Anxiety, Depression, and Panic Attacks

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Dear Lord,
Please help LSUpathdoc in this very difficult time of decision making. Please help him and his family. Also, please help his doctor to be patient and compassionate in his decisions aswell. Amen.
 
LSUpathdoc said:
So now I am scared and not really sure what to do. I recently have been put on “leave” due to my heightened anxiety and to get back to work I have to get this paperwork filled out by a psychiatrist. The rub here is the only psychiatrist that can see me in the time frame that I need and is in my network is one that I just stopped seeing because the medication he prescribed me made me more anxious and frankly for the first time in my life thinking of a way out. Now I never ever think suicide is the answer but there were some moments that it did come in to my mind (I am even embarrassed to admit that). So I have to go back to this guy and get this paperwork signed and at the same time I know I need some other medication to manage my anxiety but I dont think I can trust him. He either didn’t take my complaints seriously or didn’t want to change his management for whatever reason. The other option I have is to see a nurse practitioner and how she can help me. I dont mean to come across as sexist or any other insult but I just want the best help I can get and I dont know if I can get that from a nurse practitioner. I really hope I am wrong and she can help me because I dont know if this psychiatrist can. God I just need help, to be free from this prison of anxiety.
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I’m sorry to hear about your situation, I’ve tried the anxiety medication as well and it makes me feel worst than I already do. I too, have had thoughts about suicide, but that was when my anxiety and depression are the strongest. Your not alone, don’t give up. Talk to the nurse practitioner I’m sure she is more understanding. Those pills are more harmful than helpful. Pray, it works. I’m praying for you right now.
 
Well here goes nothing…I will be going to see the psychiatrist (the one that prescribed me several medications that made me feel worse and almost suicidal) today. God I need help please I beg you to let me find relief from this suffering. I need this and my family needs this. I am so tired of burdening them with my anxiety and fear. Please God help me.
 
God, please give LSUpathdoc the courage, wisdom, and strength to overcome any of life’s challenges. Help him to continue on your path for him, God - he’s doing a great job already. Help him find comfort in mind, body, and spirit.

Amen.
 
Our Father, who art in heaven
hallowed be Thy name
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us
and lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever, world without end. Amen
 
Thank all of you so much for your prayers and support. Things are going better however things are still very hard. I have made progress with new medications and with my psyc. I also have stared to say the rosary on the way home from work which does help me relax. I just am kind of frustrated though I feel like every day is a 50/50 chance of being good or bad and as weird/horrible as this sounds I feel like God is not helping my odds. I know this is not the way I should think but I feel like God could tip the odds for me but no matter how much I do nothing helps. I guess what I am still lacking is true faith, which for someone who constantly worries is so so so very hard. I dont want my prayers to turn into some kind of superstition, like if I pray these specific prayer cards then my day will be great. I dont know do I sound crazy or what?? I just feel so lost and confused.
 
catmom50 said:
Praying for you LSUpathdoc.

Keep close to God, He will see you through. Take it one day at a time.
Sometimes the Lord calms the storm-- sometimes He lets the storm rage
and calms His child. :harp:

God bless you!
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Amen, keep trusting…
 
You’re right I have to keep trusting. It is just so so hard sometimes to feel like God isn’t listening. It is a constant struggle to keep faith for me, which frustrates me because I know I am extremely blessed in my life. I dont want to be ungrateful but at the same time I think I would give almost anything not to feel this way (anxious all the time). I guess it’s just a day to day fight (it’s just exhausting).

Please God give me the grace of peace and freedom from my anxiety and worry.
 
Lord Jesus Christ, our brother is upset and disturbed, and I pray that You will grant him the grace of inner Peace.
As You commanded the storm winds at sea to be calm, command the storms in his life to be calmed.
Give him the patience he needs to cope with the burdens and anxieties of his life. Protect and strengthen him. Teach him to seek after Your will, which alone brings peace of mind and peace of heart.
Father, please make your presence real in his life, so he knows he is not alone. Help him to trust what he cannot see. … In Jesus Name. Amen.
 
Hi there, I suggest you arm yourself with daily Rosary, Mass as often as possible, daily sign of the cross with Holy Water, keep a Blessed Crucifix and Blessed picture of Virgin Mary in your home. My belief is at the end of the day most things that produce bad fruit are from the enemy. I dont want to scare you, just be aware. I have suffered quite a lot in the past with mental health problems since I have been attending Mass regularly and praying the Rosary daily etc, I dont generally suffer anymore, If I do suffer I find it very easy to connect with God to see what I should do or think to make things better. I suggest you look at this site:
cukierski.net
Thats a website for purchase of powerful authentic relics, I have yet to buy anything from there, but I do trust them, as they say the items come with certificates of authenticity.

Our Father who art in Heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Thy Kingdom come
Thy Will be done
On Earth as it is in Heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
AMEN

Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host -
by the Divine Power of God -
cast into hell, satan and all the evil spirits,
who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls.

AMEN

In the name of The Father and The Son and The Holy Spirit AMEN
:highprayer::signofcross:
 
also, I might add, that you should see suffering as a good thing, yes I know that sounds crazy… have a read of St Faustinas Diary.Many great Saints became Saints due to their suffering because they realized that Jesus suffered for us

our.homewithgod.com/divinemercy/

(Link above to St Faustina Diary online)
 
LSUpathdoc said:
This is my first post and my first visit to this site. I guess I feel lost and afraid.

Just a bit about me. I am in my second year of my medical residency in pathology and I have suffered from anxiety, depression, and panic attacks almost all my life. It think I have managed to make it through my life by avoiding things or situations that make me anxious or other defense mechanisms that have essentially protected me until now. That being said I have not had the easiest of roads. My mother was diagnosed with a grade 3 brain tumor when I was in high school and was essentially told she had 6 months to live. She beat it for 12 years. However in my second year of medical school it came back and took her from us. I loved my mother with all my heart; she was one of my biggest fans and still is my inspiration. I started to be interested in medicine because of her cancer but her passing away made me want revenge on what took her. I want to cure cancer so that no other family has to go through the pain that my family endured.

So I made it through medical school, dodging and weaving my way through the situations that made me anxious and I finished. I’m a doctor now and I don’t have to deal with those situations any more right? Well I seemed to have been dead wrong. It seems this stage in training only makes me more exposed to anxiety. For the first year of my residency I have been able to “deal” with my problems however I can tell it has worn on me emotionally. Lately though it seems that I am coming to the limits of what I can endure. I feel trapped in my own mind. On one hand I don’t have to put myself in a situation where I feel horrible every day, however on the other hand I have to endure this to get where I want to be. I just don’t want to be miserable for the next 2 and half years of residency. My wife and family do not deserve that and frankly I don’t think I deserve this. I am seeking help in the form of psychologists, psychiatrists, my priest, and of course God’s help. It just doesn’t seem enough. I just feel so very lost.

The sad thing is if I look at my life objectively things are going really great. I have a wonderful loving wife and we found out that we are pregnant recently. I should be thrilled, but all I find myself focusing on is my anxiety and worry. I hate to say it but sometimes I wonder if she would be better off without having to deal with a husband who is, well broken. I should be the strong man and lead the family right?

I just don’t know what is the reason for this God? I feel like I am suffering and for what? Haven’t I suffered enough? I am just so so tired of being scared all the time. I just want to be happy. I guess I am just asking for your prayers, opinions, and suggestions.
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I have put up a web page regarding overcoming panic attacks here:

missionbell.homestead.com/PanicAttacks.html

It has some recommendations; including a really good book which is done in a comic book format. I believe that it will help you. I will pray for you to overcome panic attacks. I have suffered from it too in the past, but there are things that can be done about it, so that you no longer suffer panic attacks.
 
Praying for you LSUpathdoc.

Keep close to God, He will see you through. Take it one day at a time.
Sometimes the Lord calms the storm-- sometimes He lets the storm rage
and calms His child. :harp:

Hang in there and God bless you!
 
Lord Jesus Christ, I pray that You will grant our brother the grace of inner Peace.
As You commanded the storm winds at sea to be calm, command the storms in his life to be calmed.
Give him the patience he needs to cope with the burdens and anxieties of his life. Protect and strengthen him. Teach him to seek after Your will, which alone brings peace of mind and peace of heart.
Father, please make your presence real in his life, so he knows he is not alone. Help him to trust what he cannot see. … In Jesus Name. Amen.
 
Hail Mary, full of grace
The Lord is with thee
Blessed art thou amongst women
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus

Holy Mary, Mother of God
Pray for us sinners
Now and at the hour of our deaths
Amen
 
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