How do you cope with these feelings? It’s just terrible for me lately.
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I’m in the exact same boat. I’ve found taking naps helps somewhat. But it’s a horrible feeling. I hope it’s not a result of my recent med increase.
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Hi everhopeful, I’m sorry you’re also going through this. I also wonder if my feeling is the result of my Celexa increase.
Last night I had a dream about my Grandmother (she’s still alive) but I think a spirit of one of her brothers visited me. This combined with my voices has really shaken me up.
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Maybe it is a result of med increases then. Maybe it’ll go away. I’ll give mine another month and then discuss it with my doctor.
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I have gotten these feelings of overwhelming dread that lasted a couple of months. There was nothing in my life to account for it at the time, and despite trying everything I could, it just hung on me like a wet blanket.
Last year it happened again, only this time my mom also mentioned that she was feeling.the same.
Two months later, my nephew killed himself.
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I am sorry @Montezuma
Don’t look much into it. There is nothing to do.
Hope you feel better soon.
I feel ups and downs too 
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I feel dreadful and empty too but i move on and life is everchanging. It will only get better.
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@Csummers I’m so sorry to hear about your nephew. My best friend did the same, a long time ago. He did it around this time of year too, so that might explain why I am feeling this way.
@everhopeful stay strong, friend. Everything will be Ok. 
@mermaid1 thank you for your kind words. 
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I hope that you guys feel better soon.
I’ve been worrying and obsessing more but thankfully not feeling dreadful.
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Thank you @Wave. I hope you feel better soon too. Did you have a med adjustment recently? Sorry, but I can’t remember if that was you who posted about that.
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I was supposed to go up on my Depakote dose but decided against it.
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I realized a while ago that I WAS feeling feelings of dread. Dread is a strong word. For me, it belongs in the vocabulary of 20th-century existentialists like Martin Heidegger. Another word he used was “anguish”. Our medications ARE dreadful. According to Heidegger we feel dread and anguish due to our freedom.
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I’ve heard of Heidegger, never picked up any of his books though.
Thank you, Martin. I always appreciate your input. 
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Maybe see a cheerful movie. Eat out. See if you can find something entertaining. This probably won’t remove your feelings completely, but they might help you forget them for a while.
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I get feelings like that a lot lately, I don’t quite know why but some times distracting myself with something enjoyable helps, like talking to friends (online or off), drawing, listening to some upbeat music, etc. helps me out.
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@Cipher I am listening to some upbeat music at the moment. Good idea.
@crimby I took a cab to barnes and noble and picked up a couple graphic novels. That did help take my mind off things. Thank you.
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Manual labor of some kind …
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Don’t deny the feelings. Accept them and they will disappear and be replaced by other feelings. A Buddhist trick I have learned recently.
I always liked going to Barnes and Noble.
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Yeah I love Barnes and Noble.
I think I see what you’re saying. It’s definitely an Eastern principle. Usually when I have these feelings it means a big change is about to come.
Thank you.
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The feelings are a part of your experience. You need to feel them instead of rejecting them. When you reject them, they will come back later.
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