How do you deal with lingering anxiety?

It wont go away!

I don't know but I can share a professional's opinions:
i went to one session of therapy (i couldn't afford to go back ever), he asked me "how have you tried to cope with anxiety?". i told him a few things (you can list those things in a diary. i did that too when i came back home, because the more i thought about it, i realized the more things i had tried and not even realized/acknowledged enough to iterate to the therapist. It can help you gauge your efforts/struggles regardless of how successful they are, and give you an idea of the intensity of the situation.)

He then said "so you have been experimenting with different methods and now nothing seems to work. you need to first acknowledge your strength and struggle and the fact that the exhaustion that follows is natural, and not to be labeled as laziness."

once we had gauged the intensity, he finally told me that in such a case (where the mind does not shut off at all, the buzz is so constant that only sleeping provides temporary relief) pharmacology and therapy must go hand in hand.
Please note that he had no benefit in advising me pharmacology. He did not drop a doctor's name. It was all up to me, wherever i would want to go, and he would cooperate with my decisions.

What I mean is, after a certain point, when you feel you're beyond self-help, you need professional care, and that CAN include medication.

If you can't afford to seek help, self CBT is available, you'll have to watch some videos on youtube on how to do them, (there are long, powerpoint lectures that are extremely beneficial) and PDF's and books are available on the subject too.

OogieBoogie · F

@SW-User yeah, because those that have gone through it knkws nothing - and book learned professional know everything.

Seriously?

I know I'm horribly blunt - but I speak from trial amd error.
From fucking up, failing and succeeding.

And helping people isn't avout beibg perfect - it's about understanding, helping them see the possibilities one sliver of light at a time.

Im. Sorry that I came down on your ass so hard..
but minor technicalities are not what it's about.

It's putting it simply, it's making it look less hard.
It's avout giving them possibilities that are within reach.

I've been to professionals... And each one is different.
Ive been given three different diagnosis'es with in one month.

No body I'd perfect - whether they are professional or not.

Tje art is in reading the person - and tailoring the solution to fit the need.

I'm sorry I come across as a bitch.
I know i am.

But I'm a hard truth person - I never sugar coat.

And I have a world of experience of failures amd wins.

All I Can do is share from them.

And yeah - My texting is really atrocious - o know 🙄

SW-User

Wrap myself up in lots of blankets and try to sleep. If I can sleep I just stay there until it's gone.