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Originally Posted by Adonis1782
When your therapist says, "you should not drink any alcohol or consume any caffeine," trust those words. Alcohol is great when you are drinking because you do not feel anxious but the next day is worse. I can take one gulp of a caffeinated soda and be anxious for an hour or two.
I'm sorry you are going through this. I know the ins and outs of anxiety from years of dealing with it. I imagine I will deal with it for the rest of my life as it runs in my family as well. Hopefully this is only a hurdle for you.
Thanks for the post. I needed to let all of that out.
Good Luck!
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Hey Adonis,
I am glad you let it all out! Crazy how good that feels eh? I totally agree about the caffeine... although I still drink small amounts, but anything more then a cup a day and I am outta control buzzing and anxious. Thanks for sharing your experiences... I cant even begin to explain how comforting it is to know that there are other young people like me, who are going through this hell.
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Originally Posted by punkmusicfan21
It all comes down to facing the facts. You may be mentally ill. It sucks. It's life though, so you have to deal with it accordingly. Mental Health isn't the Bigfoot of medicine that it used to be. So take care of yourself, seek treatment, and follow the plan set out for you by the doctor; if it doesn't work, which happens, try something else. Otherwise you'll live with the consequences.
So:
-Talk to your doctor about medications and their purposes. What might be beneficial or harmful if you take them.
-See a therapist. If anything, they are part of that world and can teach you some techniques that might help you out day to day with practice. Or you can take full advantage of the situation and vent about mom and find out that YOU were actually the bitch, not her (that was a cool day for me).
-Be open about it. Life is about being. People spend so much time pretending to be (what they think they need, what others might need, what the "world expects of you", etc) that they end up holding the cards that connect them to other human beings so close that no one can see them. Open equates clarity, and being clear about your mental illness is indescribably rewarding.
-Live.
ps. this was more of a rant and I'm sorry for being selfish. Because of that, the "you" is not didda or adonis, but rather the collective you.
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punkmusicfan- Your post was totally something I needed to hear. I really appreciate your insightful words and couldnt agree more. Not a selfish post at all (but damn it feels good to let it all out, doesnt it?)
Its funny, I am sooo open and honest as of late with people about my anxiety, and its like as soon as I speak the words, a small weight is lifted off my shoulders. Almost like when I speak it, it makes it real and I am not hiding, or pretending and I know then that it is in my head and I am actually not dying of a million different things.
Thanks for your kind and thoughtful words.... you are wise beyond your years!