How well do you deal with depression & anxiety? I’m overworked, underpaid and caught myself speaking out of character out of frustration and struggling to move on

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Weed and therapy guy here. I see my doc every week and I barely want to go most of the time. However, it’s been super helpful to have an outsider perspective to whatever is going on in my head. While the stress levels haven’t really changed, I feel more capable dealing with all of this because not only can I vent but also find solutions to ease the struggle.

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Stiff drinks and or wine.. here for you if you need a partner in crime

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Pot and therapy helps a lot

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Therapy really can help. Having a structured place to vent your fear and frustration is really healthy. Without that dedicated resource the negativity can bleed into other, more positive parts of your life, and take those down too.

Don’t keep it in! Find and outlet to let it out. You are never alone if you don’t want to be.

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My wife tried to help me find a local therapist and when I showed up, they had no record of my appointment. This was over a year ago and a big move for me and it failed. This is my first time getting close again. Wish I lived in a legal weed state. Too much anxiety-inducing weed when i need something to knock me out

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Can’t thank y’all enough for the quick replies. In a super dark place, looking at my wife and daughter, and feeling alone as a provider. Appreciate you both. Too many tequila shots in, some Modelo, and a couple of glasses wine. Been off weed since my kid was born in January and rethinking it. Just living in my head, trying to improve my situation and dwelling in it

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Weed, adderall, wellbutrin. Although sometimes I think the weed makes my depression worse, since when I’ve taken breaks from it I seem to be a lot happier after the first week of withdrawal. (Huge lie that weed is not addicting.) Exercise also has a huge impact for me... the longer I go without working out, the worse my depression gets.

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I am the same as
You dude but sub lexapro

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I have a good guy who’s by the book and prescribes locates by the Empire State Building if anyone is on the hunt.. really hard to find people surprisingly in Nyc who prescribe certain drugs like adderall, Xanex etc

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