[FNCrazy]

Hey all, new to ANY type of self help board, so bear with me.

I was diagnosed with Panic Attacks, GAD, SAD, serious Depression, etc.

I'm dealing with the panic attacks & depression with Xanax & Zoloft. Unfortunately, I seem to be able to take more medication than it would take to bring down an elephant. 6mg Xanax a day, plus the Zoloft, and that just takes the edge off the panic.

But, (here's where the rambling gets to the point), with the relief of the panic attacks being stabilized, it's made me much more aware of symptoms of what I think are GAD. Tell me if i'm wrong.

I absolutely CANNOT wait on anything. If I email someone, I need an answer right away, or my mind just starts snowballing. Right now, i'm refinancing my house. I cannot deal with how long it takes everyone to do everything. I feel like what is a day to a normal person is a month in my brain.

At any given moment, i'm thinking of 4-5 (or more) different things, can't sleep without medication because I can't turn off my brain. It's like I have no control over my brain and it's anxiety.

This was much more of a rambling post than i'd meant.

To sum it up, I truly wish there was an off switch for my brain.

[FNCrazy]

Okay, for instance:

I'm at a point where i'm questioning whether I should get a divorce. Once I starting thinking about it, it's all consuming, and I need to make a decision immediately. Logically, I know that there is no time limit.

That sort of impatience is pervasive in every single aspect of my life. I can't stand it, other people can't stand it, and I don't know how to fix it. I've had real trouble in the past with therapy, mostly with my certified crazy mother bringing me to counseling to prove how bad I am. Also, i've taken 3 years of psychology, so the minute a counselor spews out something I read in psych 101, I check out.

I'm ready to fix this, I just don't know how to relax, have no coping skills, and am constantly stressed with no outlet.

Yeah, so, it's not fun.

[(JD)]

Hmmm Are you in therapy to help you work through the anxiety? Meds are good, but are limited in treating the causes of the anxiety. Not all meds work for all ppl, and maybe you need to revisit the ones you are taking. Seems to me you should be having a greater effect from them

Yes, GAD can do that! Learning how to do Thought Stopping is something a T can help you with. The mind can become so overcluttered. I also understand the urgency of getting things off your plate...and usually the results are not as good as if you could have waited.

A T can help you work through any need for divorce too..even if you go through with it...

Grounding techniques (posted as a permanent post at the top of a forum,,,not sure if it's this one or Psychotherapy) such as BREATHING and MINDFULNESS, looking about where you are and realizing you are in control, all help. TC.

[FNCrazy]

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Hmmm Are you in therapy to help you work through the anxiety?

Grounding techniques (posted as a permanent post at the top of a forum,,,not sure if it's this one or Psychotherapy) such as BREATHING and MINDFULNESS, looking about where you are and realizing you are in control, all help. TC.

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I'm in marriage counseling, but not therapy, plus I see my psychiatrist. Probably should be in therapy again, but I tried to make an appointment, but since i'm seeing a counselor for marriage, I can't see a different one for something else...Weird? Plus, he's the only one out of literally a dozen or more that i've met that cut through the bull immediately, and call me out on my issues. Wish I could quit the marriage counseling and just have him do the regular therapy.

I'll check out the grounding techniques, thanks. Anything that even faintly smells of "tricking my brain" just never seems to work. That's defeatist though, and i've got to just keep trying.

Thanks for your reply!

[Bethsway]

Hello...Just wanted to welcome you here at PC and hope you find the good advice that people give helps you!! Maybe your meds need changing...I know about the anxiety though because I have it too...sometimes I pace back and forth like a caged animal because I have to wait in line...lol...anyhow, welcome again!!!