Anyone out there have this happen? You are stressed out by the anxiety you can't focus the people close to you do not seem important to you anymore and you just want them to leave you alone. Then you go on anti anxiety medicine and viola everything is back to normal you have hope and all the people around you are okay again and you can't figure out what just happened to you. It is like you are two totally different people and you do not know which one to believe. When I am in constant anxiety I want a divorce. When I am on antianxiety medicine everything seems fine and I cannot figure out how I could have been so down about my marriage with no hope, wanting out, fear based, not sure why but just want to run. Then I go on the medicine and all is well again and the problems that felt insurmountable are just a mere annoyance. WHICH ONE OF ME IS CORRECT? Which one of me do I believe? Enough to drive you nuts.
Thanks anyone
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Hi mykoffeekup!
Yep, been there, feel that. As a regular prescribed user of Xanax, I'm thinking without the medication, everything gets amplified -however that doesn't mean the underlying problem shouldn't be addressed. If everything was groovy, you and I probably wouldn't need the meds. Maybe while you are on the meds you can have a "heart to heart" with the person/people who are triggering the emotions and get them to understand how they push your buttons.
Free advice from someone that doesn't have a clue...
Yep, been there, feel that. As a regular prescribed user of Xanax, I'm thinking without the medication, everything gets amplified -however that doesn't mean the underlying problem shouldn't be addressed. If everything was groovy, you and I probably wouldn't need the meds. Maybe while you are on the meds you can have a "heart to heart" with the person/people who are triggering the emotions and get them to understand how they push your buttons.
Free advice from someone that doesn't have a clue...
Hi mykoffeekup,
I've had the exact same feelings many times in the past. I wouldn't be surprised if it is very common. When I'm very anxious (with some depression thrown in as well) it is as if I am in a different world. My wife and I sometimes jokingly refer to it as "going to the bad place", although it is not funny at all when you are there. The world appears different, people appear different and your outlook on life is definitely different.
When I was taking clonazepam (and zoloft) for anxiety as soon as the clonazepam would kick in I would come back to normal. I would feel relaxed and confident and suddenly everything would be right with the world again. So I would say when you feel relaxed and confident, that is the "correct" you.
If at this point in time the meds help you get back to normal, then let them do that until you get to a point where you can do this on your own.
I've been off clonazepam and zoloft for some time now and am working on feeling normal all the time without the meds. I have good days and some not so good days, but mostly good days and now with this program I am working towards improving this to practically all good days.
Just remember your not alone and you can work through all of this and learn to feel normal all the time.
I've had the exact same feelings many times in the past. I wouldn't be surprised if it is very common. When I'm very anxious (with some depression thrown in as well) it is as if I am in a different world. My wife and I sometimes jokingly refer to it as "going to the bad place", although it is not funny at all when you are there. The world appears different, people appear different and your outlook on life is definitely different.
When I was taking clonazepam (and zoloft) for anxiety as soon as the clonazepam would kick in I would come back to normal. I would feel relaxed and confident and suddenly everything would be right with the world again. So I would say when you feel relaxed and confident, that is the "correct" you.
If at this point in time the meds help you get back to normal, then let them do that until you get to a point where you can do this on your own.
I've been off clonazepam and zoloft for some time now and am working on feeling normal all the time without the meds. I have good days and some not so good days, but mostly good days and now with this program I am working towards improving this to practically all good days.
Just remember your not alone and you can work through all of this and learn to feel normal all the time.