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Just got off call with psychiatrist, who wants to start me on Ritalin and Clonidine. Here goes nothing, I guess. I am scared. He said to call the clinic if things don't go well.
Maybe I am just lazy, anxious and have a slight internet addiction that's holding me back.
years ago when I was seeing a psychologist and a psychiatrist for severe ptsd the doc wanted to put me on meds that could help my memory and also anti anxiety meds. I said no. They said I better have a good reason, I wrote them an essay. But more than that I assured my docs I would under go all the cbt , do everything I could to heal without meds. And I did.
Changing your thinking is hard, behaviourial change is hard, but you must give it some effort if you want results.
I suppose my point is change can happen many ways, it's often uncomfortable, scary, and it takes effort
I used to keep my eye on the long term goals, my life would be better if I had better mental health and better habits, i still do
good luck and so many hugs ๐ฝ
Hugs, proud of you ๐๐
so proud of you too, ๐ฝ๐ฝ