I don’t want to live this way. I have tried to just face it. I can’t. But anytime I talk to any adult about this, they say “I know it’s hard but you have to face it.” I CANT. I TRIED!!!!!!! My dad has anxiety and he says the same thing. I just can’t do it. I fucking tried. I know meds are not the answer but I don’t know. I don’t wanna live like this. I want to be a teacher, I want to handle animals. But I’m so scared I’m gonna hurt somebody when I NEVER HAVE BEFORE

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Anxiety meds work wonders. Also fuck all the protestant work ethic freaks giving you shit advice. Anxiety gets better when you put less work in, by definition -- you stop bracing when you relax.

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I’m already on meds for OCD. I’m not sure I have OCD. My dog was sick and old and I constantly was terrified that she was going to die if I didn’t say goodnight to her or if I dropped a photo of her. That’s why they thought it was OCD. But now that she’s gone, I don’t have the same worries about my other dog. She’s healthy and young. I still worry about her choking or getting out, but it’s not the same. I don’t think I’m medicated for the right thing.

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They said ‘you can have meds, but you also have to work on it because the meds will not fix it, but will make it easier.’ Nothing has been made easier. It’s still incredibly hard, and I still physically can’t do it. I’m on 100mg of Fluvoxamine. They already upped it once. I promise I’m trying but I just can’t get over my own mind

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