Well, I posted about a week ago, I am still having a very rough time... I had stopped taking my medication about 3 weeks ago. I really want to do this. When I stopped my anxiety was really high, it seems to be getting worse. I have really tried self talk, and nothing seems to work. My feelings of unreality have really been worse since I stopped. I feel like I am slipping into some mental illness. I feel like I can't connect with myself, like I am going mad. I feel like nothing is really happening. It is very scarry, it feels like I will never be normal, I have been scarring myself because when I try to tell myself I am fine, I am really not, this feeling of being disconnected is getting very scarry, I am afraid it will never go away. I feel like I can't connect to my kids and what if I forget their names or I lose my mind, AGH!! Please help.....

I don tknow how long you have been on the program but what you are experiencing is not unusual. Keep doing your positive self talk, whether you belivee it or not right now. It works eventually. When I felt out of body, it was scary til I kept telling myself, "hey, I havent gone crazy, havent passed out, havent forgotten my family". It wont happen & we really do know that. I just started taking B vitamins, eating several small meals all during the day & walk, walk, walk. It clears the head & lessens the anxiety. You will get better! Hope some of this helped. Good luck on your journey & God bless. Your friend, Thelma

Dear IKMNEE,

Try to find a medication that agrees with you and give it some time to kick in. Then you can work on your skills. You would not get a tooth pulled without Novacane, would you? Quick facts..you do not "slip into" a mental illness. This is impossible. Feelings of unreality as uncomfortable as they may be, are just another symptom of anxiety. Anxiety is an emotional condition...completely curable. People who are diagnosed with a mental illness i.e. schizophrenia, multiple personality, ect...are not even aware of their condition. Read "Panic to Power" and dig into the tapes. You'll never forget your kids names or lose your mind. You were born a sound, rational, sensitive human being. God Bless.....

I have gone through periods like this before too. I also hate the feelings of unreality. It really amazes me, though, how quickly those feelings and perceptions can dissipate. My problem lately has been when I start to feel better, I get into monitoring and checking myself. It's like, oh, what's going on - I feel good, there must be something wrong - why do I feel OK, this can't last. And sure enough, I start to feel weird again. So I am trying to work on my attitude and perspective by doing more positive reinforcement and imagining myself being the way I want to be.

Hey sweety sorry to hear that you are having such a hard time!!!! You know when my anxiety first started this was my first symtom and it was one of the worst!!!
It lasted off and on for about 2 years but the more I learned about it the less it scared me. The less it scares you, you will forget about it and it will go away!!!! Try not and worry I need to get back into the program myself I've not been doing to good. If you need anymore help let me know!!!!