I tend to ruminate on past experiences or the immediate future. How do you fags deal with anxiety issues, whether general, social, etc. Drinking is unreliable and unhealthy, benzos are good in the short term but lead to being a junkie, and meditation and mindfulness have a sort of cultish devotion but I'm skeptical
anxiety and depression is why I'm currently battling an 8 year long alcohol problem
>>69289544
>>69289544
weed
exercise
nofap
prayer
>>69291432
>>69291268
>Hurr do drugs
>>>/r/eddit
>>69291590
>weed
>a drug
you're a fucking retard
>>69291432
>nofap
better alternative: fap.
Do something else to take your mind off it. Doesn't have to be drinking.
Alternatively, wake up to the fact that most of your thoughts are literal nonsense and not worth getting worked up about all the time.
>>69291763
nofap helps you build up testosterone which helps with working out
gains = confidence = happiness
>>69289544
time will heal you
power fantasies
Venlafaxine worked wonders for me, been on it for three years or so. Tried a few other SSRIs first that did fuck all. I don't know how much of it is placebo, but I tried quitting it by gradually reducing the dosage, and after six to eight weeks the rumination and anxiety were back in full force.
Just poke your doctor about it and he'll sneeze out a literal smorgasboard of prescription meds, including various SSRIs. Do read up on side effects before you get on a particular pill train, though. Venlafaxine can apparently be satan incarnate when you're getting on or off it. I've personally had no real issues, but some of the stories I've read are straight up nightmare fuel. Best of luck.
>>69289544
Try that dank sheeeiiittt. It actually helps.
Diet and exercise. Cut out all drugs. Work hard, save money.
Have a goal. Do something with yourself.
>>69292039
good answer
>>69289544
http://pastebin.com/xMQ9wAwW
God demands you give up this world for him. If you're willing to give up the stress and anxiety to Him. It will all be healed.
>>69291934
>nofap helps you build up testosterone
No it doesn't.
>>69292486
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12659241
>>69289544
Take up meditation. Worked wonders on me.
>>69289544
>TFW I just realized I threw out 10,000$ worth of pokemon cards years ago and I could be rich
Next month will be spent ripping my hair out.
>>69292108
>>69292995
don't listen to these idiots OP. Pharmaceuticals are the literal blue pill
>>69289544
I've had bouts with severe anxiety and hellish panic attacks. I found being around family or friends, and being sociable and talking a lot helped me get through it more than anything. Having work as a distraction helped too, as did taking a break from toxic places like /pol/. Keep your sense of humor and laugh a lot.
Low dose xanax (which procured from a dark net marketplace) killed my panic attacks. I only took it a few times when I really needed it. For anxiety I would occasionally take phenibut to take the edge off. I completely cut out caffeine, and drank decaf tea.
Meditation (at least TM / mantra meditation) became a trigger for anxiety in my case.
I can go months and years without anxiety or panic attacks. When I'm unemployed or otherwise unoccupied, I tend to fall into a downward spiral that triggers a lot of anxiety.
>>69293099
>meditation
>pharmaceuticals
pick one.
>>69293099
>Pharmaceuticals are blue pills but weed isn't
LMAO shouldn't you be on lefty/pol/ right now or something.
>>69291432
weed and prayer? kek
>>69293336
>toxic places like /pol/
very well stated
also try some mdma OP
>>69293361
>>69293433
>this is what it's like to have a double digit iq
and i'm not a leftist
heroin, xanax, weed, etizolam, clonazolam, DXM, etc
>>69293433
Mooslims seem to think it's OK
>>69293336
Also I'm a lot less anxious as a Christian than as an atheist.
>>69292145
>Have a goal
this
>>69289544
It took me a while, but I've found out the ultimate secret to not being anxious all the time: don't think about it. Don't think about any one thing for too long if you don't have to. Let your mind naturally flow from one subject to the next. If it ventures to bad topics, don't fight against them, just let your mind keep going and don't focus intently on it. Accept it, and let it pass naturally. This does take practice, but for me it's worked 100%. I've tried all manner of substances, this is the only thing that entirely works.
>28 subjects
what a weak ass study
>>69293559
it's not incompatible. I just found it funny.
As for me, I'm anxious and generally sad all the time. Can't also create social relationships with other people. oh well, I'm working on it.
>>69293729
Hilarious.
You realize you got here like everyone else and you are going to die. You awaken and claim your birthright as a sovereign of the universe made of star matter, as old as reality itself. You look people in the eye and cause them to look away.
>>69289544
quit using porn and video games all fucking day problem solved folks
>>69292770
http://www.anabolicmen.com/ejaculation-testosterone/
Step up your research game son, if you think nofap will help you then you are fucked.
I'm my fourth appointment intrying to deal with my anxiety.
>it's going to take ages to try handle
>better than wasting ears of my life like i have though
other peo[le dn't care as much as you do matrg
>>69289544
i dont get it
is it a meme?
wtf is anxiety
i have never felt anything but confidence 100% of the time. really sucks to be you.
>>69291163
Same here m8.
Also lost comrades in Iraq, wife died in a car crash.
>>69289544
Nipple clamps.
>>69295367
>Australian flag
>shit post checks out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eBYWg_A1jk&ab_channel=ChristopherPoole
>>69292145
This. Working out does a lot to reduce all that shit OP, and it's good for you and builds your self esteem.
>>69294454
sorry for being rude to you then, anon
>>69295144
thanks for the tip
>>69295940
was srs
probs should remove yourself from your gene pool if your male
some of us literally feel nothing but confidence and the urge to fuck
>>69295504
Lad, hope you have someone you can talk to.
>and give you hugs
>need that physical contact
>>69297957
>some of us literally feel nothing but confidence and the urge to fuck
Do you say this to everyone everywhere you go?
>>69289544
Drugs like SSRI's and anti-psychotics for sleeping work.
Makes me kind of numb to everything though.
>>69291163
>>69295504
Good luck, I'm a recovering alcoholic.
Toughest thing I ever did was quit drinking.
Weed makes me schizo. MDMA has been magical but if there's an afterglow it wears off after a few weeks. SSRIs make me a zombie, haven't tried SNRIs like venlafaxine. I play tennis pretty often and that works well, as does being around family or friends. These things aren't accessible all the time though and it's the down time when I'm alone or not actively engaged with the external world that I turn my thinking inward and become neurotic as fuck. Seeing a shrink is gay. Should I turn to Jebus or an hero?
>>69294592
this desu OP, realize you just need to live your life and not stress over it because we all die in the end
>>69298031
>>69298541
My best mate, daughter and mother.
God bless them for putting up with my shit.
Mutual support is the key. Everyone has problems.
And recognising that human existence is a mix of misery, and joy, boredom and interest.
Even my fucking cat knows when I'm on a downer.
Pic is where I walk.
>>69299284
You gotta hit your rock bottom, you'll know when you hit it.
Mine was drinking lysol and hand sanitizer like a filthy native. That was it.
Antidepressants
Prescription amphetamines
The combination of the two happened to eliminate all of my anxiety while getting treated for severe depression/adhd
>>69289544
OP, I have the same problem, but have mitigated my issues greatly. Don't drink, I had a problem where I would drink to get drunk. It would usually be around 6-8 IPAs per session 2-3 times per week. It wrecked my mind and nerves. So stay straight edge, we have to keep our minds honed as much as possible.
Second, learn a skill and have an interest that occupies and calms the mind. I program on the side and into audiophile music listening. And I read somewhat and write in a journal.
Last, you have to do whats called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It's just getting outside your comfort zone. You have to be around people and women. Learn some jokes, canned responses, greetings, goodbyes, and day2day chit chat. Restaurant work is great way to learn this and get some hot pussy.
GL anon
>>69299784
>severe depression/adhd
Stimulants broke my dick and contributed to a terrible depressive episode I had last year.
Sucks.
>>69299580
>You gotta hit your rock bottom, you'll know when you hit it.
Yes, m8. I know. But I wouldn't say there is a single low point.
'Rock bottom' can always get lower.
I find listening to classical music calms my brain down. This is for you m8.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KylMqxLzNGo
