valium the only thing that helps??

[pulisa]

It's kind of my pet hate when people say that.

I never said it was easy.

While valium seems like an easy option, it becomes a lot harder once you become dependant, then realise that your quality of life is actually reduced, and getting off valium is 1000% more anxiety inducing than anxiety on its own.

The only real solution is to become self-aware, and to work on improving all aspects of your life by monitoring your thoughts and physical symptoms.

To those people that say...



Living with anxiety is hard, and it gets a lot harder if you never try and fix the underlying problem.

Of course this is true but for a lot of people who have had an entrenched anxiety disorder for decades generic advice may appear a little simplistic. I think you have to take into account life circumstances -which may be very challenging-and the duration of the anxiety disorder. It's never too late to make a difference to your life but it's a hell of a lot harder when you've been trying your best for years and years