Comments on: What can I do to help myself with my anxiety and depression? http://www.anxietycause.org/what-can-i-do-to-help-myself-with-my-anxiety-and-depression/ Insight into the causes of anxiety Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:35:20 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: EmmyLee http://www.anxietycause.org/what-can-i-do-to-help-myself-with-my-anxiety-and-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-620 EmmyLee Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:00:43 +0000 http://www.anxietycause.org/what-can-i-do-to-help-myself-with-my-anxiety-and-depression/#comment-620 I don't know what kind of bad time you're having that you have anxiety attacks and depressed. You mentioned you've seen a professional and was that she told you? How many times have you seen her? Did she counsel you or talk to you about the root of your situation. A good professional should counsel you and if you're still having anxiety attacks tell you to see your doctor in case you need some meds. I don’t know what kind of bad time you’re having that you have anxiety attacks and depressed. You mentioned you’ve seen a professional and was that she told you? How many times have you seen her? Did she counsel you or talk to you about the root of your situation. A good professional should counsel you and if you’re still having anxiety attacks tell you to see your doctor in case you need some meds.

]]> By: busybody123 http://www.anxietycause.org/what-can-i-do-to-help-myself-with-my-anxiety-and-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-619 busybody123 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:59:19 +0000 http://www.anxietycause.org/what-can-i-do-to-help-myself-with-my-anxiety-and-depression/#comment-619 Drugs can work, but better if you can cope without. I take Clonzapam for anxiety on occassion, but understand it can become addictive. Sitting down to relax has never really helped me. As long as I don't feel like I'm dying (which is a particularly nasty attack), it often helps if I do something really physical and mindless. Now is not the time to pay bills or figure out where to put everything away....try raking, scrubbing the floor, playing fetch with the dog, chase the cat, take down the curtains and wash them etc. Something that will make you feel good afterward that really just needs your body and not your brain and then throw yourself into it. The problem with depression is that it's hard to get started, if you can get over that hump..it'll ease the anxiety. Writing down things that I'm anxious about helps me sometimes as long as it's not a two page day. Most of the time, I can laugh at some of the stuff and some of the stuff I can solve. Last, don't use any alchohol and see if that helps. It causes me anxiety the day after I drink. Drugs can work, but better if you can cope without. I take Clonzapam for anxiety on occassion, but understand it can become addictive.

Sitting down to relax has never really helped me. As long as I don’t feel like I’m dying (which is a particularly nasty attack), it often helps if I do something really physical and mindless. Now is not the time to pay bills or figure out where to put everything away….try raking, scrubbing the floor, playing fetch with the dog, chase the cat, take down the curtains and wash them etc. Something that will make you feel good afterward that really just needs your body and not your brain and then throw yourself into it. The problem with depression is that it’s hard to get started, if you can get over that hump..it’ll ease the anxiety.
Writing down things that I’m anxious about helps me sometimes as long as it’s not a two page day. Most of the time, I can laugh at some of the stuff and some of the stuff I can solve.
Last, don’t use any alchohol and see if that helps. It causes me anxiety the day after I drink.

]]> By: Mr. Diamond007 http://www.anxietycause.org/what-can-i-do-to-help-myself-with-my-anxiety-and-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-618 Mr. Diamond007 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:42:27 +0000 http://www.anxietycause.org/what-can-i-do-to-help-myself-with-my-anxiety-and-depression/#comment-618 Well, talking with someone other than a pro. helps also.. get someone to be a "sounding board" you know, to yak at... people dno't have enough other people to let out their feelings and pent-up frustrations with...and that's sad... Someone you can "let your hair down with" and not have to worry about anything...now, wouldn't that be nice? :) Mr. Diamond Well, talking with someone other than a pro. helps also.. get someone to be a “sounding board” you know, to yak at… people dno’t have enough other people to let out their feelings and pent-up frustrations with…and that’s sad… Someone you can “let your hair down with” and not have to worry about anything…now, wouldn’t that be nice? :) Mr. Diamond

]]> By: Q.T.π Reuben http://www.anxietycause.org/what-can-i-do-to-help-myself-with-my-anxiety-and-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-617 Q.T.π Reuben Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:28:23 +0000 http://www.anxietycause.org/what-can-i-do-to-help-myself-with-my-anxiety-and-depression/#comment-617 The only thing that helped me was counseling, antidepressants, and the best friend in the world to talk to. The relaxing and "happy thoughts" didn't do anything except make me angry at myself because I thought I was doing it wrong. Try to find another professional. i had to fire one psychiatrist because he told me what my problems were instead of asking me what was bothering me. The only thing that helped me was counseling, antidepressants, and the best friend in the world to talk to.
The relaxing and “happy thoughts” didn’t do anything except make me angry at myself because I thought I was doing it wrong.
Try to find another professional. i had to fire one psychiatrist because he told me what my problems were instead of asking me what was bothering me.

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