Getting Help
Anxiety long waged a war against me and I pride myself a warrior mostly. But now, I feel very weak and don't think I can brave myself out of this fight easily. It came as a huge shock to me when I found out some people don't get anxious (for no obvious reason). More than half the time, I actually don't know why I'm anxious and it drives me crazy. I get even more anxious knowing I am going through a phase of anxiety and this affects my daily life.
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It hasn't been easy for me academically also as I've noticed anxiety shuts my brain from school work. The past few months have been a heck of a bumpy ride. I've struggled to keep up with deadlines and to make good grades. I have cried and panicked through assignments, worked under so much pressure from an anxious mind. Surprisingly, I've been able to improve on my grades and currently in a good position. However, I'm still an anxious mess getting to the finish line. I need my brain to get working asap as I'm running out of time and I acknowledge that I need help seriously.
I have never gotten any professional support for my mental health before as I couldn't afford them. I currently have free support services with my school and there's no better time than now to make use of them. I am booked in for an appointment and I hope it helps me in some way to regain focus and calm my racing heart.
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Oh dear, I wish you all the love and support you can get. You know what warriors always have a price to show in the end. We only rest when the race is won and we have our rewards. Yours won't be an exception, keep holding on ❤️
Thanks for the encouraging words 🙏
I know how that feels.
All the best to you! You’ll win this fight! Getting help is a great idea, warriors don’t have to fight alone ❤️
Thank you 😊
The one thing I would strongly recommend staying away from is medication if they try to prescribe it. The therapeutic range of benefit is so small that its not worth the risk of the negative side effects they cause.
Hopefully you can do some deep reflection on the causes of your anxiety to try to fix them, that's going to be your best long term solution!
I've never wanted medication but at this point, I'm wondering if it's worth a try
No! The medication. For that stuff is absolute poison and has such a small range of clinical benefit. Most of them only benefit 10% of the people who take them in the intended way, the rest don’t see benefits and need other meds mixed in. Then there’s the disaster that’s clonazepam for acute anxiety. It’s one of the most addictive medications and you can die if you don’t take it, honestly. People have to go into rehab to detox off it.
I just don’t want you to get on the pharmaceutical wheel because it never ends! There’s a lot better ways to deal with it - you should listen to Jordan Peterson and his talks on mental issues - he’s a profound man and very helpful.
I just feel helpless. I don't like the idea of depending on medication for possibly a long time but I'm tired of self-help. I just want to feel better