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I had found out that i had generalized anxiety disorder and im going to go see a psychiatrist to talk about medication
i just want to know what type of medication can be used so i can researche the side effects
Thank You
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The guy I’m currently dating told me he has anxiety disorder and takes xanax for it. I really like him and I need to know how to handle this kind of behavior. What should I expect and what can I do to help?

I have a friend who has anxiety and takes medicine for it also. Its really not that big of a deal. As for what to expect: Sometimes when my friend gets really anxious, he has a hard time breathing. He just gets a drink of water (or whatever is near), sits down and takes deep breathes. We usually help calm him down by patting his back or making jokes. I haven’t ever seen him have a serious panic attack, but i heard they are pretty bad. In which case its kind of out of your hands. The most you can do is try to relax him with a soothing voice and rubbing his back or something. But honestly, unless he is worse than my friend, it won’t effect your relationship too much. If hes easily triggered, then it might be a different story but if he has it well controlled like my friend, you will barely notice it.

I have had social anxiety disorder for years but the doctors always told me I was just shy which was untrue it was much more than that.I do not have a job not that many friends dont even drive yet due to this .I want to get help and I am just wondering if there is any way to treat this or at least make it tolerable and let me live finally.If you want to make fun of this go right ahead but unless you actually deal with this you have no idea how difficult or hard it is to live with.

You’ve gotten good advice so far, i would also remind yourself that its nothing to be embarrassed about, your probably gonna feel a lot better once you get through it, just remind yourself that you have nothing to be anxious about and that people are good, eventually it will sink in and that will be your automatic sub-conscious

I’ve had an anxiety disorder for as long as I can remember. But it is gradually getting worse, to the point where the simplest things will cause me to have a panic attack. It’s taking over my life. Every therapist I’ve ever tried seeing has always just given me prescription after prescription. I want to know if any of you have this problem- if so, how do you deal with it? How do you calm yourself down? How do you cope with it?

Ive had an anxiety disorder for a while as well, and I deal with it without prescription drugs.

Basically, to deal with my panic attacks and general anxiety I will do one of 3 things.

1. If possible, I will take some time to sit alone and meditate, it really helps to clear your mind. I cannot suggest this technique more - it takes a while to get to the point where you can meditate easily, but it works better than any medication I’ve ever taken.

2. Write/Talk out my fears at that time. I will write down or say out loud what is causing my anxiety, and the more I read or say them, the stupider they seem.

3. Talk to someone about it. In the past I used to talk to my therapist about my issues, and it did really help, but now that I don’t have health insurance, I talk to my girlfriend about it, and it really helps me out.

I hope these techniques can help you, they really help me.

I really dislike prescriptions and medications in general, I believe they cause more problems than they fix.

I have GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) and I’m restarting therapy soon. I’m a teenager, and I can feel happy for a little while, but it always goes back to the same anxious place. I’m kind of afraid to be happy because I’m afraid it will be all worth nothing, even though I KNOW that its not. I also want to rest my life in the hands of the Lord but can’t seem to do it. Is there anything I can do before therapy?

That’s good that you are taking therapy. Everyone deserves to be happy even with problems.

Try Meditating. It’s hard at first to be focused on only one thing- your breath-but it is very calming and healthy! Count your breath inhaling one thousand one, one thousand two… then exhaling one thousand one, one thousand two one thousand three, one thousand four, then repeat until your body starts to tingle. Your body will feel like this because it isn’t used to so much blood passing through the veins at one time, but don’t worry, this is a good thing. Many cultures see meditation as a key for their health.

Exercise.
exercise appeals to you better consider trying yoga, Tai Chi, or Tae Bo! These increase both your physical and mental well being, and they are a lot of fun. Breathing exercises are also worth considering as they can greatly help reduce anxiety symptoms.

Good luck!

I have had social anxiety disorder since I was 7. I’m 20 now and seems like its getting worse every single day. I don’t have the money for therapy or medication so is there anything I can do by myself to help me?

Try your local county mental health clinic, they opften can offer therapy for those that can’t afford it. Or see if you can find a support group in your area, that might help.

I have anxiety disorder, and whenever I get an attack my left arm hurts. Is that common?

Yes it can be happened if you get an attack your left arm hurts. But you can get cure from the anxiety disorder
See here: http://www.fightingpanicattacks.com

Be it a Religious, Governmental, Corporate, educational, cultural, ideological, ect.

In anxiety disorder, people are constantly scared, despite the fact no real threat exists. Their conscious mind tells them that this is unreasonable. However, their unconscious mind fears that stuff that is not an actual threat. It can be triggered off any possible way.
Appropriate reaction to fear: If your house caught on fire, the only reasonable thing to do would be to evacuate the house.
Appropriate prevention: If someone saw a snarling dog, the logical thing to do is not pet and approach the dog.
However, when someone suffers anxiety disorder, their unconscious mind fears stuff that is not a threat. However, in a cult, someone will use a fear tactic to keep them in line. So, someone suffering under anxiety is forced to consciously believe that there really is a real threat to them, and tell them how to avoid the threat, handing over their reasoning skills. Since anxious feelings are really unreasonable.
Religious Example: Someone with anxiety Disorder would be forced to think that their anxiety is based on a real threat that they are on the road to hell, and the only way to avoid hell is to join a Fundamentalist cult, and avoid alcohol, dancing and harry potter. Reasonably, none of this stuff is wrong, and that certain church is not the sole source of salvation.
Governmental: Someone with anxiety disorder refuses to put a letter in his friends mailbox, because it is technically illegal, and breaking a law could put someone in jail. However, reasonably, you are not likely to get caught, and even if you did, no one would call the cops. Even if they did, the worse that would happen is they would get fined.

So, their unconscious mind is causing one to feel scared, and their conscious mind is told the fear is based on something real.

I believe cults are a result of untreated Anxiety Disorders as well as other Psychological conditions. I hope you are doing well. Best Wishes.

I am suffering from social anxiety disorder for a few years now. Tried a lot of varies treatments but very little of them used to help. Please give some advice on how to overcome social anxiety disorder.

Thanks

Hmm.. I have a bit of this too. I think the best thing to do is to see a counsellor. My counsellor says the best thing for people like us is just to have someone to talk to and be ‘human’ with. If you can connect with someone, even if it’s just your counsellor, then you can learn to work your way up to connecting with more people.

Sorry I can’t give more help, but you didn’t say much about your background/experiences.

And btw I love your pic and name too

Painfully shy by Markway, is it good? Any other book about cognitive behavioral therapy that addresses social anxiety disorder, a sort of self-help books.

barnes and noble teen section has some good ones just ask someone there