Hello. Sometimes I get serious social anxiety phases in my life. It really gets to me, makes me annoyed. I'm don't care what people think, but I guess my issue is just chemical/physical now. I can't help it sometimes. Yet sometimes, I feel better and I just don't give a fuck, I feel relaxed. Some say it may be related to quitting porn and videogames. I will see a psychiatrist. If they prescribe ADs and other anxiety meds, should I take them? My concern is, I stopped numbing myself with porn and videogames, and I don't want to start to numb myself with meds. Any experiences?
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RedPillEyes 10y ago
Two great ways to progress past GAD/SAD:
A. See a psychotherapist and do psycotherapy. The Dr. may or may not couple therapy with medication. It really depends on how bad your anxiety is. If it's affecting your daily life to the point of causing you not to progress or do things, it may be beneficial to take the drugs.
B. And I say you start with B and give yourself checkpoints to check in on yourself... completely rearrange your diet. Eat super clean. Do cardio and/or HIIT. Lift your ass off. Google the fuck out of meditation and get started. Sleep 7/8 hours a night. Cut drugs, caffeine, alcohol, and any stimulants. Google experiences of how to handle yourself during those times when your anxiety ramps up. It can be beaten in most cases, it just takes time.
DforDeadpool 10y ago
Well, in where I live, psychotherapists usually don't/can't prescribe meds and psychiatrists do nothing but giving you meds. I already eat good, I do cardio, HIIT, spinning, I lift, I've quit smoking, alcohol, caffeine, junk food, porn, videogames. I meditate nearly everyday. But sometimes it just overwhelms me. I guess I'll try the meds if they give 'em to me.
R984 10y ago
That's also apply to where I live, so you just get a psychiatrist and a psychotherapist to work togheter on your case. It's not uncommon.
I've been under medications and I used to go to psychoterapy too. In my experience meds tend to numb you and psychotherapy only works for certain kinds of people (you need to be open and invested in the therapy, not my case).
My suggestion (and IT'S NOT A PROFESSIONAL OPINION) it's to only use medication when the anxiety and depression are unbearable, for example in my case, I had a period of six months during which I could not even leave the house. In those cases meds are necessary to get you back on your feet.
If you can still funcion normally and your depression and anxiety are manageable I suggest you try a psychotherapy, if you are the kind of person who can trust a psychotherapist.
Exercise, diet and sleep can help more than you think.
Alcohol and coffee are the enemy, RedPillEyes already said.
DforDeadpool 10y ago
Actually, meds did wonders for my brother, saved his life even. But I tried them for a week before, they just numbed me and killed my boner. I don't know. Just, if there's a possibility of meds working wonders, I will take them.
R984 10y ago
Every person is different, everyone has different problems. Plus I'm not a doctor.
In my experience meds can numb you for a while, but if you do not solve the situation that caused the problem in the first place the problem is still there, ready to come back once you quit meds. That was my experience with depression/anxiety. The behavioural and thinking patterns are those that need to be changed, and no medication can do that alone.
RedPillEyes 10y ago
How long have you been doing these things for?
DforDeadpool 10y ago
Like 2 months but I did them before too. I always tried to get rid of my social anxiety and, here I am.
RedPillEyes 10y ago
I'd go 6 and reevaluate.
DforDeadpool 10y ago
Yeah, maybe that. If I can maintain my lifestyle.
JimFury 10y ago
I've been on anti depressants, anti anxiety, anti whatever pills before. Actually within the last year if you can avoid it you should they fuck your brain up. I mean if you severely need them do it, but I don't recommend that shit.
DforDeadpool 10y ago
Thanks for the info mate. Yet, how do I know I severely need them? I'm not always anxious. And before, I successfully approached women, directly and indirectly, I was pretty open and social at times. I wouldn't be a hard case then, right?
JimFury 10y ago
I know guys who if they try to approach chicks they get so nervous their face turns super white, they get very shakey and nauseous and they won't touch the stuff. If you can talk to women at all I'd say you're doing not too shabby.