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Grand Poohbah
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Because I've had it too long (45 yrs). Last therapist I saw regularly just told me I had to "manage" my anxiety without giving me any other information.
Everything makes me anxious. Thinking about my life makes me anxious because I have a hard time enjoying myself and I've had trouble speaking most of my life so I can't escape the anxiety. __________________ Forget the night...come live with us in forests of azure - Jim Morrison |
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Did they teach you skills to help your anxiety
Have you asked for a referral to a psychiatrist. You might need meds. Is she anti med I have learned some skills that have helped and I have meds __________________ True happiness comes not when we get rid of all our problems, but when we change our relationship to them, when we see our problems as a potential source of awakening, opportunities to practice patience and learn.~Richard Carlson |
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__________________ Everyone can do magic - Cassie Nightgale the good witch. Dear Diary today will be different today I can smile it will be genuine because today is the day I get to live. This life will be good and beautiful, but not without heartbreak. In death come peace. But pain is the cost of living. Like love, it's how we know we're alive. And life goes on. That my life weird, messy, complicated, sad, wonderful, amazing, and above all epic and I owe all to Stephen. - Eleanor Gilbert Vampire Diaries |
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Grand Poohbah
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I'm no therapist etc. but I see self-belief, self-assurance and self-awareness of one's competences as being an offset to anxiousness. And to get to this place of confidence can be shortcuted. I wonder if others would agree.
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I’ve been using self help books and YouTube videos for therapy.
__________________ Everyone can do magic - Cassie Nightgale the good witch. Dear Diary today will be different today I can smile it will be genuine because today is the day I get to live. This life will be good and beautiful, but not without heartbreak. In death come peace. But pain is the cost of living. Like love, it's how we know we're alive. And life goes on. That my life weird, messy, complicated, sad, wonderful, amazing, and above all epic and I owe all to Stephen. - Eleanor Gilbert Vampire Diaries |
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The problem with benzos, if you take them constantly over long periods of time, is that your body gets ised to them and you'll need more to get the same effect. Benzos really should only be used in a crisis. That's what my ex-pdoc taught me and other pdocs have told me the same.
There are a lot of coping skills for anxiety. There's breathing exercises, relaxation techniques, and meditations. There's also arts and crafts or hobbies that can help distract you. What I was taught, again by my ex-pdoc, is that in order to help the anxiety, you have to move through it. Over medicating actually makes things worse. It jist delays the process. Have you thought about an ESA or service animal? I know my ESAs help my anxiety a ton! Don't give up hope! You do have to put in the work. It might not cure the anxiety, but it makes it less so you can still live your life. __________________ "Odium became your opium..." ~Epica |
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