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I was emotionally abused and neglected as a child really young. I was withdrawn and not speaking. I underwent some kind of therapy where they hand you a bat and will let you go to town on a dummy. I guess I really let him have it. Growing up and it was really noticeable by my late teens and...

I tried to go back to school a couple of years ago but I wasn't ready for it I was still experiencing too much anxiety on a regular basis. Something about the fluorescent lighting and just sitting there and then looking at the paper and the words and having to write was just too much for me. It...

I think I know what you mean. The best way for me to cope this past few years is to be a workaholic. I also am in recovery for alcoholism in AA. My sponsor recommended to me that I do guided meditation to try and wind down. However, guided meditation only creates anxiety in me which can build...

Today: I will be grateful for my sobriety, so I may help rather than harm. Grateful for the friends I have. They do mean so much to me. My bed. Because, well I work hard and I really like to sleep.

Trauma compounds and we all have a threshold. If it starts early in life, ptsd, anxiety disorders, ocd and other such things are far more likely to surface later on in life after more traumatic events... Bummer.

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I had always liked drinking here and there, probably too much but I had always kept it at manageable levels even while on meds such as Xanax. After starting Paxil however, it seemed to take more alcohol to achieve the same feeling to cope. This had unintended consequences and resulted in...

It sounds more like depression. Perhaps the Effexor isn't addressing the anxiety very well, at least yet. I know from my own experience that elevated levels of anxiety kept me at a certain level of depression and sometimes it was really bad even debilitating. Hopefully with time the...

I also smoked pot for over 20 years before I decided to quit. After PTSD I noticed right away that smoking pot was quite jarring and always lead to a panic attack. Although if I wanted to I could get used to it still I would have a heightened level of anxiety and breathing issues. I did have...

I suspect Prazosin has been interrupting my REM cycles and making my sleep worse. I have no idea other than that but my sleep has been better lately after cutting out the Prazosin.

I am facing the same issues. But I will acknowledge that the symptoms can change, just as our lives and how we go about it change. I don't want to call anybody stupid, I don't believe you are. If symptoms change so too can a new diagnosis. For me this is because I moved locations and not...

Lucycat. Some therapists are scared to put a label on the condition. They instead might choose to treat you as a person with anxiety and panic disorder. You yourself might be diagnosed with ptsd one day but treatment and quality of life might be going so well for you that your doctor or...

I believe this happened to me as well. My breakdown happened at work. I had a panic attack of massive proportions. My run away hyperventilation happened for so long I turned blue and my brain ended up damaged as a result, the shock damaged my nervous system and since has resorted to the...

Acute anxiety and panic can become so chronic that without medical help, it will build and build and leave the person incapable of functioning normally. When it happened to me I was basically bedridden. I could not watch TV without feeling ill. I did not want to eat, but occasionally would...

Well, I think after years of wondering what my diagnosis was, ultimately it only comes down to the things you do to better yourself. Therapy, self-motivating activities and pushing yourself to succeed, these are the things that matter. Often times the medications we take, no matter the...

This isn't the first time I have heard about using Niacin for anxiety. Maybe I should give it a try after some research on it.

It's funny. When I went into the ER and explained my disassociation, they told me I was having "illusions".

I tried lowering my Klonapin intake just a little today and it has been very difficult for me. It is hard for me to take my own advice, perhaps tomorrow I will try. I was just so easily triggered to anger today.

I have two things that help me with anger from anxiety. One thing you can do is a breathing exercise. I get in a relaxing position and lay my arm across my abdomen. Then I slow my breathing and then close my eyes. I count from 1 to 6 as I inhale through my nose slowly, and sticking my lips...

I had the same opinions of alcohol and drinking for years and years. But when everything went to hell, I relied more and more on my 'stress reliever'. It all seemed to progress into a sickness with risky behaviors. I am not saying the same thing will happen to you. But I worry for you...

Try something called Gaba. It works great for me, can be used safely to sleep with benadryl. Gaba, although it's once a day can be taken when you feel like you are getting angry type anxious at things, it calms me right down. It can be found in a homeopathic store. As an update I have heard...

There will be withdrawal symptoms but remember that you are also suffering from anxiety in the first place. One thing I can say is that I am not liking this prescription that is .5 up to twice daily for the klonapin. I feel addicted to it in ways that I did not have issues with in taking the...

I agree with LhasaLover. Ambien made me very active in my sleep. I would hear my mother asking for her purse and go to hand it to her, but then I woke up standing on my knees holding nothing in the air. The same night I swear I was drinking some water from a glass. Only I became aware of...

Haha. I get a kick out of this one!

I understand now. Thank you for the response. I agree that it was a waste of resources, but was fun while it lasted.