Anxiety

[Lexylove]

Hi I am new here I suffer from anxiety and the doctors put me on Xanax I have a big fear of taking pills

[BonnieSue]

Okay, you have a big fear of taking pills. How big is your fear of having anxiety? The bigger fear will win out. Pills or anxiety. Pills = no anxiety. So your choice is no anxiety or anxiety. What's it going to be?

Here is a list of non-pill things that other people on this site have done to ease their anxiety. I haven't tried any of these so I don't know anything about them:

1---"I've found David D. Burns' "Feeling Good" and "When Panic Attacks" to be very helpful."

2---"I am working through the anxiety workbook by dr David Carbonell and it has helped immensely!!! "

3---TRE (Trauma releasing exercises) is something you can learn in a class but you don't have to talk about your problems and once you have learned the technique you can use it at home.

4---The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook

Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance

By: Matthew McKay PhD, Jeffrey Wood PsyD, Jeffrey Brantley MD

A Clear and Effective Approach to Learning DBT Skills

First developed for treating borderline personality disorder, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has proven effective as treatment for a range of other mental health problems, especially for those characterized by overwhelming emotions. Research shows that DBT can improve your ability to handle distress without losing control and acting destructively. In order to make use of these techniques, you need to build skills in four key areas-distress tolerance, mindfulness, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Source: NewHarbingerPublications

Caution for non-Buddhists: Zen Buddhism inspired aspects of DBT, along with behavioral science and dialectical philosophy. Source: GoodTherapy.com.

5---"A good book that I came across recently is "The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook, 6th Edition" by Edmund J. Bourne, PhD. You might find this book to be of some help to you, although communicating your thoughts and feelings in a group setting is enormously helpful as well. "

6---For anxiety: Claire Weekes audio books on iTunes.

7---Videos on YouTube by THAT ANXIETY GUY helps with anxiety re: depersonalization/ de-realization states.

8---"Go on the psychology today site and look for a therapist that specializes in anxiety."

9---“ Have you ever listened to Louise Hay on YouTube? Some of the talks help motivate you and hopefully you will feel a positive energy.”

[Lexylove in reply to BonnieSue]

Thank god I found something it's called Buspar it's amazing

[BonnieSue in reply to Lexylove]

Yes, it's one of the drugs for anxiety. I thought you had a fear of taking drugs? Did you get over that?

[Katt2195]

Hi you might want to try other medications such as ssri that might help before trying something as strong as Xanax. they're also teas and thing that contain theanine that could help too

[Lexylove in reply to Katt2195]

I tried those it did not work well with me but I found a cousin to the Xanax it's called Buspar it works wonders for me

[Dogs123]

Hi! I'm on Xanax. If used properly it is an awesome drug! It allows me to be me and think clearly. Give it a try don't be afraid!😊