Lol.
Im serious. This is the question.
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I take L-theanine and broccoli sprout extract. They act like a benzo for me. I take them everyday.
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With benzos in hospital. When at home; weightlifting 6-7 days a week.
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Sounds well balanced. Exercise is really good 4 some peeps
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Anxiety makes me psychotic
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Same with me om but usually, not always and it has to be chronic anxiety or of a very acute form.
Hav a nice day.
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just try and ride it out, more fresh air, drink something, try & control my breathing, distraction
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When I’m at home I try to meditate or distract myself of my anxious thoughts or I talk to someone/ChatGPT
But when it happens and I’m outside I’m just on the edge I try sometimes to name several things I see, I can touch, hear to calm myself
Sometimes when I don’t feel well overall I cry easily
Recently I cry a lot, I guess it’s a way to cope with it
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I use Tipp skills from DBT for anxiety
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Heavy doses of meds, much more than I’m supposed to take.
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I try to distract myself with games on my phone, tv, 4 square breathing when it’s particularly bothersome, Clean, take meds. I dont take benzos,as the clinics in my area refuse to prescribe them. Which is fine, but I take prozac and clonidine for my anxiety.
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If your taking heavy doses of meds maybe ask your doctor to slowly reduce. I don’t take a lot of meds since I have to drive.
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Listen to music.
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I learned to unplug the anxiety and fear of it by diverting my mind to a “happy place” like a really favorite memory…for me it’s my second wedding day…makes me happy and then the anxiety goes away.
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I craft … does art help you? If so you should do more of it.
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Use benzos when they are prescribed, exercise, anti-depressants, limit caffiene and doing enjoyable activities.
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Severe anxiety causes me to shut down altogether. I can’t function when it’s bad, and I have panic attacks over everyday things. I haven’t been coping, it would seem.
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I have over 100 CBT, DBT, and ACT workbooks. I screenshot the exercises out of them, print them out, and do them faithfully. Working on a DBT behavioural chain analysis right now to help with addictive eating issues. Doing the exercises over and over ingrains habits.
Want some recommendations? I use the Kindle versions.
I take Mexazolam
I remind myself that it’s physically impossible to remain in an anxious state forever. It’s fleeting and it will pass.
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