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Case Study 768
I'm a 46 year old married housewife and am beginning to question my sanity. For the last couple of months I have become obsessed with getting a terminal illness. It began to overwhelm me and then one day I felt as though a blanket had been put over my head. I saw no future, despite having a wonderful husband and 3 lovely sons, I lost weight due to the fact that I felt sick with anxiety all the time. After taking to bed for 4 days and never imagining that I would get up again or feel normal, I was prescribed Citalopram. I have been taking these now for 5 weeks and have begun to see a cognitive behaviour therapist to try to alter my way of thinking. Some days I feel fine again with no negative thoughts, eating well and sleeping through the night - something I dont do when I'm in that dark place. Today and yesterday were bad days and I just felt I had to write down my experience in the hope that someone out there may feel the same. What is wrong with me!
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