>shaking really hard at the psychiatrist's office
>tell her I find it really difficult to leave my house anymore and I'm shaking all the time when I'm not home and my anxiety makes me even more anxious because I get scared when I'm clutching my heart feeling like I'm gonna die
>she just tells me to go outside more
is there no relief? should I do breathing exercises or CBT or something? what works for you robots?
please heIp me
smoke ganja
>>24670667
exposure therapy. learn about it. it works.
otherwise do things that will make simply going outside seem trivial, like putting yourself in (HOPEFULLY CONTROLLED) dangerous situations. I like doing bear grylls type stuff myself, eg survival in the woods.
>>24671136
it makes me nervous going outside my house, how am I gonna survive in the woods?
Get rid of that psychiatrist because she's not doing her job: diagnosis and prescription.
>>24671795
but it costs no money to see her and that's all my budget allows for.
>>24671848
Then you're going to need to get her to prescribe you something. Just keep going and telling her nothing is working.
>>24671864
do SSRIs work? she wants to put me on Celexa. I've tried them a few times but I was never on them long enough for them to work because she keeps taking me off them.
>>24672056
>do SSRIs work?
That's a loaded question. Statistically they work. Your mileage may vary.
>>24672056
I was actually on Celexa. Stopped taking it. It dulls your feelings altogether, so while your depression may be dampened, so will your ability to be happy.
>>24670667
Well I don't suffer from anxiety and won't pretend to understand but I do suffer from a rational level of vertigo and used to work on a tallship and up 100ft violently swaying mast takes some getting used to but since you mention breathing exercises this did work for me. I stumbled upon Tactical Breathing a very simple meditative breathing used to control stress allegedly by special forces soldiers. It's very simple and although it takes a little while to master it REALLY REALLY helps.
I used to sit at the top of the mast listening to a chill album (Kaleida at that time) and breathing for a 4 count and it really helped me out.
Worth looking into.
>>24670667
You're a subhuman weakling, just stay in your house.
>>24670667
I experienced this, I forced myself to go outside more and now I don't experience it again ever>>24670667
>>24670667
Go to your local park early in the morning. You'll pass by people walking dogs, but it shouldn't be too crowded.
