Personally, I've felt like acupuncture, traditional Chinese herbal medicine, and dietary changes helped far more than therapy ever did.
I wish that were covered under my insurance because I think acupuncture would be a good thing to try.
Have also been working on a consistent sleep schedule. Insomnia is a b****. I take my meds and usually sleep so its better than it used to be. Working on supplements and such to deal with deficiencies. Like people said, diet and exercise can help quite a bit. Those can be a struggle though because it is very expensive to buy healthy foods here. I would probably live on fruit, salad, and yogurt, with the occasional microwave burrito.
Exercise has become an issue because I have a slew of physical issues to go with the mental ones. Right now walking is all I've got, and I have to be careful doing that. I enjoy walking so go for 2+ hours sometimes. But I get home and my ankles are messed up and I have to sit. Feel like I'm whining. lol Just keep trying new things is all I can do.
Also gonna see if someone will "prescribe" physical therapy because that is likely to work. Has worked for me in the past.
I've been in and out of therapy for 16-17 years. I have a hard time opening up about important things, and because of my insurance my therapist gets changed too often. Hopefully the new one will be able to hang onto me as a patient. I have started (in the last week) to compile things so that I can show her stuff and then maybe talk about it. Took in some pics, and some notes I'd taken before. That helped, but of course threw me a little off kilter because I opened a very large can of worms. She was prepared. Gave me two numbers for local crisis peeps if I need to go in, her phone number at work (I never call because I'm baffled about what to say lol), two hotline numbers, and we made a written safety plan. I think we're going to be able to work really well together, she was def ready for trauma work. I find that comforting.
This is so long.
* Thank you all for the welcome and some new ideas I can try.