its returned

[sarah56]

my anxiety returned and im considering to start taking medication and im not sure if its worth it. help?

[Liam35]

If you havnt already done it i would recommend going to therapy,it takes a lot of patience and work but the rewards are 10 times better than medication in my opinion

[Hidden]

What else have you tried? I was on those meds for seven years, and when I Finally was able to stop, I thought, wow, I wasn't really here that whole time. You don't feel anything, good or bad. Try to find an alternative. Right now I am in COVID shut down, sick with a couple long term illnesses with no help in sight. I have been walking as fast as I can for 1.5 hrs, doing yoga for at least 40 minutes for my muscles, back, and stress, and I have been doing breathing exercises to try to take my mind off of my suffering. EVERYONE here is incredibly stressed out by this virus pandemic. The smallest thing can set some people off, they make no sense, but need you to listen to them. I got a new psychologist, she helps a lot.

[glasshalfful]

Mine has too, but I’ve refused meds as I will take the whole lot in one go. I live alone and have to manage everything myself. I’m reaching out for help on here and to be honest, it’s helping me.

I’ve had to turn the t.v off and focus on other stuff, like chatting on here and listening to sing-a-long music.

I suffer with PTSD as well and when I was on meds, I felt cabbaged most of the day and couldn’t function. I had know quality of life.

‘Together we can beat this’

‘Stay Strong’

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[Hidden]

I hear you, I am sorry that your anxiety is back. I have often wondered what is worse, anxiety or depression (I know it does not matter) when my anxiety returns. In the past I have worked through the workbook, The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety, and maybe if you have not done that already, you can try that before going back to meds. Telemedicine / Teletherapy is alive and well so if you feel that talk therapy might work, I would suggest that as well. Tackling & completing projects has been helpful for me for both my anxiety and depression. Exercise and good nutrition (even just ever so slightly shifting or adding a few things from the anti-inflammatory diet) have also been key to remaining as "stable" as possible. Keep writing on this site if you find it helps you. Best of luck. May each person who reads this find some semblance of peace today.