I Am Scared!
I have a whole new set of symptoms with my anxiety and it is worse then it has ever been! Medication is no longer working and I have tried absolutely everything to calm my anxiety with no results. So what is going to happen? Is my life over? Am I going to just go crazy? I cannot live like this and I have isolated myself from everyone. They look at me like I am crazy when I try to explain my feelings and or symptoms. Some tell me to just stop thinking that way which is almost comical. I don't want to be this way and if I could stop I would. I am starting to suffer physically as well! I am terrified of my own mind and simply cannot deal with this anymore!
@Lace7777 Reading your profile it seems like you've swapped an addiction to alcohol for an addiction to Xanax, all because of terrible underlying anxiety since you were a child.
As far as I know, therapists agree that both addictions and anxiety can definitely be overcome. Treatments can involve non-addictive medications and talking therapy.
Your doctor will certainly be familiar with these treatments and will be able to discuss them with you, then get you started along a path to recovery.
To answer your questions, I suppose what is going to happen depends on how soon you get medical help. Is your life over—definitely not. Are you just going to go crazy—definitely not, especially as you've already dealt with your past alcohol addiction.
If you'd ever like to chat about your situation, feel free to click on my profile picture and message me.
Charlie
@Lace 7777
Hey Lace, I know how messy it is to go through anxiety and I can relate to you on that. My psychologist would tell me to write down my feelings, the why's and course of action, but I felt it's impractical when you have it-shall-not-be-named-feels. So here's my two cents...
Whenever you feel like having a rising it-shall-not-be-named-emotions, try darting your eyes left & right. It helps me to calm down. Another is, to hold someone's hands (someone dear to you, like your mom). Hope this helps, cheering for you on the other side 🙂~
