Depression can really get me down. I've found that working as a team with my psychologist, psychiatrist and being honest with them and myself has been one of the best things that's happened out of the divorce. My counselor while helping me also keeps a close eye on my mood, alerting me if I consistently seem off and tells me to share that with the psychiatrist. I share that information with him. I know he takes time to understand the chemical interactions with the brain and the medicine.
After years of resisting any change in medication, I made a conscious decision to trust him when he'd want to increase my medication, or switch things up. And I'm forthright about how it affects me, too. Just because I'm taking medication and/or that might need to be increased doesn't mean I'm a loser or weak.
Emotional triggers can set you off like those you described. Discuss that with your counselor and how to identify then handle the situation. Goodness knows, it still takes me a while but at least when I stop spinning, I have a clue and can address it.
Thank you for sharing. And for whatever it's worth.. the more you process what's going on, move forward in a healthy way, the better life slowly but surely gets.
