A safe place for anxiety sufferers to share.

Meltdown99 · February 2018

The best suggestion I can give anyone with anxiety, stop drinking alcohol and caffeinated drinks. Caffeine causes you to be jittery and alcohol is a depressant. Do you have access to medical weed, if you do, switch to weed, weed is a benign drug, no real side effects...and it relaxes you, sometimes it really, really relaxes the mind, if you smoke enough...lol

Also if you are taking benzos on a regular basis, you need to stop, get an anti-depressant with an anxiety component in the drug.

Also benzos and alcohol are a very bad mix...remember chris cornell, RIP, there are many more out there that met the same fate...

lastexitlondon · February 2018

Thank you. I don't drink coffee or soda. I have episodes of alcohol. Stopped for a while. Im on antidepressants AGAIN and i take about 2 valium a week if that. I do believe there are many levels of this illness and if you find your answer early enough you can get well. But if you don't find your own way after years you can't come back.

oftenreading · February 2018

lastexitlondon said:

Thank you. I don't drink coffee or soda. I have episodes of alcohol. Stopped for a while. Im on antidepressants AGAIN and i take about 2 valium a week if that. I do believe there are many levels of this illness and if you find your answer early enough you can get well. But if you don't find your own way after years you can't come back.

That may be your belief but that doesn't make it true, and in fact it isn't. Try to take to heart the saying "Don't believe everything you think".

lastexitlondon · February 2018

oftenreading said:

lastexitlondon said:

Thank you. I don't drink coffee or soda. I have episodes of alcohol. Stopped for a while. Im on antidepressants AGAIN and i take about 2 valium a week if that. I do believe there are many levels of this illness and if you find your answer early enough you can get well. But if you don't find your own way after years you can't come back.

That may be your belief but that doesn't make it true, and in fact it isn't. Try to take to heart the saying "Don't believe everything you think".

That is true.

lastexitlondon · February 2018

Well i just saw a different dr and they put my mind at ease a bit. Well worth the visit

HughFreakingDillon · February 2018

excellent news lastexit.

lastexitlondon · February 2018

Thanks im determined to take this and move with it. She was the dementia specialist for our doctors by chance. And explained things to me. Now i must trust and move on. Well thats my plan
Get som3 structure and push

kce8 · February 2018

So wonderful to hear that lastexit!

brianlux · February 2018

Great to hear some hopeful news, lastexit!

lastexitlondon · February 2018

I have to start a fresh when i wake up. No matter how i FEEL . Thank you to all here that have told me this and want more from myself. Life comes from inside your hopes and desires. I MUST remember this day. Everyday

Meltdown99 · February 2018

lastexitlondon said:

Thank you. I don't drink coffee or soda. I have episodes of alcohol. Stopped for a while. Im on antidepressants AGAIN and i take about 2 valium a week if that. I do believe there are many levels of this illness and if you find your answer early enough you can get well. But if you don't find your own way after years you can't come back.

You can get your anxiety under control ... just don’t give up, try to always use positive self talk. I always try to say something positive every morning when I wake...

Do you excercise. Excessive releases endorphins. Something as simple as a morning walk makes you fell less stressed.

Animals are great for helping with anxiety.

Hang in there, keep trying...

Dont rely on your socialized medicine to do much to help your mental state. Seek private counselling if need be.

Find a counsellor or psychotherapist near you

https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/

Thoughts_Arrive · February 2018

Meltdown99 said:

I have had anxiety/depression for a while, but just recently diagnosed. I will get into my story in another post. I hope people posting here with anxiety are in counselling...medicine on it's own will not help out completely. Actually I've come across many people with depression who only treat it with counselling.

A couple of years ago I was seeing a psychologist every week without medication.
Now I am on medications I have not yet seen my psychologist.
Can't afford a psychologist right now.

Thoughts_Arrive · February 2018

lastexitlondon said:

Thank you. I don't drink coffee or soda. I have episodes of alcohol. Stopped for a while. Im on antidepressants AGAIN and i take about 2 valium a week if that. I do believe there are many levels of this illness and if you find your answer early enough you can get well. But if you don't find your own way after years you can't come back.

Some people go through many drugs at many doses before finding the one that works and through many psychologists before they find one that works for them. This can take time. Don't lose hope.

Thoughts_Arrive · February 2018

lastexitlondon said:

Well i just saw a different dr and they put my mind at ease a bit. Well worth the visit

Glad to hear

Thoughts_Arrive · February 2018

Have you ever tried painting? When I paint my mind is totally occupied on the what I am doing.
Art is very therapeutic. There are art therapists that work with people.

Meltdown99 · February 2018

Thoughts_Arrive said:

Meltdown99 said:

I have had anxiety/depression for a while, but just recently diagnosed. I will get into my story in another post. I hope people posting here with anxiety are in counselling...medicine on it's own will not help out completely. Actually I've come across many people with depression who only treat it with counselling.

A couple of years ago I was seeing a psychologist every week without medication.
Now I am on medications I have not yet seen my psychologist.
Can't afford a psychologist right now.

Meltdown99 said:

lastexitlondon said:

Thank you. I don't drink coffee or soda. I have episodes of alcohol. Stopped for a while. Im on antidepressants AGAIN and i take about 2 valium a week if that. I do believe there are many levels of this illness and if you find your answer early enough you can get well. But if you don't find your own way after years you can't come back.

You can get your anxiety under control ... just don’t give up, try to always use positive self talk. I always try to say something positive every morning when I wake...

Do you excercise. Excessive releases endorphins. Something as simple as a morning walk makes you fell less stressed.

Animals are great for helping with anxiety.

Hang in there, keep trying...

Dont rely on your socialized medicine to do much to help your mental state. Seek private counselling if need be.

Find a counsellor or psychotherapist near you

https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/

I see a master level social worker...$50/hour

Many communities have walk-in mental health clinics.

Most councillors have discounted rates for various reasons.

Many churches offer free councilling and some even have support groups.

The helps out there, just ask...believe me, people are more than willing to guide you to the resources.

its up to you to make the call, go to the clinic and ask for the help.

lastexitlondon · February 2018

Im in line for more help now after yesterday's visit. I need to find inner strength at this point. Its the next morning here now. Im up with my 6 month old baby 5am so im taking stock and trying to tell my brain to just slow down and stop the thought of fear. I will visit my brother and my nieces with my children and try and relax and enjoy company. Thats my plan today after a trip to the laundrette. Slow but sure. I have the same symptoms but I guess they won't go over night or even days weeks. But its a start

camsjam · February 2018

lastexitlondon said:

Im in line for more help now after yesterday's visit. I need to find inner strength at this point. Its the next morning here now. Im up with my 6 month old baby 5am so im taking stock and trying to tell my brain to just slow down and stop the thought of fear. I will visit my brother and my nieces with my children and try and relax and enjoy company. Thats my plan today after a trip to the laundrette. Slow but sure. I have the same symptoms but I guess they won't go over night or even days weeks. But its a start

Day by day...try to do just a few things if you can. It's a journey and I wish you all the best. Stay positive and try to be patient with yourself.

lastexitlondon · February 2018

That is the key. Kindness and patience most of all for me its belief and trust. Just for the short term. Longterm its gonna be acceptance thats my big goal

Thoughts_Arrive · February 2018

Meltdown99 said:

Thoughts_Arrive said:

Meltdown99 said:

I have had anxiety/depression for a while, but just recently diagnosed. I will get into my story in another post. I hope people posting here with anxiety are in counselling...medicine on it's own will not help out completely. Actually I've come across many people with depression who only treat it with counselling.

A couple of years ago I was seeing a psychologist every week without medication.
Now I am on medications I have not yet seen my psychologist.
Can't afford a psychologist right now.

Meltdown99 said:

lastexitlondon said:

Thank you. I don't drink coffee or soda. I have episodes of alcohol. Stopped for a while. Im on antidepressants AGAIN and i take about 2 valium a week if that. I do believe there are many levels of this illness and if you find your answer early enough you can get well. But if you don't find your own way after years you can't come back.

You can get your anxiety under control ... just don’t give up, try to always use positive self talk. I always try to say something positive every morning when I wake...

Do you excercise. Excessive releases endorphins. Something as simple as a morning walk makes you fell less stressed.

Animals are great for helping with anxiety.

Hang in there, keep trying...

Dont rely on your socialized medicine to do much to help your mental state. Seek private counselling if need be.

Find a counsellor or psychotherapist near you

https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/

I see a master level social worker...$50/hour

Many communities have walk-in mental health clinics.

Most councillors have discounted rates for various reasons.

Many churches offer free councilling and some even have support groups.

The helps out there, just ask...believe me, people are more than willing to guide you to the resources.

its up to you to make the call, go to the clinic and ask for the help.

Yeah I know. Thanks anyways. Psychology sessions are something you need regularly which I cannot afford. Even $50 per week or twice a week. I am in not bad shape right now anyways. At my worse I needed it.
There are graduate psychology students finishing their masters training you can see too for very low cost to nothing I believe.
I avoid churches like the plague.

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