Anxiety remedies please...

Listen to some Bob Marley. Meditate. Yoga. Go running. Tune out with music, if you can. Sometimes it's necessary to get all "zen" and tune out all that nasty stress and anxiety we feel from our crazy every day lives. Having friends helps too, and being able to laugh away situations. I have not always been great at this but I'm learning not to let anything stress me out anymore. To take things one day at a time.. Oh and paxil helps!

Well, I know many people are capable of maintaining their depression without meds and to those people I say, "You are lucky!" I cannot do that. I have been on medication for over 10 years. Medication plus a very good therapist equals success in my opinion. Beating or maintaining depression is hard work. A pill just cannot help what is organically missing in your brain. Bounce, if you are suffering from panic attacks then I encourage you to go see a good psychiatrist and get on some meds. You can try beathing techniques. I know that helps some people. I have found that people who suffer from depression are usually very sensitive people. Because we are sensitive people we find ourselves constantly being the "good person" and trying to fix everybody else. We don't realize that during this process we are taking a nose dive mentally ourselves. People like this need to have a spouse or partner that is a great support. We don't need people that expect us to carry their baggage, you know? I know this is a sensitive subject to most and I just want to state that this is my opinion and observation. We are all different people living in different situations. But I do believe there is a common thread a like behavior that is the same from one depressive to another. Feel better my friend. You can have a better quality of life and you deserve it. Your a great person.

Before i had my best friend to talk tom I would listen to some Hard Rock or see a great action film when I was stressed. now I just talk to my best friend. He has a way of seeing what is wrong. he puts everything in perspective.

Hey bounce! I have the same problems and it is very difficult to try to deal with these symtoms on your own! I am not seeing a therapist at the moment because of some problems with my medical insurance, but I am trying to get things straightend out so I can get back to seeing her and my psychiatrist! I am still taking my psych meds though thank God! I have a serious Depression Disorder and panic attacks that are so bad that I can't leave my house and don't know why! I really need my therapist badly! She was really helping me and I feel worse without her! The meds only help to an extent, but not with the real issues! You can't deal with Depression and anxiety and panic attacks on your own and you are kidding yourself it you think you can! I have had these disorders all my life and only was diagnosed with them a little over two years ago and am still experiencing them with meds to the point where I still can't function too well! Please seek help! Take my advice! I am way older than you and the more you wait the harder it gets!

Hi bounce58. I'm sure you know I have my share of depression and anxiety lately. It's so hard to deal with it. The most effective way of battling these anxiety attacks is by taking a deep breath several times and calming yourself down. I also have a book of gospels for everyday reflection which I bring with me all the time. Whenever I feel helpless, I take out this book and read and reflect on the beautiful words of the Lord. It also helps to talk to friends whom you know shared the same experience that you've had which causes your depression. Sometimes, the words of those who've "been there" are the answers to our questions. Hope my suggestions will help you. :-)

well first want to say and this is not the first time that I have shared in my post that I am depressed and don't feel like I can get out of it, I am in treatment. I do see a counselor every Mondays, just a way to vent on my issues, mind you she does not tell me that I should do this or that. which is what they should be doing. she listens to me and shares her opinion and we go on. when its done I get up and leave and feel a bit of relief. just to be able to know I can say what I want and not have to worry about talk back or bad opinions or someone judging me and trust me I have lots of judgment going on in my life. I have associates (friends) who when see me always have a comment about if I left my house, or have I got any sun today. I just goof with it and under my breath I'm saying, "screw you". but they just don't understand. also I do see a psychiatrist (who provides meds) monthly and I take a few meds. as for helping me, yeah it does help a bit, I mean I am not cheered mentally, if anything my kids give me the cheer I need. a lot of this is from past child issues, and can be hard sometimes to let it go, in reality it is let go, but mentally it will never let go. try to seek help if you don't feel comfortable ask for someone else and if you really can't feel comfortable then try to relax, sit down, take deep breaths until you feel relaxed. some people I know say it helps when they are having anxiety.