Ravenprose said:Thanks for sharing, Archie. I'm glad you are starting to feel better again.
Me too friend, me too.
Thanks for sharing. If taking some meds helps you out, that's not the end of the world. And while getting off of them didn't work out for you this time, you could always try it again further down the road.
SupremeAC said:Everyone has some issues. I often think that everyone would be much happier if we could all just talk about them, without stigmas and taboos keeping everything inside.
Thanks for sharing. If taking some meds helps you out, that's not the end of the world. And while getting off of them didn't work out for you this time, you could always try it again further down the road.
Yeah for sure. Talking about this definitely helps. I’ve always been someone who likes to be independent and having a need for medication kind of feels like a ball and chain for me but the anxiety I can get without it can be absolutely crippling. Perhaps I should reverse my thinking and look at my anxiety as the ball and chain and the medication as something that frees me of that. Anyway it’s nice to talk about this and I’m grateful that I’m getting back to feeling much better.
SupremeAC said:Everyone has some issues. I often think that everyone would be much happier if we could all just talk about them, without stigmas and taboos keeping everything inside.
Thanks for sharing. If taking some meds helps you out, that's not the end of the world. And while getting off of them didn't work out for you this time, you could always try it again further down the road.
I came in to say this. All of us have issues that we are working through. I'm on meds right now and will gladly stay on them forever if it helps me. I applaud you for wanting to get off the medication, maybe one day soon. There's certainly a stigma regarding people who rely on meds but I think it's time to move past those.
travo said:I came in to say this. All of us have issues that we are working through. I'm on meds right now and will gladly stay on them forever if it helps me. I applaud you for wanting to get off the medication, maybe one day soon. There's certainly a stigma regarding people who rely on meds but I think it's time to move past those.
Thanks for the support bud, greatly appreciated. Definitely wishing you the best as well.
robio said:I hope you don't ever feel like it's bad to take those meds though. I understand not wanting to feel reliant on them, but it's no different than a diabetic taking insulin. Anyway, glad you're feeling better. Don't need nobody feeling down.
Yeah I can definitely agree with that sentiment for sure. For me it’s more of a wish that I wasn’t reliant on them. My silly brain starts thinking that this is just another thing I’ll have to hunt and scavenger for when the worldwide apocalypse arrives. 
Do the meds have any bad side effects? If not, there is absolutely nothing wrong with taking medicine to treat a medical condition! That's what it's there for, after all. 
Of course, I definitely understand that it also comes with stigma and also just how annoying and frustrating it is to have to rely on something external just to be able to function more "normally", so don't get me wrong: it's definitely not easy.
Nor is sharing this with us, so thank you for that, as well. As Supreme said, the more people open up about these sort of things, the better it is for everyone!
But hey, all those people who seem to not rely on external things to survive actually do. Unless they're the unabomber. And in his case, the dude was so desperate for external validation he blew other people up to get it! So fuck normal people, is all I'm saying. They're probably terrorists. 
But in reality this is not news to many of us because so many of us have anxiety to some level, and probably mores than the general population which is why we are drawn to the escapism of games.
For my own personal experience, given my addictive nature I have found psychotropic medications to be radically dangerous and suicide enducing. That is also due to not having doctors who understand anything other than what there pharma rep tells them.
But if you have good care and do your own research I've witnessed others benefit from altering thier chemistry.
To get to the point, I care about you and if you need to talk reach out to me any time, you are by nature a thoughtful person and if your brain is capable of anxiety it is also capable of being confident.
Foolz said:Do the meds have any bad side effects? If not, there is absolutely nothing wrong with taking medicine to treat a medical condition! That's what it's there for, after all.
Of course, I definitely understand that it also comes with stigma and also just how annoying and frustrating it is to have to rely on something external just to be able to function more "normally", so don't get me wrong: it's definitely not easy.
Nor is sharing this with us, so thank you for that, as well. As Supreme said, the more people open up about these sort of things, the better it is for everyone!
But hey, all those people who seem to not rely on external things to survive actually do. Unless they're the unabomber. And in his case, the dude was so desperate for external validation he blew other people up to get it! So fuck normal people, is all I'm saying. They're probably terrorists.
Yeah the medications can have some side effects but I was doing pretty well on it before with some minor side effects that could be dealt with without having to go off of it. Going back on it now again and just deal with the minor stuff in other ways. For me my anxiety mainly centers on worrying about health related things. I tend to worry that something might be wrong or that I may experience a major side effect. Being on the medication helps keep that anxiety from getting out of control.
Yeah it was quite a struggle trying to decide whether or not to share this but it has definitely helped me during this time as I get back to where I was. Very appreciative of all the support from you guys and would love to return the favour whenever possible.
aspro said:Hey I've just noticed you've never not ever posted a news post on this site. I think Yoda should change that zero to a one for this post.
But in reality this is not news to many of us because so many of us have anxiety to some level, and probably mores than the general population which is why we are drawn to the escapism of games.
For my own personal experience, given my addictive nature I have found psychotropic medications to be radically dangerous and suicide enducing. That is also due to not having doctors who understand anything other than what there pharma rep tells them.
But if you have good care and do your own research I've witnessed others benefit from altering thier chemistry.
To get to the point, I care about you and if you need to talk reach out to me any time, you are by nature a thoughtful person and if your brain is capable of anxiety it is also capable of being confident.
Yeah got a pretty good support here with doctors and mental health care workers.
Very kind words there friend, certainly appreciate it. I think likewise of you as well and would happily return the favour if you are ever in need.
aspro said:So how many of you guys don't sleep at night? I spend most nights solving work problems and when there are no work problems my brain fabricates them entirely.
I have learned long ago to turn off my brain when I go to sleep and not worry about any kind of problems at night. I sleep like a brick, which, in my field, is also kinda work related. 
Is your question how many of us do not sleep at night, but at another time instead; or how many of us do not sleep at all?
aspro said:How do you do it?
a combination of:
- believing in my own capabilities to solve the problem
- being aware that no matter how insurmountable the problem appears, it's just a minor thing on the scale of humanity at large
- realizing that things always seem worse at night and that I'll be better equiped to tackle the challenge when I'm properly rested.
In the end very little is truely important and thus worth losing sleep to, regardless of how important it may seem.
Foolz said:Is your question how many of us do not sleep at night, but at another time instead; or how many of us do not sleep at all?
Is your question rhetoric, or do you in fact expect an answer?
SupremeAC said:Is your question rhetoric, or do you in fact expect an answer?
In fact, I do.
It’s usually very tough for me to share this kind of personal stuff with others but it has been helping me out a lot most recently so here goes.
I suffer from an anxiety disorder and have been on medication for it for about 21 years now. I’ve been interested in trying to come off of the medication for quite some time. Over the past several months I have tried weening myself off of it very slowly. Things seemed to have been going pretty well. The first month and a half being off the medication wasn’t too bad but several weeks ago I could feel the anxiety coming back and knew I had to get back on it again. Have been back on it for almost two weeks and it has quite literally been hell with my anxiety this past couple of weeks as the medication does it’s thing and gets me back to where I was before.
The good news is that I am really starting to feel like I’m getting there finally. Probably going to take another couple of weeks to fully get there but I’m definitely better off today then I was previously. Am definitely working with my doctor through all this and talking with a bunch of people around me has helped tremendously well also. Just wanted to share with all of you because I consider you all friends.
Anyway thanks for taking to read this, if you did, and always take care of yourselves.