I Am Anxiety And Medication Free After Years Posted: 05-28-07 18:49pm
Some of you might remember me from months
ago when I was like you all searching for
the miricle cure and trying anything and
everything to get ANXIETY free. Well I
have done it.
Short history - I was diagnosed with
anxiety when my daughter was 8 months old,
my symptoms however had been around for a
few years before that they just peaked
after her birth. I was put on xanax .25mg
and was taking up to 4 a day at some
stages. I was also given effexor to try -
they took away the feelings in the short
term but I had no life because I was so
worried about the symptoms returning.
In November my life was the worsed it had
ever been. I could hardly cope with daily
activities and my work and family where
suffering. In December I made an
appointment to see a phsycologist. We
worked on CBT, took out some of my safety
behaviours by working on each symptom one
day at a time. From my first session I
did not take another xanax!!I had been on
them for 2 years! I went to a session
once a week, at $150.00 au a session it
was pricey but I would have paid
$1000.00au per session to get to where I
am today. I had a total of 12 sessions
and for the past 3 months I have been
anxiety free. TOTALLY - I am back to
normal and I am the happiest I have ever
been. I am confident, I am fit (I walk 4
days a week and do sit ups each night) my
hair is always nice, my clothes are always
smart and I am ALWAY happy and smiling.
My daughter has her mum back and I found
the courage to leave an unhappy marriage.
My husband and I are very good friends and
we are both happier then we have been in a
while!!!
So all I can say is go to a Phsycologist -
work on each area that needs working on
COMMITTEE WHOLEY and SOLEY and YOU will
be ANXIETY FREE.
I have passed on my experiences to 2
friends that I met on this forum and
another and they to have taken this step
and are 90% cured. and are so confident
that they will be 100% in no time.
