Male nurse with anxiety and panic
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I am now in week 4 of the program and very frustrated. I cannot seem to get a handle on positive thinking. The anxiety is worse than ever, probably because I'm concentrating on it so much. I'm on very high doses of anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds and they're barely taking the edge off. I'm praying, reading, doing the program, taking my meds...when will this subside? I know none of what causes my anxiety will kill me, but believe me, I am far from worried about dying. I've even prayed that God will take me. I'm at the end of my rope.
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Hey nydad !
You may want to start with week 1 again. The reason I say this is it sounds like with all of the anxiety you have, maybe you aren't able to give the program 100 %. Believe me, I know how tough it is to go a job where layoffs and firing are common-place. I'm in the automotive industry. That's an awful business to be in these days. I hope that you can give this program 100 %. It WILL work. It has for me so far. One trick I use is to go into work like I don't need the money. I go in and just do my job. No pressures. Eventually, the attacks started to get fewer and fewer. The problem with us is that we're people pleasers. That never works ! LOL just go into work and start to take the steps needed to not take it so seriously. Once you do this, you might be surprised to find that you actually know what you're doing ! I do suggest to start over with week one and give it 100 %.
You may want to start with week 1 again. The reason I say this is it sounds like with all of the anxiety you have, maybe you aren't able to give the program 100 %. Believe me, I know how tough it is to go a job where layoffs and firing are common-place. I'm in the automotive industry. That's an awful business to be in these days. I hope that you can give this program 100 %. It WILL work. It has for me so far. One trick I use is to go into work like I don't need the money. I go in and just do my job. No pressures. Eventually, the attacks started to get fewer and fewer. The problem with us is that we're people pleasers. That never works ! LOL just go into work and start to take the steps needed to not take it so seriously. Once you do this, you might be surprised to find that you actually know what you're doing ! I do suggest to start over with week one and give it 100 %.
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Man of music, I'm taking your advice and starting the program from the beginning with a new state of mind. I went into it believing it wouldn't work, so I didn't put 100% into it. One of the things that was happening was my Dr. was taking me off one med and starting another, and I was suffering withdrawl...I should have seen this earlier.
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nydad
At least you now know what happened. I haven't taken any meds, but from what I've been reading in these posts is that sometimes the withdrawl is worse than the anxiety attacks. Maybe after a while, you can get off of them completely. Start from week one again and give it all you have ! Get a spiral notebook or something like that and start journalling too. Write about what you went through over these past weeks and start from there. You can and will do this for yourself !
At least you now know what happened. I haven't taken any meds, but from what I've been reading in these posts is that sometimes the withdrawl is worse than the anxiety attacks. Maybe after a while, you can get off of them completely. Start from week one again and give it all you have ! Get a spiral notebook or something like that and start journalling too. Write about what you went through over these past weeks and start from there. You can and will do this for yourself !