Open Question: I want to become the very best I can be and overcome anxiety?

Over these past few years growing up I have struggled with a lot of issues pertaining to mostly anxiety, social anxiety, and what I am now just discovering to be OCD. This lead me to drink and use drugs for quite some time because I was never really comfortable with myself. I truly thought I was going to lose all that I stood for and never amount to my full potential. For whatever reason, today I was suddenly hit with this wave a inspiration to really find myself. I want to compile a list of all the things I need to reach my full potential and overcome my flaws. Anything from books, to hypnosis, meditation, CBT, various techniques, therapy everything and anything you think I could benefit from please let me know. I really think this might be the turning point in my life that really defies who I am and I want to hit every possible point so that I can truly overcome all my issues once and for all. I literally can’t remember the last time I was so inspired to do something
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Open Question: I want to become the very best I can be and overcome anxiety?

Over these past few years growing up I have struggled with a lot of issues pertaining to mostly anxiety, social anxiety, and what I am now just discovering to be OCD. This lead me to drink and use drugs for quite some time because I was never really comfortable with myself. I truly thought I was going to lose all that I stood for and never amount to my full potential. For whatever reason, today I was suddenly hit with this wave a inspiration to really find myself. I want to compile a list of all the things I need to reach my full potential and overcome my flaws. Anything from books, to hypnosis, meditation, CBT, various techniques, therapy everything and anything you think I could benefit from please let me know. I really think this might be the turning point in my life that really defies who I am and I want to hit every possible point so that I can truly overcome all my issues once and for all. I literally can’t remember the last time I was so inspired to do something
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Open Question: Scared to take Abilify… even at a tiny dose. Im 16 years old…?

Back story of me. im 16 years old and have Generalized anxiety,OCD(with violent images) and depression(with suicidal idealations). I am currently seeing a psychologist,Psychiatrist and soon a Bio-feedback person. I am currently on lexapro (after a bad experience on zoloft) at a VERY low dose of .5 mg liquid (if i remember it equates to something like 5 mg? its on the bottle but my moms keeping a hold of it so im not sure) twice a day. but like with zoloft i have been experiencing racing thoughts that have been making me miserable(causing panic attacks, the start of the fight or flight response, me to get agitated and angry easily). my psychiatrist told me that i could have an underlying(brought out by the meds but doesnt affect me in normal life) mood disorder(bipolar) and this could be causing it. She told me and my mom that if we wanted to, we could try a very low dose(1 mg a day) of abilify for the next 7 days(out of a sample pack) and see if that helped get rid of the racing thought and edgyness ive been feeling from the lexapro. she originally was not gonna add anything on to the meds im taking now but i think when i started crying in her office(the racing thought were there and i felt like i was going crazy) she said she could see the built up anger and frustration so she said it may be worth a try( along with added excersise). my moms all for it but im scared. im known for getting side effects on meds(which is why all my meds are such low dose) and with my anxiety I am constantly a worrier which led me to looking up the potential side effects and honestly they scare me. A Ton. and honestly at this point if i tell my mom im scared or that i looked up side effects she just gets mad at me and says im being rediculas. i trust my psychiatrist but im a natural worrior. help! im not sure what to do. my mom wants me to take it but im so afraid of the side effects(expecially the possibility of a permenant movement disorder, seizure or added depression(because im young)

ps i now most people are against meds in general but it has been esablished by every doctor i have (psychologist, psychiatrist,pediatrician,endocrinologis… and my family that i need more help to get out of the hole i am in than just therapy, CBT,DBT and other natural remedys(i exercise 7 days a week, do yoga and meditation, drink camomille tea etc.) alone.
actually lexapro is really only .5 mg twice a day…. i looked at the bottle when i took it this earlier
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Open Question: Afraid to take Abilify….. even at such a small dose?

Back story of me. im 16 years old and have Generalized anxiety,OCD(with violent images) and depression(with suicidal idealations). I am currently seeing a psychologist,Psychiatrist and soon a Bio-feedback person. I am currently on lexapro (after a bad experience on zoloft) at a VERY low dose of .5 mg liquid (if i remember it equates to something like 5 mg? its on the bottle but my moms keeping a hold of it so im not sure) twice a day. but like with zoloft i have been experiencing racing thoughts that have been making me miserable(causing panic attacks, the start of the fight or flight response, me to get agitated and angry easily). my psychiatrist told me that i could have an underlying(brought out by the meds but doesnt affect me in normal life) mood disorder(bipolar) and this could be causing it. She told me and my mom that if we wanted to, we could try a very low dose(1 mg a day) of abilify for the next 7 days(out of a sample pack) and see if that helped get rid of the racing thought and edgyness ive been feeling from the lexapro. she originally was not gonna add anything on to the meds im taking now but i think when i started crying in her office(the racing thought were there and i felt like i was going crazy) she said she could see the built up anger and frustration so she said it may be worth a try( along with added excersise). my moms all for it but im scared. im known for getting side effects on meds(which is why all my meds are such low dose) and with my anxiety I am constantly a worrier which led me to looking up the potential side effects and honestly they scare me. A Ton. and honestly at this point if i tell my mom im scared or that i looked up side effects she just gets mad at me and says im being rediculas. i trust my psychiatrist but im a natural worrior. help!

ps i now most people are against meds in general but it has been esablished by every doctor i have (psychologist, psychiatrist,pediatrician,endocrinologist…) and my family that i need more help to get out of the hole i am in than just therapy, CBT,DBT and other natural remedys(i exercise 7 days a week, do yoga and meditation, drink camomille tea etc.) alone.
Ya my concentration is terrible( mix of from depression and ocd )
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Open Question: Mantra Meditation and CBT?

I feel as though repeating a certain phrase and/or word can eventually change the thoughts of certain individuals that deal with depression and/or anxiety (Hypothesis) Has there been any scientific articles published on this? Any studies on the correlation between Mantra Meditation and CBT?
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Open Question: Mantra Meditation and CBT?

I feel as though repeating a certain phrase and/or word can eventually change the thoughts of certain individuals that deal with depression and/or anxiety (Hypothesis) Has there been any scientific articles published on this? Any studies on the correlation between Mantra Meditation and CBT?
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Open Question: I want to find some more good books on anxiety & depression like "Your Plastic Mind"?

especially similar ones that include meditation, CBT and exercise therapy – thanks
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Open Question: ___Anxiety – help :L____?

so i think im suffering from anxiety something like that. and before anyone says ‘go to your doctor’, i have been and i am being referred for CBT. however, i am starting college tommorow and i have been so nervous for weeks, to the extent that i wake up at 4am shaking and vomiting uncontrollably. i have tried loads of things. early morning dog walks, exercise, kalm tablets, i have domperidone 10mg but im not sure if it is effective, etc. all of these though have failed to help me relax and stop me feeling sick and the other symptoms, are there any measures i can take tommorow to avoid this sickness. i am paranoid of vomiting in public (especially on my first day) and i would be grateful for any advice.
PS. i have tried meditation etc. but i’m not sure if im doing it right, so if anyone can also give me any tips on it?
thanks
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Open Question: Need help for anxiety problems?

Hi everyone. I am a 22 year old male. Pretty much since adolescence I have suffered badly with anxiety/low self-esteem. I have had symptoms of OCD, Social Anxiety Disorder and suffered with severe panic attacks. These problems began in part because of some issues I had when I was a kid (bullying and our family being abandoned by my alcoholic/drug addict father). I have tried almost everything to alleviate the symptoms. I have seen two mental health professionals, tried CBT, anxiety exposure, meditation, distraction techniques amongst many other things, but still I feel very anxious. My anxiety gets so bad I find it hard to focus on even small things like reading a book or watching tv and I also have trouble some nights getting to sleep. My anxiety is particularly intense right now as I’m about to go back to college and right now I just don’t see how I can cope with it. I may be able to get by but I know, like with most things now I will not enjoy it at all and it will be a big struggle to keep up. I would be really grateful if anyone could give me some kind of guidance as to which step I should take just now. Like I said I have already seen two mental health professionals and have thought about going back to them but I’m not sure. The thing is I used to have habits which I knew were producing anxiety but now I can honestly say I don’t know where the anxiety is coming from, I just get these panic attacks out of nowhere. I just feel right now that all this stress has gone on too long and something has to give. I really cannot face up to the days, weeks and months ahead if I am going to feel the way I do right now. I am not a big fan of medication so would like to see that as the last of the last resorts so like I said if maybe someone could give me some advice about what I should do to tackle these problems just now I would be really grateful. Thanks in advance.
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Open Question: Need help for anxiety problems?

Hi everyone. I am a 22 year old male. Pretty much since adolescence I have suffered badly with anxiety/low self-esteem. I have had symptoms of OCD, Social Anxiety Disorder and suffered with severe panic attacks. These problems began in part because of some issues I had when I was a kid (bullying and our family being abandoned by my alcoholic/drug addict father). I have tried almost everything to alleviate the symptoms. I have seen two mental health professionals, tried CBT, anxiety exposure, meditation, distraction techniques amongst many other things, but still I feel very anxious. My anxiety gets so bad I find it hard to focus on even small things like reading a book or watching tv and I also have trouble some nights getting to sleep. My anxiety is particularly intense right now as I’m about to go back to college and right now I just don’t see how I can cope with it. I may be able to get by but I know, like with most things now I will not enjoy it at all and it will be a big struggle to keep up. I would be really grateful if anyone could give me some kind of guidance as to which step I should take just now. Like I said I have already seen two mental health professionals and have thought about going back to them but I’m not sure. The thing is I used to have habits which I knew were producing anxiety but now I can honestly say I don’t know where the anxiety is coming from, I just get these panic attacks out of nowhere. I just feel right now that all this stress has gone on too long and something has to give. I really cannot face up to the days, weeks and months ahead if I am going to feel the way I do right now. I am not a big fan of medication so would like to see that as the last of the last resorts so like I said if maybe someone could give me some advice about what I should do to tackle these problems just now I would be really grateful. Thanks in advance.
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