try.? Please give yourself that chance.Health Question & Answer



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