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Originally Posted by ArtieTheSequal
I wonder if you would be disappointed in me for talking to my GP about a short term Rx for anxiety meds. I don't know if she'd even do it or not. I'm working so hard at everything we've talked about this go-around but it's hard. My anxiety still gets the best of me sometimes. I was feeling like such a failure at life earlier, so SICK of myself, my inability to make and follow through on adult decisions (well many anyway, I have made and followed through on a couple lately but not nearly enough) and mad at myself for feeling so overwhelmed by everything.... one little innocuous seeming thing can set it off.... I got through it after it happened earlier today, I said Artie stop this, BREATHE dammit, and I stopped what I was doing, closed my eyes, and took a few deep breaths and said to myself "Things always work out. Things always work out. Things always work out." And I was able to calm myself down eventually. I just wish my brain would stop manufacturing this anxiety in the first place.
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I don't think L would be disappointed if you needed medication for diabetes or anything else. It's okay to take medication for anxiety if you need it and it doesn't say anything about you,
You're doing the best you can right now. You don't have to be better than you are right now in this moment. Making decisions can be hard for anyone but you're doing it and that's what matters. This whole period is stressful for most people and it's okay to go at your own pace even if it may be slower than what you want.
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Possible trigger:
Maybe "I am safe" and "I am at peace" would work for you too. Louise Hay has a recording called 101 Power Thoughts which you can find on youtube. I just let them play in the background whilst I'm doing other things online and it's become a habit first thing in the morning whilst I've been here.
I also like this video by Jason Stephenson during a panic/anxiety attack:
Try to limit your exposure to the news.
I have also been using Bach Rescue pastilles daily for the past two weeks and usually take the flower Rescue Remedy mixed with water when I have exams.
This last link is Deepak Chopra explaining how to stimulate the vagus nerve:
EFT tapping got me through my driving test. Brad does a general healing one below.