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Dealing with anxiety

Question:

Hi, I have never posted here before, and was just wondering if anyone could shed any light on this? I have had this problem for about a year now, I’ve spoke to my psych about it. I also have mood swings, and sometimes suicidal depression and dissociation. Basically, I have adrenaline in my system that won’t go away. This sometimes really gets to me. The worrying thing is that I don’t have control over my own body. I would have thought that it would be triggered by thoughts. That doesn’t seem to be the case. If anxiety was triggered by my thoughts, the only thoughts it must be is subconscious ones. Maybe my head is just too messed up. I spoke to my psych, and he said, the councilling I’m doing will sort this out. I told him that I’m having difficulty sleeping and would really like some help on this. I’ve tried exercise, deep breathing, a hot drink of milk before I go to bed. Since i’ve tried these things, I’ve been sleeping a little better. I can get off to sleep, but the problem is waking at about 6 and not getting back to sleep due to my fast-beating heart. I have asked my psych for medication, but he said I don’t need any. It isn’t like I have anxiety all the time, which is a good thing I guess. I jsut wish I could sleep better. I tried some barbituates off a friend, and they worked great. However, if you only take them for one night and then don’t the next, the time you don’t take them you will have crappy sleep, as your body isn’t getting the same dosage. I just don’t see why he can’t prescribe something if it would help me sleep better. Maybe he thinks I might try to OD if I get depressed enough. I suppose this is a real concern. I asked him, ‘Can’t unspent adrenaline damage the heart?’ This was what we got told in science at school. He said, ‘That’s what a lot of people think, but you don’t see people dropping dead from it in a war, do you? However, I read on this other website that stress ie. adrenaline, can waste the muscles away. When your body is permanently on low-alert, surely this is going to waste you away? If you leave a battery operated toy on stand-by, it’s going to drain eventually. One teacher said it could lead to heart problems later on in life. I am scared my psych is trying to tell me it won’t damage me in an attemt not to become even more anxious! He told me that there is no evidence to suggest that people with anxiety have any of a shorter lifespan. I’m still not convinced! — The charter is available at:

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