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[armagerwien]

Here's the catch 22. How do you reconnect with that vital, urgent, cosmic greatness that makes life worth living if you can't even get out of bed? If you can barely feed yourself? The key is in going out and doing it, doing it anyway. If only you could do anything without wanting to crawl out of your skin. Anxiety seems to be self perpetuating, but

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[catsarenotlucky]

Minus the anxiety bit, this is what I am really struggling with.

Just want to become an hero.

[drivelikejehn]

What were those "mommys little helper" pills from the 50s? I want those.

HERE HERE!

[half_twain]

Fuck, I'm in day treatment now for that shit. As far as mommy's little helper goes, they still give 'em out. In spades.

[armagerwien]

right after posting this i got a prescription for valium. i lost three days. I have no idea what i was up to for those three days. they're completely missing from my memory. i gave the rest of my prescription away, and now i'm on beta blockers, which seem to help.

[half_twain]

I'm glad the beta blockers help. Citalopram (for my depression) and Seroquel (for my anxiety/sleep issues) have worked wonders for me. Not to say I'm totally well yet, but I can actually function somewhat in the world. But drugs will only help so far. I highly recommend some sort of cognitive behavioral therapy. It's helped me gain control of my mental health, for the most part, and has taught me to recognize signs in my own behavior for when the drugs stop working. It's not talk therapy... it's more like personalized lesson on your brain chemistry.