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  1. EstelKenobi on Chapter 1 Wed 22 Apr 2020 06:38AM UTC

    And thank you for your kind words about quarantine and mental health. My own mental health... which had JUST begun to take a turn for the better after years of undiagnosed anxiety and depression... also took a nosedive last month. Thankfully... since I put in the work this past fall of finally seeking help, getting a diagnosis and finding a medication that worked for me (after a bit of trial and error), I at least have a name to put to the symptoms. But knowing the reasons WHY I have no motivation to do anything despite having the abundance of free time I always wished for, sleeping for 12 hours, or feeling my heart race with every news article I can't help but obsessively read... doesn't always make it any easier to deal with. Knowing we're all dealing with a collective trauma doesn't give back my creativity (what little there was to begin with) or make me worry less about loved ones. But at the very least it lets us know we're not alone in feeling this way. And there is value and comfort in that. So thanks.

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    1. laylabinx on Chapter 1 Wed 22 Apr 2020 07:50PM UTC

      I completely understand, love, and I'm so happy you were able to seek out help for your mental health. I was the same way for years and never even considered I had anxiety until I had a full blown panic attack on my way to class one morning. And even then I didn't think that was right because overall I didn't have anything to be anxious about and it seemed wrong to label what I thought was a one-time freakout as an anxiety disorder. I've gotten a lot better at handling it over the years and can function pretty normally for the most part but recently it's all bad news all the time and I tumbled down that rabbit hole all over again before I could stop it. I know there are so many people out there who are feeling that way now or, worse, experiencing it for the first time and have no idea what to do about it. You're exactly right, there is a special kind of comfort in being able to put a name to it and know what kind of monster your wrestling with.

      I hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and I hope your mental health starts to get better as well. Feel free to reach out anytime if you need to talk, I'm happy to listen! =) Take care babe! <3

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