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o hai :)

Divinus Salviarum

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Hey so I've run across this forum on numerous occasions while doing Google searches trying to research different drugs.

I have really bad anxiety (especially social anxiety) as well as depression and am desperate to find a solution to treat it. :(

I've tried a bunch of things and am still trying to figure out a path forward.

So I am hoping to find and maybe share some knowledge and advice around here.

I admit I'm still not entirely sure what the primary purpose is of this forum (I've deduced that it's about harm reduction in relation to drug use) but there seems to be a lot of valuable knowledge floating around which I've been able to pick up on, and I might as well be an active contributor to the best of my abilities!

So um, hai everyone. :)
 
Hello and welcome :)

The main purpose of this site is harm reduction & education. There's a lot of interesting information on here that will hopefully give you some advice on smashing your anxiety. If you need any help around here, feel free to send me a message.
 
Heya, I'm new here as well.

Benzos are often prescribed for anxiety - I've done a lot of research on these and also have an extensive personal history of using them for sleep / anxiety. I also had to suffer a protracted withdrawal when I quit. If you are considering hypnotic sedatives for treatment and have any questions don't hesitate to shoot me a PM I'd love to try and figure out the answer. Take care!
 
Hiya DS.

Bluelight is a drug harm reduction site, where there are many different discussion on many different substances. Also
There are social discussions on non-drug based subjects such as music, sport, spiritually n healthy living. The forum is split into many sub-forums such as focus-based sub-forums n locality-based sub-forums (like European n African Drug Discussion (EADD).

I hope you enjoy the site n if you want a friend, you're more than welcome to PM me.

Welcome to Bluelight :)

Evey
 
Hi there,
new to here myself but not exactly new to the world. I also work in psychiatry and whilst I have no problem with people doing whatever drugs they like I do worry when people are trying to self medicate with them. Anxiety is a very common problem either on its own or with depression and there is no drug, legal or otherwise, that I would ever suggest people took for it. Any drug that takes away your anxiety but does not treat the original cause will eventually bite you very badly. Benzodiazepines are a great example, they are extremely good at removing anixiety for a few weeks but gradually lose effect as you gain tolerance at which point you are addicted and either need to increase the dose or give up, giving up involves experiencing all of your original anxiety (becuase it never left, it was just papered over) plus a bit more for good measure as your own GABBA system will have given up working for a bit because of the benzo's meaning you are actually worse than you were before you started.
Treat your anxiety with gentle supported exposure to the situations you fear, it may not be what you want to hear, just taking a drug and making it go away does sound easier but if you learn to control your own emotions you are fixed for life not simply fixed for a half life and then any drugs you choose to use can be for entertainment or learning and wont make anything worse.
Wags, Greyhounder
 
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