Has anyone here taken a gap year to see a therapist and deal

yeah. It went great. Our sessions didn't really go that well but we ended up fucking and it's hard to depressed when you're balls deep in a PhD student

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>gap yah

Nothing changed
Gap year became a gap six years because it turned out I simply hate school and working

>>37497891
You saw a therapist for six years and it didn't do shit?

fuck

>>37497184
more like a gap life

>>37497184
Many people have that gap year turn into the abyss. I strongly recommend that you don't put life "on hold" to deal with anxiety or depression.
If work or school or whatever you do has become so utterly stressful that it may literally kill you, you need to put it on hold, with the knowledge that you may not ever return to it. And that's okay. Keep one non-stressful hobby, and commit to it. Work part-time at something that doesn't stress you out. Don't take too many hours, but again, don't flake out on it.

Moreover, I didn't find therapy particularly helpful, especially on its own. I was on sertraline for the better part of 18 months and then I quit it cold turkey about a year ago. I use marijuana medicinally to fill that gap now, and it seems to work quite well.

I still struggle with discipline, but my life has become radically better. I attribute the turnaround to medication and reading books on the subject that have really helped defuse a lot of negative spiral patterns that would really lock me up. Don't fall for the "medication makes you a zombie" meme. It granted me clarity, which was what I needed. I was in a luckier situation, as I had already graduated and quit the job I was working, and in response was able to work casually in my field (with a 50% pay cut, mind you), and was able to live rent-free with my parents. But doing it changed my life.

Take the meds. See a shrink. But most importantly, read about your illness and do the work. And return to it if it ever sinks its claws in you again.