does anyone here struggle with anxiety / depression ??

[txbondsman]

Yep that's often the case. I love the drug Klonopin, been on it 9 years, but it's more addictive than heroin and I slightly panicked this morning when I thought I left my bag in my wife's car as she left for work.. I was starting to feel withdrawal symptoms as I forgot to take my medicine on time. Anybody know what those withdrawal symtoms feel like?? Not fun.

clonozapam ( Klonopin)- .5mgs fro the last 7 years, I have adult ADD w/ anxiety, especially in the morning, but with the little yelow pill, for about 2-3 hours it kinda holds the fort down till I get shit goin. I wish I would have been diagnosed 30 years earlier, could have saved thousands on the bar tabs tryin to do the same thing myself...

 

[almost-pro]

struggling to get a grip on your sexuality can bring about anxiety

just sayin

lookin at your high school hair cut gives me anxiety.

 

[H_T_]

last 2 days, i got the shakes so bad, i almost went to work with half of my face shaved. losing control is terrifying, but i find solace in knowing that i'll have it back soon....

 

[almost-pro]

last 2 days, i got the shakes so bad, i almost went to work with half of my face shaved. losing control is terrifying, but i find solace in knowing that i'll have it back soon....

good post. this is the attitude I am trying to have now.

 

[H_T_]

good post. this is the attitude I am trying to have now.

try, pretend, do. these are things that lead to behavior. it's in your best interest to put on whatever face you must to make your life yours. emotions lie to you. they aren't the end all, be all. you can feel any way you choose; it's all about control & not letting outer stimulus dictate your destiny...

 

[almost-pro]

try, pretend, do. these are things that lead to behavior. it's in your best interest to put on whatever face you must to make your life yours. emotions lie to you. they aren't the end all, be all. you can feel any way you choose; it's all about control & not letting outer stimulus dictate your destiny...

good way to look @ things

 

[H_T_]

good way to look @ things

no one is going to help you more than yourself. read up on it, and get as involved with your own recovery as you can. psychiatrists and therapists can only do so much, most of it is giving you a direction or a plan. whether you follow it or not is your decision.....

 

[txbondsman]

good post. this is the attitude I am trying to have now.

one thing that I used to do when the shit had me goin' outa my mind it seemed. I had to sort out what was a real and what was just my mind fuckin' with me. I was usually dwelling on a particuliar subject that I had reacted badly to, a situation that I embarrased myself ( used to drink alot and often, led to many situations that I made a complete fool of myself, wrecked cars, etc), things that 'might" happen "if" that happened, etc. What I had to do to get myself back to reality was actually think, " that's the past, can't help change that, so I shouldn't have anxiaty on that subject, it's gone, done, over" or " that has not happened, why worry about what may happen till it does", and start doing the things to make shure that it won't. I found that sitting still and sorting things out would stop the runaway thoughts of "impending doom". Then, take small steps to help move me in the right direction. Need a job, start making calls and getting interviews set up. Relationship problem, start the process, however small, to remedy the problem, etc. After I had started the ball rolling in a positive way, things just didnt seem so insurmountable anymore.
Been there, done that. Shit sucks.
To end on a lighter note, it does get better....
Tx

 

[almost-pro]

one thing that I used to do when the shit had me goin' outa my mind it seemed. I had to sort out what was a real and what was just my mind fuckin' with me. I was usually dwelling on a particuliar subject that I had reacted badly to, a situation that I embarrased myself ( used to drink alot and often, led to many situations that I made a complete fool of myself, wrecked cars, etc), things that 'might" happen "if" that happened, etc. What I had to do to get myself back to reality was actually think, " that's the past, can't help change that, so I shouldn't have anxiaty on that subject, it's gone, done, over" or " that has not happened, why worry about what may happen till it does", and start doing the things to make shure that it won't. I found that sitting still and sorting things out would stop the runaway thoughts of "impending doom". Then, take small steps to help move me in the right direction. Need a job, start making calls and getting interviews set up. Relationship problem, start the process, however small, to remedy the problem, etc. After I had started the ball rolling in a positive way, things just didnt seem so insurmountable anymore.
Been there, done that. Shit sucks.
To end on a lighter note, it does get better....
Tx

thanks for the advice - solid.