Dear Anita,

I would agree with that statement. I’m currently on 100 mg of Zoloft, which I’ve been taking for nearly 3 years now. However, it seems as if the medicine has lost it’s ability to slow me down in times of anxious thinking. I know how antidepressants work, obviously no short term effects are felt, but over time and with adjustment to my life, physical health and such; I think it would be beneficial to up the dose and possibly get some benzodiazepines for times of extreme anxiety involving school, lots of tests and studying, and the ongoing OCD I already may have.

I have done some CBT before and it does indeed help to trace back your cycle of thinking, feelings, behavior and outcomes. If there are some free CBT worksheets I could do, that may be helpful just to write out my thinking and identify where I’m being unrealistic.

I think so too. I don’t want her to change as a person, but some of the behaviors must change in order to relieve some of my anxiety and allow for me to continue on my journey towards success. As I mentioned before, and you responded to, I think she just doesn’t like to do a lot of thinking because it annoys her to be annoyed and she would rather escape the problem solving. However, if I can calmly communicate my needs and triggers to her, I think she’ll be able to understand what affects me, and if in the near future things do not change, I will have to move on because I have a lot more school down the road for my profession.

Scott