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I have horrible anxiety & I get various physical symptoms. Live gotten mild tension type headaches, ibs & other symptoms & out of fear I catastrophize . It's not fun. I live in terror much of the time . My nerves are badly frazzled. I take Xanax which helps but NOTHING else helps. Everyone rags on Xanax but it's all that helps me. I just need to figure out how not panic & freak out. I cannot handle this unbelievable nervousness . This is not normal nervousness . It's terror. How do others deal with this ? It's sucking the joy out of life.
I'm not an expert but I do want to say you are not alone and the feelings you describe are totally horrible but what many of us have coed with for years - so you will find a path to survive and get in touch with a stronger part of yourself that helps you out when you need it.
Yes it is true that somehow God gives me the strength to carry on each day. Some days are better & some are worse . But the days that are bad are HORRIBLE! Sometimes I wonder how I'm dragging myself thru it. I think it really has to do with the fact that I have a strong will to survive despite what I'm going thru. Thank You!
Hi Violet, people are cautious about Xanax because it's a highly addictive drug that's not meant to be used short term.
Have you tried any other methods to help with the anxiety? Like CBT, therapy or daily relaxation/breathing exercises?
Yes my therapist & I have used cbt which somewhat helps . Therapist once told me that I catastrophize which I know is true. That did help me to kind of get a handle on my panic but I've found also that logic doesn't always speak to fear when I'm in a full blown panic attack.
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