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Hi guys,

i am 2 months xanax-free, (been on it for 6 months)...but as the time goes by, it seems that things are getting worse..i didn t sleep last night, now i have non-stop anxiety...i feel so tense, really dont know what to do,...i never had non-stop anxiety,

it s a new thing for me, i dont know how to cope  ...

 

 

 

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I so hated that feeling of constant anxiety and not knowing where the 'off' switch was.  It will get better in time.  What worked best for me as a coping mechanism was to make myself think about something other than my constant state of anxiety.  I tried to find happy thoughts or at least neutral thoughts.  Thoughts that interfere with thoughts about benzo withdrawal and how crappy you feel.  Really concentrate on a bird flying or on defining the shapes of all of the clouds in the sky.  Watch a movie that you really enjoy. 

 

Coping is about making the best of your situation.  Actively seeking hope instead of passively falling into despair.  Your mind can take you to wonderful places or it can take you to 'less desirable' places.  You get to choose.  Withdrawal makes it hard, but you still get to choose.

 

I could get my mind really occupied watching activity around an ant hill, for example.  For those few moments, I was free of anxiety.  Then the anxiety would return and I'd have to find something else to occupy my mind.  I sorted nuts and bolts and screws and nails for an entire afternoon once.  Very calming and I got my garage organized.  You have to work at it - it takes effort to keep your mind occupied with positive waves.  But in time, you get pretty good at generating 'better' thoughts.  That ability will serve you for your entire life.

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Hi Badsocref,

thanks for replying

it's really hard to cope with constant anxiety...never had it...before taking benzos i had on and off anxiety...

you can have anxiety for a couple of hours but then it stop...not anymore

now i am really scared, scared to leave my house ...

 

but it s normal for the body to be so tense , auxious non-stop? for what reason?there's  nothing to be scared about....there is no tiger in my house...

 

anyway i'll try to keep my mind off the anxiety thing, i think i'll watch some movies...i'll keep my mind occupied ...even if it s so hard

 

 

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Quite frankly the anxiety has me exhausted and I'm not sure how much more I can take. If it weren't for my wonderful children I might have given up already.

 

My anxiety is a monster and it has put me in a state where I am always looking for threats and I don't see how my thinking is going to change once I am healed, if I ever get there. The pathways that are being created are deep I'm sure and likely not temporary. I cry every day throughout the day. I am wiped out and just need a break.

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Yes, it's very normal to have non-stop anxiety.  The reason - withdrawal from benzodiazepines.  Your body came to depend on the action of those drugs and now you've removed the drug.  The drug numbed your feelings resulting in a calming feeling.  Your body adjusted and now that you've removed the drug, you're experiencing the opposite of the numbing effect.  Every little sound, sight, thought, feeling is amplified at an emotional level.  It will end.  It just takes some time.

 

Don't become a shut-in!  That can become a habit that is difficult to break.  I realize that you feel lousy right now, but don't try to make anything 'extra' out of it.  It's just withdrawal.  You can still go outside and be as safe as you ever were.  Try to view the anxiety as a nuisance instead of becoming a victim.  Keep your mind on other stuff.  Live as normal a live as you can.  I was mostly thru the worst of the anxiety by the end of my third month, so maybe you're 2/3rd the way thru this.  Stay positive.  It really helps.

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@Badsocref ..i see. our brain is out of balance ,i mean the biochemistry of brain so this lead to anxiety

 

i am becoming a recluse, it s so difficult to be around people when you feel so bad, i really afraid of leaving my house  ...it s really really hard

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I know exactly how you feel,I have it too and never had this constant anxiety before or when I was on benzos. You are early in withdrawal and it will get better in time. Im about 5 months benzo free and the anxiety is not so intense as it was for few months ago.

It will fade away slow and gradually.

It's chemical anxiety.

 

 

Hang in there

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Hi guys ,

 

we need a change, a change of scenery...maybe our brains 've had enogh of the  things that we see everyday ,of the place we live... they need something new ?

 

today i feel really calm and relaxed, yesterday i was really anxious

i had the opportunity to get away from my house ,my city

luckily my parents have a second little house so i went there,

i had 2 nights of no-sleep at all and non stop anxiety for 2 entire days, i was dying

 

so this morning i decided to go away, even if i was really exhausted:

i was driving and listening to this song that said : we gotta get away from here, we gotta get away from here

it was a sign of destiny.....yes that's exactly what i need...

 

now i am totally alone in a new place..and it s so relaxing

 

but i dont know what will happen....my fears will follow me? my anxiety will kock on my door in a couple of days? ...

 

i will let you know

 

 

 

 

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Hi Guys,

 

second day...i feel calm and peaceful, no anxiety at all,....i slept well last night

 

i live in my "new" house totally isolated , i dont respond to phone calls anymore ( ex for my mother)

 

i just moved to another place and my anxiety went away...vanished

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Yes, I know this feeling all too well. It's been non stop anxiety and feeling like I'm in a constant state of panic. I have found only a few things theft help me so far. Exercise, yoga, making sure my blood sugar is stable, and preoccupying myself with anything to take my mind off it. Yet there are still moments when I'm so paralyzed from it that I have to just wait for it to pass.
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Hi guys,

 

third day....not anxiety at all, i feel calm and relaxed, 

3 days ago i was dying , my anxiety went thru the roof ...

 

what i've learned so far:

 

isolation=relax

 

it seems to be as simple as that

(at least in my case)

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