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I can empathise with the swallowing nothing problem! I used to get that all the time as a symptom of my anxiety and still do get it occasionally. I'm sending my support and hoping this resolves for you ASAP but I'm always happy to talk about it if you need someone to listen at any time. My messages are always open either on here or Discord :D
That's also really hard that they don't have your medication in stock :( I think it's always reassuring to have something on hand even if it's a lighter alternative. Definitely take them if you need to but it's also really impressive that you haven't needed supplements for over a year and hopefully fingers crossed that everything will stay relatively OK until you can reliably have more on hand. Wishing you the best with everything!
I haven't posted an update in here in a long time so I guess I'll also check in. I've been considering going on medication for my anxiety as I've been managing for it almost 10 yrs by myself outside of the diagnosis from a therapist/limited sessions where I got to do CBT. I think I have learnt a lot about what coping mechanisms work for me given I have had anxiety attacks regularly for years but being in a state of constant tension, stress and panic and spending 90% of my time reassuring myself that I'm OK takes a toll when it happens everyday without letting up. Even when I was on holidays from uni for months, I was highly anxious and constantly experiencing intrusive thoughts, physical symptoms of anxiety (severe reflux in particular) etc. It was exhausting so I think I'll prioritise therapy and medication as soon as I can. Especially now that my holidays are over, I can't afford to have days or weeks off even if I feel overwhelmed mental health wise so I'm definitely going to look into it. That being said, I'm proud of how well I have coped by myself until now and I'm happy I'm in a place where my anxiety/depression is nowhere near as severe as it was in HS so I'm excited to help keep my recovery more consistent/upward by doing this. :)
That's also really hard that they don't have your medication in stock :( I think it's always reassuring to have something on hand even if it's a lighter alternative. Definitely take them if you need to but it's also really impressive that you haven't needed supplements for over a year and hopefully fingers crossed that everything will stay relatively OK until you can reliably have more on hand. Wishing you the best with everything!
I haven't posted an update in here in a long time so I guess I'll also check in. I've been considering going on medication for my anxiety as I've been managing for it almost 10 yrs by myself outside of the diagnosis from a therapist/limited sessions where I got to do CBT. I think I have learnt a lot about what coping mechanisms work for me given I have had anxiety attacks regularly for years but being in a state of constant tension, stress and panic and spending 90% of my time reassuring myself that I'm OK takes a toll when it happens everyday without letting up. Even when I was on holidays from uni for months, I was highly anxious and constantly experiencing intrusive thoughts, physical symptoms of anxiety (severe reflux in particular) etc. It was exhausting so I think I'll prioritise therapy and medication as soon as I can. Especially now that my holidays are over, I can't afford to have days or weeks off even if I feel overwhelmed mental health wise so I'm definitely going to look into it. That being said, I'm proud of how well I have coped by myself until now and I'm happy I'm in a place where my anxiety/depression is nowhere near as severe as it was in HS so I'm excited to help keep my recovery more consistent/upward by doing this. :)
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