Self Soothe? or Doctor w/meds?

[DownNOut112]

I dont know where to start or what I need. 😢

[Nothing_but_books]

I feel that way a lot too. I think anxiety makes me not trust my own decisions. I used to be pretty good at decision making, but now I panic.

When I'm in a quandary, I make a list. Like this: Column A, reasons to self=soothe; column B, reasons to see doctor and ask for meds. Maybe even a column C, reasons to do both.

Then I write down every thing I can think of, and go from there.

[ashleybakerr01 in reply to Nothing_but_books]

ive always struggled with making decisions. Its probably the anxiety still kinda struggle with it, even with meds. Like i dont trust myself and what im gonna decide , but I know it's that anxiety trying to control me

[DownNOut112 in reply to ashleybakerr01]

Be confident, regardless. Go with your gut. Have a reason to stick by your decision.

[ashleybakerr01 in reply to DownNOut112]

i try

[DownNOut112 in reply to Nothing_but_books]

i agree. Im a list maker too and im still confused

[Nothing_but_books in reply to DownNOut112]

Yup. It's a great theory though, ain't it?

Is that your dog I see in your avatar? He's beautiful. What a sweet face.

[DownNOut112 in reply to Nothing_but_books]

Yes, it is. My ride or die. Always there. No matter what.

[designguy]

Why not do both? One of the best things I did to start healing my anxiety was start on Klonopin. It finally allowed me to feel what "normal" could feel like and I realized I could really heal. It also took therapy and learning and practicing self-soothing and mindfulness and not being so overly anxious helped and I eventually tapered off the Klonopin. You can always taper off a med if it doesn't work for you.

[Scarlett28]

I would hug that sweet lil pup of yours to self soothe. I had chihuahuas that crossed the rainbow bridge. They were my world too. I am now divorced & living alone in an apartment & can’t afford the fees to have a pet.