ok, i drink every day and pop lorazepam for anxiety and everyday stupid worries and im seeing a shrink and ive been diagnosed with severe anxiety. Yet i still cant find the root of the problem i have..im scared to die,scared to live,social anxiety, and i punch myself to feel that im still ok. Im so confused in this drunken haze all the time and yet when im sober im so scared. What is the answer? should i check myself in or what//does anyone feel this way at all or am i the only one??? im only 20
2007-02-01 14:28:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Clearly you do have some very severe anxiety issues; given that you are attempting to self-medicate (alcohol/lorazepam) and it's still not working, I'd say it's time to get serious about getting help. Checking yourself in might be the best favor you ever do for yourself!
2007-02-01 14:36:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to be the same way except for the drinking. I had to see a mental health doctor and it took trial and error and lots of different combinations of different types of medication but I am finally enjoying life. If I had seen a doctor when I was 20 instead of 35 then I wouldn't have wasted all those years in fear. PLEASE see a doctor that can help you and if that doctor doesn't do anything, go see another one. It sounds like the shrink you are seeing is not helping so you should go to a mental health clinic and talk to someone. They have counselors for you to talk to and if you can't pay it doesn't matter. You will not be turned away. Someone there will help you. Walking through that door will be the hardest part. I promise you will feel much better. Don't just brush this off hoping you will eventually get better because speaking from experience it will only get worse.
2007-02-01 22:42:02 · answer #2 · answered by motheroftwo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will never be able to get to the root of you anxiety will you are drinking. You are in the right direction by recognizing that you have a problem. Checking yourself in won't hurt, but you must
do it SOBER. Perhaps in a controlled environment, with professional people to help you, things will not look nearly as bad as you think they are. You are so very young with your whole life ahead of you. Take it from a recovering alcoholic, life is much, much,much better when you sober up!
Try the Humber River Regional Hospital at 2175 Keele st in
Toronto. They have an excellent mental health program and
an excellent Alcohol and Chemical Dependency Treatment
program.
2007-02-01 22:46:53 · answer #3 · answered by fishtanks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's the worst that could happen? That's my motto, and it helped me get past some very real fears, too. No matter what might occur, whether it's embarassment or failure or whatever, the sun will still rise the next day, and it's a fresh start to make a positive difference in the world.
2007-02-01 22:32:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
most people like to drink or as u say r scared to be sober because they dont like the life their leading n when ur drunk their r no worries ur in ur own world but u need to check urself in ur young n u have a long life to live dont blow it
2007-02-01 22:34:16 · answer #5 · answered by angel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check yourself in - anxiety is very common in today's society that's why so many people drink
2007-02-01 22:43:35 · answer #6 · answered by hobo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need help!
2007-02-01 22:31:06 · answer #7 · answered by frog eye 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋