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by anxietyfree » Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:28 pm
OK, first I have to apologize for not responding. I have been so busy and I NEVER come on here, because I have moved away from anxiety. I will have to say that when you go through anxiety or any other situations when it deals with taking medications, there is a stigma attached to it as being bad or crazy. When it comes down to reality...it is no different than a diabetic needing insulin or a person taking synthroid for their thyroid because they now lack the hormones their body can produce. I don't think with anxiety you HAVE to have it, but if you need it, it can help in so many ways. My thinking was so irrational and clouded that when I took it, I could think more clear and that helped me to think more rational. But it was still my job to think rational and believe it. I still take meds to this day. The only difference between your thoughts on it and mine are, I got my life back and I don't care if I'm on meds forever. I have the most normal happy life and if I have to take meds to feel this way for the rest of my life, so be it. When you have anxiety you put shame on meds. only wondering when you will be able to get off. I on the other hand, feel so normal that if it ain't broken...why fix it, nor do I put focus on it. I just don't care nor am I afraid to get off. I just don't put focus on it.
As for feeling anxiety ever. Yes there are times when you feel anxious. It's part of being human and that NEVER goes away. The difference is, how I respond to it now as opposed to how I would respond to it then. Anxiety is stress and you can't ever get away from stress, but it really comes down to how you deal with it. It just doesn't bother me and I don't deal with all those sensations that my body would experience back then. We are talking a little stress vs the insane anxiety I experienced back in the day.
Anyway, hope this helps. Glad you liked my video. I'm hoping I can inspire a lot of you and give you the help and support you need. Best wishes...