When the anxiety becomes too hard to control even with the Ativan, I cut. Some helpful ideas are a rubber band around your wrist and pop it really,bruisingly hard. Or hold an ice cube until it hurts. Or ACT where you notice everything around you. I am in my car; I feel the steering wheel; etc.
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RX and Daily meds:
Vraylar 1.5mg daily, Gabapentin 900mg daily
General Anxiety Disorder; Panic Disorder (unspecified); Borderline Personality Disorder; Schizoaffective Disorder/Bipolar Type; Fibromyalgia; Sleep Apnea
"putting on a brave face, trying to ignore the voices in the back of my head" - Gotye
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