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Originally Posted by 5678scream
A great post, I loved hearing your thoughts on this topic. It sounds like it was such a simple solution for you. I’ve battled social anxiety pretty much all my life, and right now the medication is cornering in on alleviating the symptoms of panic attacks and depression, so that I can function and do the things that I need to do such as run errands and work out in my woodworking shop, and take care of my beloved dog. My dosages are in the high-average range and I am doing so much better on them now that I am on them, but I couldn’t say that my social anxiety has completely disappeared, that would take a miracle. So I am happy for you, but also envious. Because I know my anxiety is rooted in deep beliefs that I was raised on and have become my core beliefs. I strongly believe that medication and talk therapy are what have been helping me grow in the direction that I want to be. I’d be interested to hear what kind of thoughts you had that made you feel out of control. And also what medication you are on that has helped you in such a positive way. FYI, I am on Celexa, Abilify, Respidal, Wellbutrin, Buspar, and Xanax as needed. I feel that I am on a well-rounded cocktail of sorts. As well as an actively engaging patient in my emotional health.
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I've been thinking about this post for a while and how to respond to it, and I had guessed that your anxiety might have more to do with deep-seated beliefs. . more of an environmental cause. When I came back to your post it seems that that's true.
I'm glad you brought that up because it's actually helped me understand anxiety (and my own anxiety) better. My own anxiety was caused more from genetics than any beliefs about myself. For me, it pretty much came down to the fact that I experienced significant paranoia due to my mind moving too fast. Once I slowed my mind down, the paranoia ceased, and the social anxiety got a lot better. I move more slowly now, but it comes with a nice payoff.
It seems like, for you, proper therapy might be more helpful. I dated a woman who was similar a few years ago. It was hard for her to adapt to her surroundings because of deep-rooted self perception. Luckily Canada offers some great programs for people with disabilities, and she was able to undergo dialectical behavioral therapy over the course of about a year. She's not perfect, but she is much improved.