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I experience a lot of what OP describes but obviously am not OP. It's tough though, who wants to take the anti-anxiety medication that we don't really understan
by TheFiend7 7y ago
I experience a lot of what OP describes but obviously am not OP. It's tough though, who wants to take the anti-anxiety medication that we don't really understand every day for the rest of their life? Just for you to eventually not need it? Why would I all of a sudden not need it? Doesn't even make sense.
My doctor always tries to get me to take it but it just seems like a bandaid. Granted, I don't claim to be able to fix it myself either, but the last thing I want to do is mess with my brain chemistry more, especially since I'm starkly aware of the arrogance of humanity (i.e. nobody really knows what is actually going on).
EDIT: I feel like baby(user comment below) might be on to something. I constantly am in fear of something bad happening and stress about that far more than I stress about things that have already happened. But I do experience both.
- losteric 7y agoimo, some people are clearly in situations where continuous medication is worth the trade-offs... For milder cases, medication can disrupt negative feedback mechanisms. eg Adderall didn't cure my ADHD but a few months at a high dose gave me momentum to build organizational habits and understand what "normal" meant. Now I just take the occasional low dose in response when life gets hectic to stay on top of what matters.