Anyone here ever visit a therapist?

[Spunky]

You may not think this post belongs here but ever since my last cycle I've had bad symptons of anxiety and it won't go away...... sometimes my chest hurts and i think im gonna have a heart attack or stop breathing..... i have bad thoughts, often violent thoughts and here lately Xanax has been the thing that keeps me from blowing up. When I am in a comfortabel environment I feel fine most of the time.. like if I am out with friends and we are drinkin or what not, I am ok.. But sometimes when I am alone I just get weird thoughts... and when I eat around strange people or if I ever have to be around other people that I don't know relaly well.. sometimes I panic and its really hard to calm myself down....... does anyone know any good therapists in the NC area? I really need to get a hold on this before it gets any worse..

 

[Mad_maxx18]

go talk to a professional, before you get in over your head
i sure as hell wish i did.

 

[Spunky]

bump

one of my female friends is finding the # to the therapist she use to go to. so hopefully I can get an appointment this week. I have been ignoring the problem and it seems to worsen every week...

 

[Delinquent]

Same here. Pretty sure I have some sort of anxiety and/or social anxiety disorder. I even feel uncomfortable when I go to my parents house to visit. With all the shit with probably dropping out of school due to change of careers and now this possible rotator cuff injury, life isn't that pleasant right now.

 

[johnboy]

do you take any medications for depression ?

I know that some gear can't mix with other drugs. I had what you are describing before I ever took gear. I went on paxil for months and I have been fine ever since. Do you do a lot of X ? ectacy will cause those type of things. That stuff fucks your head up permanently. I can't believe how many people take that shit without doing research on it.

Paxil sucks because if your dosage is high then some can't get hard. Me personally I could get hard but couldn't get off. My girl didn't mind me trying for 4 or 5 hours but was pretty disappointed when she didn't get me off. Its worth trying for sure. I wouln't take it long tem. There hasn't been any long term studies on SSRI's. I would go visit a psychologist and they will tell you if you need to see a psychiatrist. Although some will want you to do counseling forever (I have never done that) but I believe in today's medicine.

 

[liftsiron]

Spunky you may have a situation in your life that is causing this anxiety that you are unaware of. I had all the same symptoms as you. I was was fine out with with friends as well. The worst time for me was when I would wake up in the middle of the night, some really fucked up shit would circulate through my mind. The problem was that I was working at a job that I hated, "liesure time services director" at a maximum security prison. I worked there for eight years, then one day said fuck it. I quit and started my own personal training business eight years ago and never looked back. I was going through a divorce at the time which didn't help matters either. Sometime a professional can see the problem that is causing the anxiety, that we overlook ourselves. You realize that something is not right, that is 90% of the battle. Good luck. My entire problem was just plain stress that I was unaware of.