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Trigger Warning ⚠️ Does it ever get better 😔 Okay so it’s currently 1:21Am and it’s Thursday i cant sleep because my anxiety and depression keep me up , my depression comes from my health anxiety . 😩 and then i spiral into this deep hole and just loose myself in the midst of it all 🥺 i just feel so sad and depressed I don’t wanna give up though i love life i gotten myself out of depression twice in the past years all happened cause it was triggered by my health anxiety 😫 but i get scared that right now I won’t be able to feel better again . I been feeling this way for about 2 weeks I believe today feeling my worst i feel like puking because I’m so scared i won’t get better again ! I have no insurance for therapist and my family isn’t supportive 😔 i just feel so lost and alone im tired I haven’t slept well either 🥺

Nickynickk

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hansa_shaunik
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Dear Nickynickk I'm sorry to hear you in so much pain. You mention that you have repeatedly struggled with depression due to health anxiety. Could you elaborate on what you mean by it?
Nickynickk
I gotten depressed 2 times out of my life because of my health anxiety because I thought something was wrong and then i got an ear infection and that triggered it as well because I don’t like anything to be wrong with my ears and this time around i got another ear infection and caused me to fall into a major depression and im just scared I won’t be myself again i want to be the happy me again but its hard
hansa_shaunik
Please answer the following questions: 1. Since how many years have you been struggling with this ear infection? 2. When you say that you don't like anything being wrong with your ears, are those the only times that you have faced anxiety? 3. Could you expand a bit more on what was the experience of having this infection. How did it happen, and how long did it last?
Nickynickk
Just recently i Only gotten 2 ear infection one last year and on this year ! And yes because my ears are so precious to me 😩 and i get scared everytime they get stuffy or clogged or just feel weird . Well it happened because i would clean my ears get wax clogged and jnwould get scared im goin deaf 😕then i would try cleaning them with water and sweet oil and then they got infected so it took me messing with my ears to get them infected and thats my fault 😫
hansa_shaunik
Why are your ears specifically so precious to you? What do you feel is your fear around it? Can you try and elaborate?
Nickynickk
Well they are precious to me because i love to listen to things and nature and just hear people and just the sensation of not hearing and having clogged ear is just irritating to me 😩 and uncomfortable! My fear is that ill loose my hearing at a point . And it gets to me at times it’s a scary thought.
hansa_shaunik
It might help to explore why your fear is so intense. I would urge that you seek therapy for deeper exploration. Someone from our team will reach out to you soon.

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