Coping Mechanisms

[Weepy]

I am struggling terribly with my loss. How are you coping? Do you find yourself self-medicating? Things are getting worse for me, but I want to hear if anyone has come up with coping methods. I"m losing the battle.

 

[ShedMaster]

this has probably been recommended, but anti-depressants can certainly help. they did for me when I took them.

 

[DonaldAnderson]

I be on that kryptonite, straight up on that kryptonite.

 

[ShedMaster]

By the way, that is quite a freakin' regimen you are taking. I bet you will get some positive results around the 6-8 month mark, they certainly did for me and now I haven't used concealers for well over a year and a half, when I thought I was going to have to use them for life. good luck.

 

[SE-freak]

Weepy, you are not losing the battle. At least you don't know yet. You have just started... does it even cross your mind?

 

[Weepy]

I realize it is still relatively early. I guess what I'm saying is that I'm so exhausted. Yesterday, I seriously thought about leaving everything and moving somewhere very remote. I'm barely going to work anymore as it is. I can't find any relief from this anxiety and depression.

 

[Cassin]

I want to hear if anyone has come up with coping methods

 

[Cassin]

But to be serious

Honestly it will get better with time. I swear this.

As you go on you will find other things to focus on good and bad. If you are in bad shape then medication is a good crutch for now but not a solution. Lots of guys here have gotten on meds for a time, including me. I tried Prozac for a few monthsm, it helped. I also tried St Johns Wort for 2 months as well. Both helped me out for a bit but I focused on the solution and not just a bandaid.