Well, yesterday. It’s about 1am right now and I’m up thinking about the events of yesterday.

I’ve been a long time silent cruiser of this sub, soaking in all the advice and information and wanted to share.

For about the past year, I’ve been seeing a therapist to help address my anxiety. Due to triggers, I won’t go too much into what triggers my anxiety, but talking with my therapist has helped me to address some of the issues underlying my anxiety. This year with the pandemic, none of the tactics have been helping much and I found myself considering medication for my anxiety. 

Now, before starting therapy, I was very resistant to the idea of medication, very resistant to the idea that I was struggling with mental illness, and therefore reluctant to listen to all of the treatment options available to me. I was finally pushed to make an appointment with a psychiatrist (telehealth due to COVID) who diagnosed me after our initial assessment and prescribed me Zoloft. I’ve always been scared of medication because of the long lists of side effects, but this gives me hope. I cannot imagine a life without an anxiety disorder and for a long time I didn’t know that it wasn’t the norm. 

I guess I’m just here relieved to have a diagnosis and something that may help me. And I wanted to share that. If anyone has any comments or suggestions about Zoloft, please feel free to share. I do plan to continue working with my therapist.


Thanks for reading