I’ve always had bad social anxiety my entire life, and it’s so bad that I can’t even leave my house. Should I start drinking and smoking pot to alleviate my anxieties? I hear it helps with stuff like that. Chosen Answer: While smoking pot CAN help alleviate anxiety, it can also worsen it. If it’s [...]
People spying on you and trying to kill you, to name only a few of the more extreme symptoms, etc, and then they diagnose anxiety and give valium? I think it means they are either in on it, lying, or incompetent. I have learned to live with it though without any medication. I just distract [...]
I have social anxiety. I’m looking for ways to overcome it. Thanks in advance. BTW, Xanax does not work for me. Chosen Answer: Put yourself in social situations that you do not enjoy. I used to hang out with a group of friends who didn’t know about my anxiety. We went out a lot to [...]
I hate unnecessary small talk and indirect communication. This is not something I want to change. However, it still causes me anxiety as I am expected to appear friendly and sociable. Where can I just be me without suffering the consequences? Chosen Answer: just learn to make conversations with people and make eye contact. Be [...]
I suffer from anxiety disorder and panic, and derealization. They do not necissarily have to be the same book, two seperate books would be fine. What seems to be the best book to help overcome anxiety and what seems to be the best to overcome derealization? Also most books tend to be about depersonalization and [...]
And yes, I am seeing a psychologist, but I don’t see her as helping me any. The Panic Away program online has been helping me, but I can’t get the thoughts out of my head, no matter how hard I try to accept them and divert my attention, or focus on something else. I just [...]
I’ve doing competition dance since I was 12 years old, but now I’m gonna do my first dance solo ever! Group dances don’t make me nervous, but doing a solo does. It’s a musical theatre solo, and I really want to do good. Any tips for overcoming anxiety and nervousness? Chosen Answer: Deep breathing before [...]
Im a small person. 27 years old, 5’2 and weight 94 pounds. Im about to get married and I want to take one of my panic attack pills, Valium. I will be drinking alcohol 6 hrs after I take the pill. will I have any problem? Or should I just drink like a shot of [...]
My puppy is now coming up for 6 months old and every time my family and i leave he starts to scratch the door and whine and whimper and sound like he is being murdered. Sometimes even if he is left with someone he will sill get all upset. I think he is having separation [...]
I’ve had an anxiety problem for about 5 months now, but in the last few weeks in seemed to be gone or very very mild. However, in the last day or two, it has come back every time I wake up. I saw my psychologist and he recommends that I just try to relax which [...]