I've had severe OCD from the age of 12. I then developed Social Anxiety later on. I keep fluctuating between OCD and SA.
So basically ever since I was 12, I've not been living a regular life (compared to how I was living before 12). By regular life, I just mean how a person without an anxiety disorder would go about life.
The anxiety affects my social relationships, the way I talk, the way I conduct my life, everything!
I've tried CBT and exposure therapy. It fixes whatever problem I'm targeting, but my anxiety soon manifests into another problem. And as soon as I fix that, my old problem pops up. It's like a neverending source of anxiety that needs to manifest in some way or the other.
So I've been considering long term meds. Something I can take every day for the rest of my life. Something that will kill the anxiety so that it won't manifest in any way, and I can live a regular life. I don't know even know if such a thing exists.
I was always hesitant to try it because of the side effects, but I don't see another way out......or is there another way out? Are meds the only option at this point? Is there any other way to live a regular life?
So basically ever since I was 12, I've not been living a regular life (compared to how I was living before 12). By regular life, I just mean how a person without an anxiety disorder would go about life.
The anxiety affects my social relationships, the way I talk, the way I conduct my life, everything!
I've tried CBT and exposure therapy. It fixes whatever problem I'm targeting, but my anxiety soon manifests into another problem. And as soon as I fix that, my old problem pops up. It's like a neverending source of anxiety that needs to manifest in some way or the other.
So I've been considering long term meds. Something I can take every day for the rest of my life. Something that will kill the anxiety so that it won't manifest in any way, and I can live a regular life. I don't know even know if such a thing exists.
I was always hesitant to try it because of the side effects, but I don't see another way out......or is there another way out? Are meds the only option at this point? Is there any other way to live a regular life?