Anxeity - how long???

[Synapse999]

just go find em'
kick his ass regardless. you'll feel better.
have make up sex.

all anxiety gone....

until that 7 hour ride back heh... fuck anxiety ;p

 

[ODsurviver]

I've been suffering some hardcore anxiety/panic attacks , exactly how you guys have explained yours, for the past 6 weeks. From a zoloft overdose(1000mg). It has been getting much better, as I've been patient and faithful and working at it.

One thing I have realized, what does zoloft have in common with E? They both regulate seratonin. I think for future drug cases, I'm NEVER fucking with my seratonin again. Who the hell wants this kind of anxiety

 

[KaNdii kiSses]

I have had anxiety for awhile now due to using drugs. I have actually noticed that i have gotten alot better lately , because i have been taking a break. YaY!!

 

[monkyfunky]

and if all else fails - have a xanax %)

I know you're saying that with a hint of sarcasm, but this is my main problem with benzos, and why I'm so glad they don't give them out much here in the UK.

They kill a lot of motivation which is needed to get over anxiety because it's too easy to think, well if I can't handle that, I'll just bosh some xanax/valium/etc... With this thinking you become dependant on the drug.

They also inforce the belief that the condition should be solved by chemicals, when in fact a lot of people have the ability to recover from therapy alone.

 

[ODsurviver]

fucking with your seratonin is WRONG.

I've never had this from cannabis or any softer drugs.

 

[eng]

sorry monkey funky - wasn't meaning to be sarcastic

I only have a xanax if I can't shake it that day, by that I mean I have being trying for 10 hours to shake it practicing relaxation etc, and just can't rid of it. Most days I can tollerate it but occasionally (once a week) I just need a good night off from anxiety and treat myself

I used to take 3 a day of the fuckers and started to need more, but after practicing all the cognitive stuff etc, it's only very occasional and now half a one is very strong, compared to 4 months ago where 3 did jack shit

They also inforce the belief that the condition should be solved by chemicals,

This is your bad thinking -

Treat the benzos as a last line of defence. They are only there for extreme, severe attacks of anxiety (for me)

 

[Hard Trance]

ODsurviver,

I belive cannabis is what triggered my anxiety/panic attacks - it was the 1st (and last) time I'd ever used it. I must admit I did have a lot of it for my 1st time,

I'd been pilling for 2+ years with no problem until that 1st time that I tried cannabis.

 

[DJ_Kaotik]

Treat the benzos as a last line of defence. They are only there for extreme, severe attacks of anxiety (for me)

I'd have to agree with that. Because, I often find that the day after I take xanax I have to take another because I feel overly anxious. And so on and so on. It's almost like a vicious cycle.

I only take it in extreme cases where I can't calm myself down. Like before I reach emergency room status. Cause spending $50 just to get a shot of ativan blows!

 

[ODsurviver]

ODsurviver,

I belive cannabis is what triggered my anxiety/panic attacks - it was the 1st (and last) time I'd ever used it. I must admit I did have a lot of it for my 1st time,

I'd been pilling for 2+ years with no problem until that 1st time that I tried cannabis.

Hi hard trance.

I believe it's all relative. These attacks are not a result of one thing, but many things which eventually cause your mental health to crash. With cannabis, you need to be very careful with the dose, because it is fairly potent, and it is very common to have anxiety attacks from smoking too much for your tolerance.

 

[ODsurviver]

I applogise to everybody here, I am sorry for talking shit to you about my boyfriend, I have realised its my problem I bring him into too much of my anxiety and etc.. I have scard him and he doesnt need my shit, I know I wont get better with a drop of a hat, My man broke it off with me and I deserve it Im a bad person.. I need stop being self absorbed to fuk this condition off..

Good luck everyone with your anxiety and pannick attacks, I truley hope you all pull through, because we all need to get back to being not soo highly stressed..

Lahlah xo

wtf?? What kind of a boyfriend is that. It is COMPLETELY his fault. You are suffering from something serious, yet instead of caring for you during a time when you need it most, he abondons you! Sounds like a real asshole, and not in the good meaning of the word.

 

[eng]

shit this is the best anxiety chat I've ever had as has really helped me

Thanks you
:D :D

I have being practicing meditation now for about 3 weeks and it really helps

Sure, sometimes it makes me incredibly anxious and I want to stop, but other times I have experienced up to one hour of feeling good and normal (anxiety free) with no drugs or anything. Each week gets better and better

can't wait for another 3 weeks
%)

 

[DJ_Kaotik]

When will this feeling of empty and loss go away? and when will this stupid condition subside, its nearly a yr soon.

That's all up to you really. You can either sit around and wallow in your self pity or you can get off your ass and do something about it. I went to several doctors and therapists who all had one thing to say..."it's all in your head". And it took me a while to realize that....it really is. If you sit there and tell yourself "man, this is gonna last forever....I'm never gonna get over this....I'm gonna be 40 and afraid to leave my house"....then you are.

 

[Hard Trance]

ODsurviver,

Yep - I did go quite a bit OTT with the cannabis - I was on holiday in Ibiza and got theough loads of joints with this Irish guy that likes his joints and smokes all the time (even he said it was very strong stuff even for him).

 

[Chummp]

So if anxiety is brought on by drug use it does go away? What about if it's natural? I've had anxiety since I was 4 and Nothing works... And it kicked my ass again today, thus Im wondering If I have a different form of it, such as a neurological disorder that my brain developed from child hood rather than a chemical inbalance.

 

[Hard Trance]

I think mine was just triggered by drug use.

I'd been building it all up about my dads death for a few months and then I guess the weed triggered it all off just before it would have been his 1st birthday after his death.

 

[monkyfunky]

Hard Trance - did you experience tight muscles in your head, neck, shoulders and jaw with your anxiety? I have such a tight jaw, I really can't seem to relax it at all...

 

[Hard Trance]

I felt the whole of my body was tense (even the jaw and forehead etc), but I noticed it most in my chest, arms and shoulders.

I also got tingling in my hands, arms and also tightness/pains in my shoulders and chest.

 

[monkyfunky]

The jaw and head tightness is immense. It always has been, for years. I wonder if I actually have some problem with it, but then it does seem to dependant on stress.

Hard Trance, this may sound obvious, but how do you tense your parts of your body when you do the exercise? Like when you tense your feet do you bend them up? I can tense my legs and arse reallyeasily, but my hands I have to spread my fingers out, I can't just 'tense' the whole hand.

Also, how hard do you tense? Do you breathe properly whilst tensing? I can't do that...

 

[Hard Trance]

Hi there monkyfunky,

With my feet I just bend my toes down and then with my hands I just clench them into a fist.

I tense each part of my body quite hard, but don't strain myself doing it.

I can't do the breathing either when I'm tensing parts of the body, but I think you are not supposed to be able to breath properly whilst you are doing it - I think it's supposed to show you that you are in control of your tension (inc breathing) and that when you relax you can breath again ok.

 

[monkyfunky]

Cheers. Can you outline exaclt yhow you breath, to relax yourself? I don't think I've mastered this at all yet.

I have been doing some relaxation therapy, and I did feel myself relaxing quite a bit (for prob the first time in many years).