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assemblingaknob · 31-35, F
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.
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.
SolGryn · 31-35, M
@assemblingaknob thanks