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I’ve been off my anxiety medicine for awhile now since I lost my health insurance a few months ago.

BigWilly! wrote:
Sometimes it can be something unacknowledged in a person's day to day living situation that's causing anxiety. I'll give an example. A good friend of mine was prescribed and taking antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication. At that time he was living in the back of a jeep. He also consumed up to 12 beers a day. Ostensibly, he was 'happy' with his life, having lived this way (and in similar small vehicles) for more than a decade and was collecting disability related to psychological problems.
Well, this rocked on for a while until his jeep started having problems. By coincidence he had to file about 4 years of tax returns around that time. Looking through Craigslist I saw a small, old, and very funky RV for sale in a town about 100 miles away. I convinced him to have a look and to try somethi ng different for once. So, I drove him all the way there, he loved the damned thing, and he drove back in it. I convinced him to install a solar system and found a 12v Waeco cooler/freezer for it also.
Now, I think he's been in that rig for about 4 years, no longer takes antidepressants, cut his Valiums down to 1/3, and drinks less then 1/2the beer he used to.. and has managed to save some money. He's a LOT happier with his lot in life too and better able to deal with setbacks. All it took was to change a few things in his life, some seemingly minor like the cooler (allowed him to buy and keep fresh food instead of eating beans n stews out of a can, saving money at the same time), to basically turn his life around. He ain't 'cured' of his problems, but is far less crippled by them and, therefor, considerably more 'functional'.
Anyway, that's about it.. typing finger getting tired.

I see your point. Start with a few positive changes. I can do that!

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I’ve been off my anxiety medicine for awhile now since I lost my health insurance a few months ago.

Nevermind wrote:
If you cant afford it, your local health and human services center has therapists that will see you for free.

I’m going to look into it!

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Now that the largest mid term election is over - what's next?

I think it’s going to be a mess. You know how last election there were a ridiculous number of candidates for the Republican Party? I see that happening for the Democrats in 2020.

I’ve also heard Elizabeth Warren’s name thrown around.

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Thoughts are always and constant.

@Nevermind you are a really good writer. I have to admit, I also play out scenarios like this beforehand. It’s cool that you still did it anyway though 😊

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from now on i'm going to answer questions like a presidential candidate

BIG.AL.ONE wrote:
I just want to bring you the utmost assurance that we are giving thought to every possibility regarding the matter. That we have the most devoted and skilled specialists currently taking the issue to task.

https://youtu.be/wANeLyYq77Y

Oh, the memories 😂

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I wish I could do anything.

Everyone does suck sometimes.

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I’ve been off my anxiety medicine for awhile now since I lost my health insurance a few months ago.

Nevermind wrote:
Do you live in the USA? If so, go to your local health and human services. They will see you without insurance and if you cant afford your visit, they are usually willing to waive the cost.
They will have a counselor sit down with you and figure out about you. If they think you need help urgently theyll work there magic and get you help asap.

I have anxiety too. My anxiety usually leaves to pariniod thoughts and an agitation that makes me not fun.

There are natural ways people have chosen to get rid of anxiety but I've never found a very affective one other than animals.
Unfortunately though they are just a distraction for a while and if you got bad anxiety like me you can find a million new reasons to be anxious.
Sometimes just having someone validate your feelings can be enough to ease your anxiety. When you feel someone is truly listening and hears you out without judgement of how you feel or think. Then they can slowly help you lessen your anxiety.
I'm willing to be that friend whenever. If anyone knows what your going through its me.

Essential oils have worked for alot of people in the mental health world. I dont see how oils can help and I havent tried it.
But maybe you can buy the scent for anxiety and give it a go?

Otherwise I'd try to get in touch with some local services.

I tried essential oils (lavender really calms me) but then I read that if my kitten accidentally ingests it he will die and I freaked out and stopped using it. 😓

I need someone to talk to other than my husband but the problem is I don’t have time to dedicate my friends and I feel like if I can’t be there for them, I should expect them to be there for me, right? So I don’t even ask.

I’m going to look into going back to my therapist. I think I need to carve out that time from my schedule. And pay for it out of pocket!

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I’ve been off my anxiety medicine for awhile now since I lost my health insurance a few months ago.

Nix wrote:
Where abouts in the US are you? Are you getting enough sunlight? A couple of years ago I started with bad anxiety, went to the doctor and they did a few blood tests and my vitamin D was super super low. Could that be the problem?

I also feel down if im not eating veggies, so make sure your getting enough iron too.

You know you can always 'burden' us with your day to day problems.... or write it out in a diary and burn it if you dont want to keep it. Funnily enough, it does help.

Good point about the sunlight and veggies/vitamins! I haven’t been outside as much as I usually am and definitely have not been eating healthy. I’m in VA so it’s sometimes warm, sometimes cold here.

Thanks for saying I can post things like that here. I’ve been particularly stressed this week with work and seeing someone spell out to me that I am not a burden is really calming for me.

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I’ve been off my anxiety medicine for awhile now since I lost my health insurance a few months ago.

BIG.AL.ONE wrote:
I'm sorry for the way you've been feeling lately, Araz.

I think (though not for certian), that you may be better off without your meds. At first, you may not react well, but I think if you get enough mental excircise, your brain will reset and you will be able to deal with certain pressures no differently than when you were on the meds.
That's strictly my opinion.
As for your social structure - there's no sense in making excuses or outright lying, if you're not "sociable" there is NO need to apologize. Socialization as a recreation is not something I could understand or get used to - you can't just "be yourself" because being yourself becomes a lie under a social construct due to expectations.

Oh, believe me, in certain groups, I definitely don’t feel like I can be myself. It really depends on how I’m feeling.

My psychiatrist didn’t want me to be on it for long but she definitely didn’t want me to go cold turkey like I had to 😓 It has been awhile... I guess we will see if your theory works!

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I’ve been off my anxiety medicine for awhile now since I lost my health insurance a few months ago.

Lano wrote:
You can just tell him that until you get back on your medication it might be tough for you to be as social as you used to be. Communication is key. It could be that he's not realizing how hard it is for you right now so when he wants to go out and have fun with you and you say no, it feels kinda fresh and confusing to him, even though it is same-****shit-different-day to you. Like if that day is a particularly anxious day, just let him know as soon as you feel it so he knows how to adjust, or so that you can talk to him about it.

Sometimes the answer really is as simple as communicating your feelings 😅 Thank you.

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