Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
I've always wondered this and maybe someone can help me answer this question. When you have a relapse and start to feel anxious is it because the medication isn't working anymore or it's just a slip? I've been having a bad week and wonder if I should go to the doctor for a medication switch or just hang on and see if it passes and goes away by itself. Thanks!
If one or several things come along that are worry-causers...even if I'm not aware of 'em right away, I tell the doctor as soon as I can
I learned SO MUCH about anxiety and depression not to mention what I learned about myself during my journey with anxiety and depression. One thing I know for sure....is that anxiety does not just happen...it is caused by our thoughts, reactions and behaviors. That's it!
Medication will help numb body symptoms but they will never change the initial thoughts that cause the symptoms to begin with. The only way to stop anxiety and depression is to change the thoughts, reactions and behaviors that you are currently using. I know it is powerful to take a medicine and have your symptoms calm but in reality I learned that those same symptoms that I used to numb are the same symptoms that gave me a warning system that alerted me that what ever I was doing, saying, or reacting to, that needed to be worked on in order to no longer have them cause me pain. Those "symptoms" are what helped me to overcome anxiety an depression. Look at the 12 weeks on my journal page and see what I am talking about.
I am by no means saying to stop taking your medications....I am saying that in order to put anxiety behind you, you need to understand completely what anxiety is and what you are doing to perpetuate it. Medication does not do this....it only calms the resulting feelings of ones thoughts, reactions and behaviors.
If there is anything I can do to help please drop me a line. I was once where you are and though it took a little time I have been able to change those thoughts that once held me in a life that was filled with pain and fear. I never dreamed that I would ever get over anxiety and depression. I felt (and was told) that it would be something that I would have to just learn to deal with. I now know this is not true. You can change but you will have to work at it one day, one hour, one minute at a time.
All I can say is life is amazing not carrying around my fears. Anyone can do this believe me...there is nothing special about me other then I worked hard at changing my negative thoughts....and guess what....it works!
My best to you!