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Originally Posted by sophiesmom
That's okay, Dechan. I just know that your struggles are particularly rough right now.
I have also posted here when I was under the influence of something or other...oh well.
I see a practice for my doctor..as in I don't get a choice. The one doctor who made me cry was the one who said that anxiety comes from (then he motioned to the back of his had...don't remember the area of the brain he said)...and that it wasn't my fault...
Rationally I know that anxiety attacks are not something that IS "my fault"...but it was so priceless that I wasn't just nodded to in reply to my never-ending complaints about them...
So...I am not a doctor. But...it is not your fault that you have anxiety.
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Thanks. I rarely drink except lately I have noticed I will more often have a beer or two...and this isn't normal for me. Maybe because it was Halloween... It is just a red flag that my anxiety is out-of-control. Or was. I don't advocate drinking alone, and especially drinking and posting...by hey, we're only human.
I have decided that maybe the anxiety will never go away. I truth, I have always had anxiety, and in the past just said I was high-strung. I get extremely frustrated when things don't go my way. The anxiety is probably related to unmet expectations.
Off and on I used benzodiazepines, but now it is very difficult to get them prescribed. It is frustrating. I understand it is better to not do benzodiazepines and learn better coping skills.
I definitely am refraining from using beer to tamp down anxiety because really, the anxiety is still there...and I am not really a drinker.
The benzoes worked for me and I would take them daily regardless of whatever side effects the doctors are worried about. But I think a lot of people are running into the same thing. They are not as available. Personally, I think it sucks. I think I functioned way better when I had benzoes. But I need to find new ways...