Had another psychiatrist appointment today. This dr is keeping good tabs on me, which is a good thing, I guess. I see him monthly. I guess I didn’t expect to see him that frequently, seeing how overbooked and overworked our mental health system is. But, hey, I’ll take it.
My anxiety is through the roof. The house is up for sale but we haven’t had any offers. The new house is built, and they are in the process of putting in the hardwood floors this week. Every other day I have a meeting with my partner, the designer or contractor, or a house showing. I feel like I’m going insane.
But then there are times when I’m fine. I feel calm. I feel okay. I wouldn’t say that I’m super happy, but I’m definitely okay. Unfortunately, these days, the days when I am fine are infrequent.
So today, when my psychiatrist asked how I was doing, I didn’t know what to say. How do I sum up that I feel mostly okay depression-wise, but not so okay anxiety-wise, but oh, it’s not all the time, but most of the time? Well, I think that is pretty much what I said. But what really sucks about having depression/anxiety is that my concentration is shit and my comprehension is sluggish. So, self-assessment is not exactly my forte. I try to “check in” with myself, to compare myself to last month, or two months ago, but I find it incredibly difficult. Am I better than I was last month? Worse? I think I had a good bump up when the remeron was increased, but the dr decreased the prozac, which I think probably didn’t help the anxiety. So today he bumped the prozac back up. The medication balance is very tricky. And frustrating.
So what do you do, dear reader, if you can’t tell if you are better or worse? I am looking for insightful ways to figure out myself. What works for you?
p.s. here’s a great blog post. I love her language. Three Things You Need to Know about Mental Illness.
By the way, I have decided I am vanilla bean ice cream.
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Oh Sarah, I wish that I had the answer for you, but I don’t. hugs
I think you have have have to take context into account here. Just the fact that you are surviving as well as you are under this kind of uber-stress is encouraging. Anyone would be having increased anxiety going through what you are with your house/s situation right now! I have found that I often don’t believe that stress should be affecting me that much so I discount its affects (like during my master’s degree/divorce), but the pressure is real. You are a strong woman!