SEVERE Anxiety?

How do you deal with it?

Have you talked to a doctor about it?

Klonopin! I have anticipatory anxiety... so I assume the worst before it's happened. My therapist gave me a great coping strategy and that is to answer my "what ifs"

For example: I used to panic and think that the answer to everything was that I was going to die...

what if my son doesn't sleep all night?! Then I would move on to the next source of panic instead of answering this, building up my anxiety.

Proper Answer: well I guess he'll be tired and grumpy and so will I.

It makes much more sense when I can verbalize this. But rationalize with yourself instead of assuming the worst!

Quoting Red Bottom:" Have you talked to a doctor about it?"

Not recently. I have an appointment in three weeks though.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Sam Winchester:</b>" Not recently. I have an appointment in three weeks though. "</blockquote>




I think that's the best first step.