Quote:
Originally Posted by sanityseeker
I am not so sure you need to worry about taking tranquilizers. Remember they are aids to help you cope. The intension is to relieve symptoms long enough for you to adopt other coping skills. Like meditation and mindlessness.
Your anxiety levels are pretty high these days and it would seem to me if you can get some relief from meds that will make it easier for you to turn more of your attention to developing and practicing new coping mechanisms then it has real value.
In time, as your skills improve and their benefits for you become more apparent then you will likely find you need the sedative less and less. Now may not be that time.
Of course one must always be mindful of the addiction factor. We don't want to replace one concern for another but I think this is only a real concern for people who think the med can excuse them from finding healthier, and in the long term more effective treatment. I don’t see you as one of those people who is going to use medication to avoid the work. If anything you seem more inclined to make it harder for yourself by trying to go without the aide of medication when it may well be your best course of action. It isn’t the perfect way, and yea, I am with you, I would rather not need meds at all but we both know it is not that black at white.
I don't personally take any kind of sedative. I have a history of abusing psych meds of any kind so I stay away from them to avoid the potential risk. It has no doubt made my journey tougher in some ways, or at least dragged recovery out by years, then it might otherwise been, but at least I am still around.
As it was it took me almost 10 years with never ceasing major episodes and symptoms debilitating me before I gave into trying even a mood-stabilizer. That was just a few months ago and like when I held out for 2 years before taking something to level out my thyroid, within days I was asking myself, 'So why did you wait so long?.... awe... that nasty fear bug hit you again hey.'
|
Thanks so much for this post (((((((ss))))))))) I definitely try and hold out without meds too.......I wonder what that's about????? Thanks for your vote of confidence re my ability to do the work.
I'm really glad the mood stabilizer is helping you. And I really hope the increased thyroid meds help too
