Posted by gazo on April 30, 2007, at 17:29:33
In reply to Re: saw my T » gazo, posted by Dinah on April 30, 2007, at 16:58:07
the anxiety is pervasive and it is central to what other things are going on.. he felt i was escaping the anxiety via meds, or other coping techniques i have (meaning the less productive ones). In schema you're supposed to experience the feelings as a means of desensitizing.. but i don't think we are even that far.. what i got from what he said was that he wants me to see that i can affect how it hits me. He doesn't think the meds don't have their place.. but he wants to challenge my belief that i can't do anything about it when it strikes.
we are only doing this with the milder anxiety.. which is plenty. i don't know how far into that we will go. i have some major life issues that have to be dealt with... i can't medicate myself through those. i need to have more control over myself.
i use the meds to escape.. i have not been just using them to lessen the impact... and i know i wouldn't. It would be an escape route and i would take it.
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