Posted by pedr on September 19, 2017, at 9:07:58
In reply to My anxiety meds only work when I'm calm, posted by linkadge on September 19, 2017, at 7:52:19
> I just pulled out of another job application today.
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> The anxiety waiting for the interview was excruciating. I couldn't sleep. I was thinking about it (with adrenaline surges) every 2 seconds of the day. Anxiety meds doing zip.
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> Breaking out of the cycle is virtually impossible.
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> Linkadge
>Agreed. When my anxiety was worse nothing could touch it. No cognitive or pharmaceutical approaches helped appreciably. Do you have OCD? If so I would recommend ERP Exposure Response Therapy.
I love the smell of Abilify in the morning. The smell, you know that chemical smell. Smells like victory. Some day this war's gonna end...
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Atypical Depression, OCD, IBS-C, GERD since '96
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