I dont know where to start or what I need. 😢
Self Soothe? or Doctor w/meds? - Anxiety and Depre...
Self Soothe? or Doctor w/meds?
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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.
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
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.
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.