My Anxiety / Depression

[eilenej1]

I have been going through my old posts partly in an effort to remember things that have happened in the process of diagnosing Luke (ADHD and Asperger's).  But the biggest reason was my curiosity of how obsessed I was with diet and supplements, which I believe led to a lot of anxiety, feelings of failure, and eventually depression.

Wow - it has been a HUGE eye opener.  I was horribly obessed with diet and supplements.  Deep down I knew that they were not working, but I kept trying to convince myself and everyone else that they were working.  I also kept blaming myself when they didn't work, attributing it to eating out.  I still believe that diet has an impact, but that diet is not going to be the cure I had hoped for.  Neither is supplementation, which has caused a lot of anxiety for my husband.

So now that I have removed my blinders, I am working towards healing myself.  This obsession has done a LOT of damage to me emotionally.  I'm in therapy and last Friday came to the conclusion that the depression is not the main symptom.  It is my obsession and anxiety related to diet and supplementation in order to avoid medication for my son.