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Suffering From Anxiety And Depression
Hi. I am what I would consider a normal woman with normal emotions however since the age of 16 my mother has tried to convince me that there was something wrong with me. At the age of 16 I was given numerous medications for depression and anxiety and they only seemed to make things much worse. I became very depressed and more anxious. I took myself off the medications several years ago and have been living a very normal life. I have felt no depression nor anxiety in years and am actually enjoying life. I finally have goals for myself and my six year old son and life is pretty good. However my mother is still convinced that there is something wrong with me and I cant help but question if she may be right. I am what I consider to be normal and I am very happy but she is a very strong figure in my life and I cant help but wonder if she may be right. This in itself is starting to cause me anxiety and its starting to depress me. Please Help.
Fri, 14 Feb 2014
Greetings !
Well there is one simple way to find out whether your mother's diagnosis for you is actually right or is just her assumption and that simple way is to get yourself evaluated thoroughly by a psychiatrist who will be the best person to make a formal diagnosis and may i address here that there is no need to worry or become tense because there is a high chance that she may be wrong since she is not a mental health expert and her perception about you may fall short of the diagnoses that she proposes.
So as of now without taking any tension about the diagnosis and to put this speculation to rest once and for all, you shall seek evaluation from a psychiatrist and once the assessment comes it is will be clear whether your mother's suspicion was validated or not and this shall bring closure for both of you.
I hope this helps.
Regards
Well there is one simple way to find out whether your mother's diagnosis for you is actually right or is just her assumption and that simple way is to get yourself evaluated thoroughly by a psychiatrist who will be the best person to make a formal diagnosis and may i address here that there is no need to worry or become tense because there is a high chance that she may be wrong since she is not a mental health expert and her perception about you may fall short of the diagnoses that she proposes.
So as of now without taking any tension about the diagnosis and to put this speculation to rest once and for all, you shall seek evaluation from a psychiatrist and once the assessment comes it is will be clear whether your mother's suspicion was validated or not and this shall bring closure for both of you.
I hope this helps.
Regards
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