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[helpfortheanxiety]

You never know when something can happen to you.  I've been on medication for a year for anxiety, and I was doing great.  I wasn't taking any more clonazapam during the day.  I felt like I was healing and getting in control of the anxiety.  About a month ago I had some old past issues that really hurt me, come back.  I repressed (or supressed them - whatever the word of the day is) these incidents, and they came back gangbusters.

I had to tell my family 2 days ago that I couldn't talk to them for a while until I got myself together.  I have to take a step back from them, for my own healing process to start.  Lots of crying going on while doing this.  I cry a lot, but that's part of it for me.

I'm trying to see about getting on another medication to see if it helps me.

In the end, I'm trying to say "It hits most people like a bulldozer.  We all work through these issues through therapy and counselling and medication (thank god for medication)".  It'll probably take me a good couple of months to try to gather myself together, but that's what we all do.

Maybe this will happen to me again, maybe not............... but I'm ready for it.

I understand the  family thing.  It's the hardest part, especially with your children and your husband.  Is there support for you from your husband?  I did counselling with my husband when all this started, and it helped tremendously.

I hope these words help you.

[helpfortheanxiety]

Thanks.  Taking the clonazapam works for so long, but when you're at work, trying to deal with everything there - it makes it more difficult to put the **** on the back burner.

Working through this with therapy has been my saving grace.  I don't know what I'd do without it.  All those people not seeking professional "counselling / psychologist" treatment should seriously consider visiting this - processing it - and talking to someone you are close with.

[fuzzy882]

I understand the regrouping process.  That's just what I had to do, I prayed everyone would understand, but it was something I, and you, have to do.  And the crying?  Nothing at all wrong with that.  I was told that it cleanses the soul.

This is why it's so hard for me to write a success story, because I, just as you, have been to that point of "I'm all better now" and then, here it come's again.  But, at least were working on it and knowing how to handle the next bout. If there ever is one.  

Your thread is one that I can relate to.

Good Luck to you...