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Originally Posted by greatstate608
good to hear that stuff doesnt help mental illness. i know you have prob heard this but you gotta get to the root of the anxiety stuff and learn how to step out of your comfort zone. find a support group\ people that are willing to help you and take small steps. you may really need the meds you take and i am not a dr so i will not tell you to stop taking them but imo there is no better medicine for anxiety then healthy routine and fitness. establish some goals and accomplish them, it will give you insane relief and confidence. you have a life to live and you are the captain of your ship, remember who you are and why you are doing whatever it is. i come back and you tell me about your ballsy goals and how you are taking small steps to conquer all this.
Thanks for the encouragement, especially after I vomited all over your Crossfit thread.
I've been going to a psychologist once a week for almost 2 years. As for support groups there's a funny story about that. My therapist told me about a social anxiety support group that she thought might be good for me. I emailed the group administrator and she told me we should talk on the phone or in person before I go to the group so we can make sure it's the right place for me. Then she listed a few questions she would ask and they were all very open ended like "talk about youraelf and why you want to be in this group" and **** like that. Basically like crappy job interview questions. Since answering open-ended questions about myself in person or on the phone is incredibly anxiety provoking for me, I asked her if I could just answer by email. She said no and insisted we talk in person or on the phone. I never responded to her after that.
I have so much social anxiety that I can't get into a social anxiety support group.
I have a thread in the House of Blogs forum that I post all my emo stuff and deeper issues in, so if you really want to know where my mental issues come from you can read this thread, or just skip to post #13:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/22...-less-1573865/
I disagree that there's "no better medicine than healthy routine and fitness." At least not when your anxiety is so bad that it's impossible to exercise. There's no better medicine than medicine. I need the meds to be able to exercise and eat. There was a time before I was on meds that I couldn't eat because I couldn't breathe while I was chewing and any exercise more strenous than walking would induce a panic attack.
There is no one or even two or three cures for anxiety for most people. It's about finding the right meds, talk therapy and/or support group, having a healthy social and family life, having some structure (job/responsibilities), eating healthy, exercise, meditation or learning to control your breath. These are all important, and they're all interrelated to an extent.