Post by leavethelighton on Feb 12, 2018 1:05:35 GMT
In case this helps anyone-- has anyone noticed that being on a medication (ex: antidepressant) helps with the ongoing desire/trying to get over someone/etc? I have spent 10 years trying to really get over an avoidant someone around whom I end up responding with an anxious attachment style, with what seemed like little success, until I went on Wellbutrin (I went over it for unrelated post-partum depression). Somehow going on the medication took the edge off my desire for the avoidant person and my missing them in spite of myself, and allowed me to feel notably more over this person. Not that I never backslide, but I think it made a real difference. I find it interesting too in that Wellbutrin can diminish some cravings for some people-- like nicotine or food cravings--- and I think the desire we have for some people is like a craving.
Aside from meds, it makes me wonder if one has other issues like ongoing anxiety or depression not necessarily related to the person one is trying to get over-- maybe dealing with that depression/anxiety will also make a difference in this arena. Maybe some of the same neurotransmitter imbalances that can be linked to depression also make it easy to just long for that absent avoidant someone "forever."
THoughts?
Aside from meds, it makes me wonder if one has other issues like ongoing anxiety or depression not necessarily related to the person one is trying to get over-- maybe dealing with that depression/anxiety will also make a difference in this arena. Maybe some of the same neurotransmitter imbalances that can be linked to depression also make it easy to just long for that absent avoidant someone "forever."
THoughts?
