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View Poll Results: How do you cope with your social anxiety?

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  • Medication

    119 15.32%
  • Herbal Remedies

    33 4.25%
  • Therapy

    29 3.73%
  • Self-help

    168 21.62%
  • A mixture of any of the above

    272 35.01%
  • I don't cope

    156 20.08%
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  1. #111
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    Re: Sharing My Body With Anxiety

    Quote Originally Posted by surrealgirl604

    Life is too short to suffer from something you can learn to control...
    Well put

  2. #112
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    orders and extra privileges which a normal customer does not get for example the discounts, bonus %, free
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    email written be me and not by any automated proto dialer) and honestly I am just at the brink of starting it.
    I am trying to make contact with customers through online forums, live chats etc. I am trying to give whole of
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  3. #113
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    Wow! Coping Sucks in my opinion!

    Generally I don't see the point in coping with something when all your accomplishing is NOTHING.

    Most people pump drugs or herbs into their systems and end up with even more (bigger) problems.

    That's just my two cents.
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  4. #114
    I've been reading the works of Dr. Claire Weekes lately. They are amazing for anyone suffering from anxiety, depression, agoraphobia, etc. Great explanations of what is happening, and very simple methods to ease the suffering.

    I also decided to start a blog documenting my anxiety, it's been quite therapeutic to be more open about it.

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  5. #115
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    Welcome to all the newcomers (except the drug pusher). Most of us can get our anxieties under control without meds if we are willing to invest in our ourselves and learn coping mechanisms. The TEA form exercise in CBT is what has helped me but there are all sorts of non med coping alternatives and you owe it to yourself to gie them a try before resorting to meds.

  6. #116

    Lexapro

    I have terrible panick attacks and anxiety disorders, I also suffer from OCD, I have been on many meds throughout the years but the one I have stuck to is Lexapro, though any drug never really erraciates all the symptoms it does take the edge off and I find myself obsessing a bit less, I have to say that I have to get better at taking them relidiously, there are times I just forget and then I stop for a few days, I can really tell the difference when that happens, yes there are sexual side affects with Lexapro...about 2 weeks they will dissapear and you can function as normal again.

    For Anxiety I take Ativan as needed, it does make me tired however Id rather feel tired than the unbearable fright I feel when I am having an anxiety attack, its more tiring and ultimately depressing that way so feeling a bit tired with the meds is not a bad trade off. These last few days for me have been Hell with Anxiety and I started my meds again this morning, I am already seeing a difference, I was dreading leaving my house today and now though I wish I didnt have to I know I can manage it.

    None of us want to feel that we might have to be on meds for long priods of time or maybe even forever but we have to internalize that we have debilitating issues that if we didnt have these meds we would be worse off, we have to just know that everything in moderation and to take these meds as prescribed and we will be fine however if you do suffer adverse reactions then its time to change to something else, there are so many meds out there for these conditions now a days, it wasnt like it was before when Prozac ruled the market, sometimes its a shot in the dark to get the one that works for you but it is worth the investigation ultimately to be able to feel better and be able to function and get some positiveness back into your life.

  7. #117
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    Re: Wow! Coping Sucks in my opinion!

    Quote Originally Posted by black25
    Most people pump drugs or herbs into their systems and end up with even more (bigger) problems.

    That's just my two cents.
    No argument here.

  8. #118
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    Quote Originally Posted by tmays
    Welcome to all the newcomers (except the drug pusher). Most of us can get our anxieties under control without meds if we are willing to invest in our ourselves and learn coping mechanisms. The TEA form exercise in CBT is what has helped me but there are all sorts of non med coping alternatives and you owe it to yourself to gie them a try before resorting to meds.
    LOL. Love the drug pusher comment :lol:

  9. #119
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    hi there

    I have found all the areas useful at one time or another but what i really wanted was to be able to be at peace without the need for any of them eventually.

    I would say use what you have to and go for something if it feels right

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  10. #120
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    If used regularly and properly the TEA forms train your brain to think the way the TEA forms work as your normal way of thinking. I am not at that point yet but I have come a long way and some of those ways of thinking have become natural to me and I hope to be at the point I no longer need to do them at all eventually

 

 

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