Do you suffer from chronic anxiety?
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Temporary use of anti-anxiety meds, coupled with an anxiety support group, may be the answer
For certain, life today is faster paced than in the ‘good old days’ of many decades past. Anxiety used to be a condition limited to a small group of people. Today, there are tens of millions of us who suffer chronic anxiety.
In fact, anxiety is one of the most common complaints doctors hear from their patients. Any person still above ground is subject to this debilitating condition. What makes us anxious? All you really need to do is read the newspaper, watch the news or even just have a bad hair day at work. Using these sources as your information ‘talking points’ is certainly not the be-all and end-all, but it’s surely TMI, enough to get you started on an anxiety roller coaster.
If you make an appointment with your doctor to see what you might do to curb this constant anxiety, you may be sorely disappointed. The doc may be quick to prescribe an anti-anxiety medicine, or even an anti-depressant. While these pharmaceuticals may provide temporary relief from your anxiety, this is really not the answer. These pharmaceutical treatments for anxiety are simply a stop-gap measure, treating the symptoms, but not the root cause. There are also addictive qualities attached to such medications, used over a long period of time. So it’s best to consider these meds a short term solution. In the meantime, one solution, which works well for many people, is to join an anxiety support group, where you can bounce off others with the same problem and perhaps gain more insight into what causes your own anxiety.
For this reason, a savvy physician may prescribe an anti-anxiety medicine, along with a recommendation to seek the services of an anxiety support group. People who suffer from anxiety, who are somewhat reclusive and frequently stressed out, are not generally good candidates for face-to-face encounters with other anxious people. So, before you rule out the anxiety support group as an option, know that there are groups that meet in person, as well as those who meet online. There’s no reason to shy away from this solution. No matter the degree of anxiety, or the personal foibles you may have, anxiety support groups can be a lasting solution to your anxiety.
In the face-to-face setting, you’ll be meeting other people who have many of the same problems you do and a common objective
