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I have minor social anxiety, fluctuating depression (meaning certain times of the month its worse, especially the week before menstrual), ocd, & occasional panic attacks. My depression is caused by not having any friends & no job, which I can connect back to my social anxiety. My ocd revolves around being a health freak. Im constantly washing my hands because Im afrade I have household chemicals on them from getting ready in the morning (makeup, hairspray, lens cleaner.. etc) I also reread assignments 8 times before submitting them to a teacher in worry of there being grammatical errors (I will probably b rereading this material multiple times before submitting it to the website). My panic disorder is brought on when Im in a situation that never feels like its going to stop. For example amusement park ride, or being in a movie theater with loud, explosive & intense audio.
This year my mental illnesses seem to have significantly reduced. The ocd is currently the worst of them, next to my depression. I used to have depression throughout the entire month & Im now proud to say that the majority of weeks are happier. I have been on both natural supplements & actual meds. In my opinion the natural supplement had same positive results with less side effects. On antidepressants, my life almost felt more empty. The sadness & anxiety went away, but so did the happiness, & every other emotion inbetween. Not to mention I became asexual. Even the effects of the natural supplement started to ware off after a while, & it tasted like crap too. So in the end I decided to just wait it out, to c if maybe it was only a teen phase that I would soon grow out of. I think I may have been partially right. The mental illnesses will most likely always b part of me, but at least now they're managable. I can now tell myself when a sudden sad spell arises that it will b temporary. Anyways, enough about me. what do u think is the best option in regards to enhancing quality of life?