A Rant on How Difficult it is to Find Real Help for Anxiety (Trigger Alert)

[Scott1951]

I have had a very difficult weekend with anxiety. What makes this worse for me is seeing all of the people on Facebook and elsewhere who claim that they have healed themselves of anxiety and if you will only buy their book or subscribe to their online program you can beat anxiety too . When I have bought these books or subsribed to their programs what you het is pretty much what you already know and doesn't work. I think that anxiety is a rapidly growing problem in our society land their are an equally growing number of people out there wanting to cash in on our desperation to find anything that will help . It is so hard to find reliable help with this problem. Therapists who have no idea what really works will lure you into years of unhelpful therapy, psychiatrists will push drugs that barrly address symptoms, don't treat the cause and may acutually cause more problems than they solve. And then, there are the hucksters who sale their snake oil of books and online programs that recylce what we already have tried and have failed us. Perhaps different things work for different people. That there is no one solution that will work for everyone. But finding those few things that do work is so difficult. I hope you are having better luck than me.

[LifeIsThePitts]

That's the catch... until you find the combination of therapies and enjoyable activities that resonate with your soul and being, you cannot "buy" your way out of anxiety and depression...or follow another's path out of the darkness.

That road is solely yours to forge. You can be lead to different therapy options by those that have found their way to personal healing and recovery, like the internet personalities you're referring to. Ultimately it's taking what appeals to you and making it Yours. Honing those ideas and shaping them to fit your existential needs.

The work comes from within you, not from without. No one will, or can, magically give you the solution. That is the biggest obstacle to realize and embrace.

Society, culture, family, religion, career...none of these things will set you free. They are all our society's ways of controlling, entrapping, imprisoning and impeding personal growth.

Be your own best advocate 😉 set yourself FREE!

[TailWags in reply to LifeIsThePitts]

Have you found your way? Are you free? Does anyone know if it is even possible?

[Agora1 in reply to TailWags]

TailWags, it's more about having control over your mind which can produce freedom. xx

[TailWags in reply to Agora1]

I have been trying various things. I guess i dont know what you mean. I try to distract myself, occupy myself, force myself to do things, but here i still am. Years back i used james burkes feeling good. I still try to use those techniques, remember depression tells you lies and work on mindfulness. Things have just been so bad. So trying cbd oil and supplements. Ready to consider most anything.

[Agora1 in reply to TailWags]

TailWags, I did try and learn everything I possibly could except I never took anything

internally such as holistic medicine. I worked on my thoughts, my mindset and

meditation and breathing techniques.

But I did train myself in other methods as well. Biofeedback, Self Hypnosis,

Acupuncture, Reiki, Relaxation, Mindfulness, etc.

First I watched many films on YouTube as to what Anxiety is comprised of.

I felt I needed a basic knowledge of what I was struggling with and how I was

going to approach it. Instead of living and breathing fear, I lived and breathed

knowledge. The more I learned about Anxiety, the more powerful I felt.

I also listened to Guru's advice about Life. All this including therapy

and prescription medication. Not too much as to be in a drug like state but

my psychiatrist finally took me off benzos and put me on an SSRI. That's it.

It was enough to make me think more clearly w/o the drowsiness. I am now

capable in using my experiences with meditation and breathing to also relieve

any kind of pain. There is no OTC medication for me just my mind making me well.

It sounds incredible but I've never been happier in what I achieved. We each play

a part in our own healing. It must come from within you. I am here just to pass

my success forward by supporting each and every one. Believe that it can be done

as to believing in something you want is important. Good Luck TailWags. xx

[TailWags in reply to Agora1]

THANK YOU!!@@ That really helped me understand what you meant. Now i can sink my teeth into it and see what i an do. Thank you.

[LifeIsThePitts in reply to TailWags]

It's about Embrace instead of Escape. Acceptance instead of Elimination. It's not realistic to eradicate anxiety. It's hardwired into our DNA and it is partially responsible for the evolutionary success of human beings on the planet... essentially the definition of WHY we're here right now talking about this subject.

Anxiety is a good thing....until it's not. Learning how to tame our own versions of it is a personal learning curve. We got ourselves here, so we can get ourselves out. It's messy and emotional and crappy but the rewards are beyond our imagination. You're the owner of your mind, rewrite the users manual for it. That's what I'm trying to do, too 😉 🧠

[LifeIsThePitts in reply to TailWags]

We're all "finding our way". It's a constant work in progress, personal growth and evolution takes work. Day to day, hour to hour, minute to minute. I'm finally doing my best to heal me. That's why I participate here. To share with others like us. My tools are vast in comparison to where I was a few years back. It's not about curing yourself it's more about accepting all pieces of yourself, dark and light.

I went to float therapy today and it was incredible. This is something I never thought would exceed my expectations for calming down my mind and body. Just one example of my own exploration of new and outside the box treatments.

It is possible to be free from anxiety and depression. I'm discovering what that means for me. Everyone has to to define that for themselves. What are you passionate about, what moves you?

[TailWags in reply to LifeIsThePitts]

Thank you. I think i am underdtanding better now.

[Agora1 in reply to LifeIsThePitts]

LifeIs, you are totally right with your response. It took me years to free myself of anxiety.

It was well worth the time spent. Great response dear xx

[LifeIsThePitts in reply to Agora1]

Thanks, my friend 🫂 the rewards are definitely worth the work. I'm learning to own every piece of myself openly and honestly. It's the only way 😉