Having a hard time lately with anxiety and depression

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39. I'll pile on with good thoughts.

Anxiety and depression are very real. You might find that this time around it is mercifully brief, or you might get mired down in it. Neither is your fault. If you don't have a therapist, I recommend finding one. Your primary care doctor should be able to point you in the right direction. Lead times can be long for getting in, so don't hesitate. In the meantime, consider talking to your doctor about an Rx for Xanax or an equivalent benzo to help quell the anxiety. Low doses just take the edge off to help you function and/or sleep. A short course of a week or two will be enough to tell if it is helping or not. Antidepressants are a lot more difficult in terms of finding the right one at the right dosage, so you are probably better off just focusing on the anxiety first. Note that everyone is different, so take all advice (including mine!) with a grain of salt.

Feel free to DM me for anything. Note that I'm not a doctor, just someone with a very long track record of anxiety and depression. I'm able to be functional and somewhat happy through antidepressants and therapy, with a very occasional Xanax sometimes.

What I'll leave you with is this thought: Calling your doctor and going in to see them to discuss your situation is a HUGELY positive step in the right direction. Just doing that will help you feel like you are in control, and not at the mercy of things.