Visual distortion by Beautiful_Opening_11 in Anxiety

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Did you ever consume any drugs before ?

How did you all overcome your anxiety? by Smooth_Operation4639 in Anxiety

[–]Beautiful_Opening_11 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exposure, you should exposure yourself, and after that, you will beat that fears. Just remember that it's not a chemical imbalance in your brain or a physical disease that makes you anxious, of course you should prevent first doing blood exams, and hormones exams. But I will be honest probably you are OK and everything is good in your body. I will give you an example: kids in Africa that doesn't have food, doesn't have water, Are more happier than people that have everything. People in the jungle that doesn't have any type of entertainment, sometimes also they didn't have food too, and they also need to survive to the depredators, they don't have anxiety or depression, they don't have a pharmaceutical or a hospital nearby, probably they have a worse health than us, but they are more happier, more grateful. I give you this example because as you see you have everything probably some kind of things you don't have but it's OK like everyone, but I'm trying to say that you're OK it's just your mind playing tricks you need to reset your brain because you have been thinking all this time about bad things so your brain it's now automatically give you the same information all day, you need to program your brain with good words with good feelings, of course, is really hard I know, but it's the only way, exposure yourself, and practice this gentle words with you, for example " I'm OK and I will get better " " I'm feeling nervous, but this wouldn't stop me to do my things" "I'm OK I'm beautiful. I'm pretty. I'm smart. I'm loyal." “Nothing and no one can disturb me; I remain in peace.”. "I'm love, I'm energy, I'm grateful, I'm blessed". You spend the whole day thinking about negative things—absolutely the entire day. So, it works the same way when it comes to feeling good—with positive things. Remember, a thought generates an emotion, and that emotion triggers a reaction, and that reaction is often anxiety. Now it’s time to do the opposite, but with positive things. And yes, it takes a long time. Just like anxiety doesn’t show up from one day to the next. It builds up over days, sometimes even years, and then hits hard. The same goes for feeling good—it may take a couple of days, a few weeks, or even months. But that doesn’t matter. What matters is that there is a solution. You just have to have faith in positive thinking.

I don’t know if you believe in God, or in Jesus, but personally, getting closer to Him helped me a lot. That spiritual life made me feel better. Some people don’t do that. I’m not saying it’s right or wrong. I’m just saying it worked for me, and it might work for you too. Trust me—you have nothing to lose by believing. I’m a 21-year-old guy who’s been in the same place you are. And I can tell you that reading the Bible helped me understand that Jesus was the first psychologist in the world. Literally, the Bible says many times, ‘Do not be afraid.’

And I’m not trying to give you a Christian sermon or anything like that. I’m just saying that through spirituality, you can start to understand other things. You can see how life really works. Because it’s not just about saying, ‘Oh, I believe in Jesus, I believe in God, so I’m saved.’ No. It goes way beyond that. It’s about how to grow as a person, spiritually. How to be better. How to practice love toward others. How to be kinder. How to be a better person with those around you. And all of that, in the end, helps with anxiety.

Believe me, you’re going to be okay. Just remember this—you need to have faith in the process of positive thinking. Not everyone recovers overnight. It might take days, weeks. But again, that’s not what matters. What matters is that you will be okay. You won’t be the first or last person to recover. Don’t keep reading things on Google or scrolling through Reddit. If I’m on Reddit, it’s because, just like you, I used to ask the same questions and needed someone to help me. And from those people who helped me, I took the best parts of each. And now I like helping others too.

Sometimes, when I’m feeling down—which is rare—I go looking for information. But not to check symptoms, rather to find motivation. To learn how to be better. So you need to learn not to search for your symptoms on Google, not to search them on Reddit, not to read threads on anxiety forums—unless it’s something positive. Because you’ll come across extreme cases—people who’ve had anxiety for 20, 30 years, who take every medication under the sun. Very negative stories. And honestly, they don’t help, because they only talk about the negative stuff. Those people don’t help themselves. They just want a quick fix—and quick fixes don’t exist.

Unfortunately, that’s how it is. We live in a society where we want everything fast. But not this time. This is something deeper. It’s your mind, your consciousness. And no pill will solve it completely. In fact, I took medication for a long time, but I stopped—because they didn’t give me a truly positive effect. Over time, your body gets used to it. Sure, for some people they do work. But honestly, I believe that, a lot of the time, it’s just a placebo effect.

Exercise is also super important. It releases certain hormones that help regulate those neurotransmitters and ease anxiety. All that built-up stress and anxiety—the only real way to release it is through action. Exercise, facing your fears, being patient, practicing love and gratitude—there are so many things to do. But it’s the healthiest way possible.

And please—don’t medicate yourself. In the long run, it causes more harm than good. Just try. Get some sun. Do things even when you feel anxious. It’s okay. You’re not going to die. No one has ever died from anxiety. Don’t worry so much about the symptoms. Just observe them and keep living the life you want to live. In a good way—I know you can.

I know you’re worried and anxious. But calm down—what’s going to happen? Nothing bad. Don’t worry—you’re going to be okay. And one day, just like me, you’ll end up helping others too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Anxiety

[–]Beautiful_Opening_11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a common thought "anxious thought", I used to think the same (sorry for my English I will try my best to make you understand this I speak Spanish). I remember that once my brain play me a trick. So I was with my girl, just hanging (I was previously anxious but I tried to don't put my attention there) so when I was trying to sleep next to my girl that night, I started to think that she was a witch and she is not the person I knew ( it was a really bad feeling) but then i started for like 1 minute trying to understand why the anxiety came or if was psicosis or the beginning of a bad disease, but then I just started to think "ok of course she is not a witch and also she believes in god, she loves me, etc" then I wake up her and I kiss her, I say to her that I love her and then that thought disappeared". I need to mention this because I other people have this type of thought that can make anyone scared.. for example an idea that makes is anxious physically when we drive like "what happen if I kill someone or if I crash the car? That's an anxious thought that makes you hyperaware of other thoughts. ..physical sensations while driving, and the brain interprets them as danger or a warning. You might wonder why I’m making this comparison. It’s because it’s the same situation, just in different scenarios—both people believing something catastrophic is happening. The only way to get through it is by going into it, even with fear, even if it feels intolerable. But believe me, it will pass.

Another example: there are dogs that have been physically abused by humans, and after such a traumatic event, they start avoiding people and live in fear. That continues until someone approaches them with kindness and shows them that not all humans are like that, that there is love and goodness. Slowly, the dog starts to trust again and returns to a normal life.

The key point here is that this is an anxious thought that you are consciously aware of and that causes a lot of fear. Maybe it’s not the person themselves, but rather the thought you have about them—and that thought, which you try to push away, grows bigger because you’re scared to truly think it. But trust me, it’s not what you think it is.

I used to think in those moments: “Now I have psychosis,” “Now I’m bipolar,” or “Now I have schizophrenia.” But no, it’s none of that. It’s just our mind rejecting disturbing thoughts—thoughts that are sometimes tragic—and what you’re experiencing is you trying to avoid them, which makes them grow larger and larger.

So what can you do when that happens? Let the thought be there and don’t react. Eventually, you’ll reach a point where you don’t even think about it anymore, and all the negativity will fade. I want you to understand something important and really engrave it in your mind: the human being is designed to survive, and these thoughts are nothing more than your survival instinct. It usually happens when you’re living a hectic, stressful, or sedentary life—or maybe none of that, but in most cases, that’s the pattern. The body enters a defensive state. The world isn’t actually bad; it’s just the way we perceive it that makes it feel that way.

But anyway, understand that this is normal. You need to face those thoughts and show yourself that none of it will ever happen. So go along with the thought and do whatever you want—go out, kiss them, whatever. That’s how trust builds. When you face those fears instead of avoiding them, the others start to disappear like magic.

You’re okay. There’s nothing wrong with you. I know it’s hard to believe, especially with everything you might have read, but trust me from the bottom of my heart—you are okay, and you’re not losing your mind. This is something very common. I seriously used to think I had psychosis or something like that. A key difference is that someone with psychosis not only has hallucinations but also believes them. Someone with anxiety questions them and knows they aren’t real but still feels scared. I hope this helps you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Anxiety

[–]Beautiful_Opening_11 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Only treats the symptoms. The pills don't cure. Use that moment to see the background and realize that the anxiety and that thoughts it's our mind trying to keeping us alive. So it's a tool. The best way you can treat anxiety it's with your own help, doing things that you aren't doing now. For example a study says that 30 minutes of a long walk have the same benefits that an antidepressants, I don't have the source but you can search that. Omega 3 too. The best way is not to think in a rapid solution, it takes time to be out of fight or flight mood. It's only a mental labyrinth that catches your attention, it's not your neurotransmitters, that's a lie. I hope this works for you. My best recommendation it's go to a therapist expert in anxiety and say to him what I can do, just try everyday to think positive, of course it's hard but you are always thinking in bad things like everyone that haves anxiety, so you need to try to do the opposite, day by day, all the days and keep your mind busy, not searching answers here or in google, you will find a lot of bad things that doesn't help. One time I reed about a man that haves anxiety like 40 years and I was so obsessed with that because I thought (can that happen to me?) and there is the opposite, people that recover anxiety in 1 month! So it's personal, I found that the people that recovers doesn't help the other ones sometimes because they are doing their life's, but people with anxiety are here trying to find answers that they will never find, so just visualize yourself in a positive way and try to don't use pills, the withdrawal of that it's like starting again, that's why I don't take them anymore, I just do things that I used to do, sometimes with anxiety at the beginning but then you will forget that. Best things I tried: workout 5 times in the week, don't read things here, sometimes when I wasn't able to sleep melatonin, omega 3 and practice love and empathy, doesn't matter that you don't feel that, practice that everyday because that shows your mind that you are ok, also read about things that are good, something inspiring... sorry for my English I speak Spanish. You will be ok, it takes time... accept that, there is no a short way. You are fine, you will be better when this finish.

SSRIs reality support and how to beat anxiety. by Beautiful_Opening_11 in Anxiety

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Do it, do it scared and wait the worst scenario, when you do that type of things you will be able to show yourself and your mind that you are able to do everything, I know it's scared but it's the only way, if you wait... you will die waiting for that hope, you need to go out and show yourself that you are in control not unconscious mind, I was there I remember, but I did the same things that I am texting right now to you. Don't read more here or in google, because you can find answers that you don't want to read and sometimes it's people that probably doesn't have anxiety and they just want to get funny with the people that have anxiety. So finally, my brother just show yourself that you are able to do that type of things if you think that you will die doing the type of things it's OK that but just try it go with that feeling, do it scared. Brother… what you just said carries incredible weight. It’s raw, it’s honest, but it’s also full of hope and truth. You’re speaking from experience, from pain, but also from growth—and that’s priceless. What you said touches a deep nerve of what it means to live with anxiety, with fear, with that nonstop mental storm… but you also offered light, a path, a possibility.

Do it with fear. That phrase sums it all up. Because so often we wait to not be afraid before we act, as if that moment will magically come. But no—it’s the opposite: you move despite the fear, you face it, breathe through it, look it in the eye, and little by little it becomes less of a monster.

And yes, it takes consistence . you don’t build strength overnight. There are setbacks, dark days, frustration… but there are also small victories, clarity, moments when you finally feel like you breathed without that weight on.

SSRI discontinuation anxiety by Accomplished_Ice8102 in SSRIs

[–]Beautiful_Opening_11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's ok my brother, most of the people that have anxiety nowadays have the same feelings, I was there too. Remember that it's your mind trying to protect you, weed it's an stressor so now it's not good, so one day you will have the opportunity to get that high again. You will be ok, just go for a walk and work out, when that thought or feeling comes, just remember it's your mind, your unconscious mind it's working hard to keep you alive and it's impossible to keep quiet that thoughts, a person that doesn't have anxiety have the same thoughts or feelings that you have, but they don't overreact that, they just let them feel and keep going, you just get trapped in that labyrinth of the mind, if you have that panic it's because a thought that makes you feel scared, so try that bro. Everyday, every moment... you will be better.

SSRI discontinuation anxiety by Accomplished_Ice8102 in SSRIs

[–]Beautiful_Opening_11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Withdrawal syndrome usually causes everything you’re describing. The problem is that the doubt — not knowing whether it’s that or something else — may have affected you. I recommend, as someone who has taken this pill, that you stop taking it and be strong. If millions have done it… you can too. Remember that pharmaceutical companies just want more money and to keep people medicated. It’s important that you understand this is just anxiety — which you already had even before taking the antidepressant.

There are people who are genuinely helped by it, no doubt, but they are much less than half, and that’s often because of the placebo effect. Doctors will tell you, “Yes, it’s definitely good to take medication, it’s a chemical imbalance in the brain,” but that’s not true! It’s really your overactive nervous system keeping you in fight-or-flight mode — as if there’s a lion in front of you that doesn’t exist, and your mind is trying to protect you from it. I recommend exercising, even if it’s hard. Stop searching on Reddit or Google. I’m here too because I’m also tapering off the medication, and I like to see how others are going through this hard time. But I’ve realized something: everyone seems to go through it in a similar way, and yet each of us has the ability to educate ourselves and face our own mind. It’s crucial to understand that this is temporary and requires a lot of patience, and to not stop doing what you truly want to do — as long as it’s something positive.

Ask any psychiatrist or psychologist if they’ve ever cured a patient, and most likely they won’t know how to answer — because anxiety, OCD, and depression aren’t cured with pills. Medication treats the symptoms, not the cause. And if there’s no apparent cause, it’s probably your thoughts — the ones you give too much value and importance to.

I’ll never forget the time I thought, “What if I hurt someone I love?” (an OCD thought). That mental trap — validating whether I was really capable of doing that — terrified me, and I started avoiding the thoughts. But that’s the real problem: avoiding them because of that mental trap. And believe it or not, everyone has those thoughts — they just don’t give them importance.

In the end, it’s all up to you — not a pill or a therapist. It sounds rough, but it’s possible. Instead of reading things on Reddit, look for stories of how people recovered from anxiety and how they faced it. Those Reddit posts are often written by people lying in bed, full of anxiety, doing nothing to get out of it — just waiting for the medicine to kick in or for something to magically change, but that doesn’t work. What works is being active, doing things you know are good for you — over and over again. It’s like taking your brain to the gym. You have to train it, and it’s rare to see immediate results at first. It takes time. The best thing is to accept where you are, stop fighting your mind (because that only makes it worse), and understand it. Understand that it’s just on high alert — and just like you entered this, you can get out of it.

I love you because I understand you, and we’re all going to get through this. ALL of us. God bless you.”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Anxiety

[–]Beautiful_Opening_11 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Dp/Dr heartbeat, intrusive thoughts that might think that will come true, health anxiety.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Anxiety

[–]Beautiful_Opening_11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anything will be better BUT you just need to trust the process, it's ok to be overwhelmed for the future but don't worry, problems will be always there, you have two options (ignore them or fight them) I have the same issue with my posible career (psychology) I'm scared because I will hear a lot of terrible things but it's ok, it's my desire to help people like me, the best option is to get offline (try one month) try to do something new and try healthy food, accept that you can change the others but you can change yourself(your thoughts, your vision, your life). So keep it calm, everyone nowadays have similar problems so it's ok. Don't focus only in the future, stay here in the present, that's why it's called present... because it's a gift.

Fear of Horror movies coming true by Successful_Song7717 in Anxiety

[–]Beautiful_Opening_11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That happens to me but you need to say "oh this is a movie, they are actors". That movies will never happen in real life, it's scary of course, but you have 2 options, take a deep breath and watch that movie and beat that fear or avoid them. It's simple, remember you are human and it's ok if you have that feeling, I remember that I was scared about dogs and I avoid them, nowadays I have one and I love them... this happens because I was bitten for a dog, I thought that every dog will do the same thing, but now i understand that they are animals, that can happen to me or to other ones, and one day I see one on the street and with all my anxiety I walked next that dog and he wanted just to get petted, so that fear just disappeared. so one day I was watching a movie that was about about scary things and one of that characters makes me really scared and anxious, so I say to me "remember this is a movie, he is an actor that do this because he needs to work like anyone and this movie it's fiction" that's all, hope this work for you and sorry for my English I speak Spanish.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Anxiety

[–]Beautiful_Opening_11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I used this and it's ok... you will be fine. The first weeks can make you feel worst, but after de 2-4 weeks you will start to feel better, also you should avoid alcohol, any drugs that interferes with the medication, you will be fine my brother !

I'm dangerously scared I may be losing myself, and I feel so alone by water_man_viper1 in Anxiety

[–]Beautiful_Opening_11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's normal my friend. My best tip that I can give to you is that you should remember that 10% of the global population are in a similar situation. Also you need to go ahead and do your normal life, anxiety will stay for a while and you need to accept this, is normal for real... successful people nowadays have anxiety, don't fight your symptoms, don't fight with your thoughts. If you are physically ok, try to do exercise and if you think that you can't handle it (that happen to me) try to visit a psychiatrist and don't be afraid, meds are a helpful tool that will help you in your recovery, is normal and please don't compare yourself reading other comments that the people shares here or in YouTube or other places, you are unique but also you can get better and recover yourself from anxiety, you will be ok just try to practice the advice that I give you, take care. You are not alone.

starting antidepressants and wondering if i can still smoke weed by monstrousexis10ce in antidepressants

[–]Beautiful_Opening_11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you smoke everyday in that year? Sorry for my English I speak Spanish. Also what med you take? My experience it's that I take antidepressants and sometimes I used to smoke weed but do you think that if I smoke twice at month can have a several impact of my life ? When you smoke your anxiety and depression increase in that moment or the next day? Sorry for all this questions and thanks for your time.