Negative Thoughts about yourself and the World

[alex]

I have to fight a strong sense of doom and hopelessnes every day.

I copied this thread from another fellow sufferer:

Negative Thoughts About Yourself

"Is it a withdrawal symptom to have negative thoughts about yourself?"

Yes, very negative thoughts that my very existence is stupid and worthless. "Why am I even here? Life is ridiculous!" --- those kinds of thoughts creep up and tear at your soul and make you detached from reality and ungrounded, scared and alone to your core.

[Luc]

Yes, those thoughts are terrible, Alex. The good new is that, as time passes and your CNS heals more, you are usually able to start controlling them more. Remember, even people who had ADs prescribed for physical conditions are often going through the same when in WD.

[stan]

at the beginning, i have no negative thoughts, i try to be realistic and watch at me, and there i see what paxil has do to me and become pessimistic, with negative thoughts;
more years pass, more i have the feelings natural and stronger, but negative;
the day when i will have a "normal" life as before meds, i think i will change; but it is not in coming month, for sure