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I’m 16 years old and just recently started going to a psychologist as my mother (a gastroenterologist) deemed it necessary after i finally spoke to her and my dad about the horrible anxiety i was experiencing. Firstly he suggested Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, but that didn’t really work for me. Now we’re trying Acceptance and Commitment therapy and i was just wondering, for all those others with anxiety out there, have any of you tried this method? How has it helped? Or what else have you done to help you to cut back your anxiety symptoms? Thanx in advance.
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I’m 16 years old and just recently started going to a psychologist as my mother (a gastroenterologist) deemed it necessary after i finally spoke to her and my dad about the horrible anxiety i was experiencing. Firstly he suggested Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, but that didn’t really work for me. Now we’re trying Acceptance and Commitment therapy and i was just wondering, for all those others with anxiety out there, have any of you tried this method? How has it helped? Or what else have you done to help you to cut back your anxiety symptoms? Thanx in advance.
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I am a health care worker who suffers from Generalized Anxiety disorder.. this is not as severe as some other Anxiety disorders.. but my main symptom is, that when I get ”a bit flustered.. or tensed” my symptoms manifest themselves purely in a phyiscal way.. i get intense chest pains and I can’t breathe properly because my diaphragm muscles contract” my heart beats faster… I believed for a long time it was my lungs or heart.. but extensive testing showed it is Anxiety related.. and I don’t feel anxious.. but I went to see psychiatrists.. that did not help. I tried acupuncture.. it didn’t help… I tried homepathy… herbal remedies and Reiki.. none of that worked and talking to the ”Psychiatrists did not help because I saw him once a week and after one hour I got told…” your time is up” it was pointless then I tried different antianxiety meds and I found one that works for me.. it is a benzodiapine.. and it helps to balance out some of the ”parts of the brain that are not in harmony”’ the imbalances …. ” but medication… is just like a sheath… you put between the wound and the body and it will mask the pain.. it is not actually curing it because it does not get to the root cause of …”why do I have anxiety” and that would be more helpful if you find someone who really works with you and finds the reason for your anxiety.. once you know the reason you know how to combat it.. if you take meds like me.. you might need to do that also.. because it helps me to live my life.. .and I can work and have a normal life without the pain…. some anxiety other than Generlized anxiety is very severe with phobias, vertigo, social phobia, (not ever wanting or unable to go outside.. and if people do they feel afraid to walk to the corner store..) .. driving their car.. they are scared.. some suffer from claustrophobia…some have nightmares in full blown anxiery and the feeling of impending doom and death… some can’t work at all.. with GAD it’s not so bad.. but you should do what the doctor thinks best… I believe a therapy a group therapy in combination with the right medication against anxiety for you would work best… then perhaps one day you find the reason for it and can solve it.. and then the anxiety will disappear…. I know that a session talking to the therapist..”psychiatrist for one hour doesn’t help… but perhaps group therapy… I was never given that choice but I am on medication.. Clonazepam 2 mg twice a day.. I have been on it since 2003.. and I am fortunate that I have not had to increase my dosage because if you take a medication over a long time your body and your mind usually develop a tolerance toward that drug and if you want to achieve the same effect you need more…. it’s like a drinker.. he may start with one bottle of beer. then it has to be 3 then 4.. and perhaps after a while 7 bottles to get the same..”high feeling out of it” as the body also develops a tolerance to alohol if someone is a ”regular drinker” an alcoholic..”’
You do need medication I believe and treatment .. try it out.. best to get both.. combine it.. I wish I had had group therapy.. because I believe that might work best if you are in a group with others who also suffer from the same kind of anxiety.. you can learn from each other ..and you also know you are definitely not alone.. a lot more promising than a one to one session of talk with a therapist.. and medication.. until you get to the root of the problem is important…
Good luck… you really are not alone.. depression and anxiety are the top 2 mental health problems of our time and age.. a lot has to do with stress and the competition we face at school and work….xx
Posted 12 Mar 2010 at 6:56 pm ¶http://www.10b.com
I have an anxiety disorder. I’ve lived with it for the last 8 years now. There are times when it flares up and really impedes my life and other times when I can function well without much issue from it. In the beginning, my doctor put me on an antidepressant combined with a downer, Ativan. The antidepressant left me lifeless and feeling emotionally flat, unable to enjoy *** with my partner and actually hyped me up at times. The Ativan worked….but I was afraid to become addicted to it so I stopped. Also stopped taking the antidepressant as well. Now, I take no meds for it at all. I’m not going to say it is easy….it’s not. But I force myself to do things even though they may induce anxiety…I try my best to stay involved in the things I love. Sometimes I fail, other times I manage well. And I’m ok with that. I went through this whole period of wishing I could just go back to being “normal” like I was before the anxiety disorder reared its ugly head. Then I realized that was a useless endeavour. This is who I am now. I must accept it and learn to cope and fuction in this new stage of what is normal now for me. I use a lot of breathing exercises. Mental visualization and relaxation exercises. I challenge the scary thoughts. I tell my partner how I am feeling and we sometimes talk through it together, bringing me down from that edge. It’s not an easy road. It’s not an easy way, I know that. Most people are on some kind of med to combat it…..I just choose to deal with it unmedicated and experience it fully. Acceptance has been key for me. Realizing that yes, I am different now, but that is ok too. Like I said, some days are better than others. And if you don’t have an anxiety disorder, you really cannot comprehend what it is like. My partner, while very understanding and caring, just can’t grasp it. But he supports me anyhow. Do some breathing exercises, learn to recognize when you are hyperventilating yourself….because the wrong type of breathing is often the cause of a lot of symtoms. Good luck to you, it is not an easy path to travel but it is do-able.
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