Posted by Emily Elizabeth on September 14, 2005, at 11:51:25
In reply to Re: feel like i'm weak/failure for using XANAX aga » lynn970, posted by chess on September 14, 2005, at 9:21:21
It sounds like you are back to the same struggle that you posted on the therapy board a while back. Did you ever ask the 2 T's about the differences in what they taught you? I was wondering how things turned out for you.
Best,
EE> the frustrating part for me is that cbt teaches you to accept and allow the anxiety because it's really just harmless physiological sensations and irrational thoughts, and the more you accept and allow the anxiety the more you'll habituate to it, only thing this takes time and meanwhile it can be overwhelming and frustrating
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> > does the anxiety not make sense? Like when you are not going through anxiety, do you look back and think that it was ridiculus to feel worried. I was just wondering, because right now I am going through anxiety. I am trying hard not to. I too just took xanax again tonight.
> > took some lastnight and this morning.
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