Oct 5, 2022
Having to live with anxiety symptoms is not easy. I can't speak for you but I have sometimes been shamed, embarrassed or felt hopeless after a bad bout with those rascals.
My self-medication of choice is food. I kinda have to deal
with that because it isn't an effective way to deal with the
problem. I've been around this bend before so I know I can do
it.
Will I? Probably.
You see my symptoms are flaring up again. Big time.
And yes, I do breathe.
Go out side and walk a bit.
Fill my head with music so I can get from point A to B.
Fill my head with music so I can get from point A to B.
Most times it works, sometimes it does not.
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I used to think that self-medication was a bad but
understandable idea. I’ve kinda moved to the center of “it
depends, and what are your other options?”
So in this episode, the questions that I've asked myself and
maybe you should consider is what are the benefits and liabilities
of self-medication?
There are the obvious ones
- Stopping or hiding symptoms
- A rest period
- Ability to focus
- Relief
And the cons
- Dosage, how much and not knowing when it is too much?
- Dependency, could be adding on an additional problem.
- Financial, the cost of trying to control your symptoms instead of treating the problem.
- Affect on the Body, does the treatment of the symptom cause more harm than good?
Resources Mentioned:
Post Covid Anxiety Is Real is on the Psychology Today website about
how hard it seems to be to reintegrate back into the public
space.
Helpguide.org is a non-profit organization and website that
provides information about mental health issues. They have a
post on Self-Medication and there are
some questions to be considered.
You should know that they believe in investigating other
options before taking medication.
There is a page on the Good Rx website that talks about
self-medication and
alcohol.
It is a good article, however the main purpose of the website
is to connect users with coupons to use for medication from
pharmacy vendors.
Disclaimer:
Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements.
Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder.
This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.