About a year ago I was suffering panic attacks and horrible depression, I went to my doctor and his first response was meds. I felt so terrible I just ate what I was given and prayed they worked I didn’t start researching SSRIs until after I was already taking them (stupid). I hated they way they made me feel but I felt a bit better after a few weeks it was it the meds (such a small dose ? Or would that have been my natural recovery time ?.

I decided I didn’t want to just cover up the issues and replace them with other symptoms , so I dropped the meds and started eating better foods, walking at night after dinner , stretching , yoga and real “hippy” shit I have never really bought into, but what did I have to loose.  Everything I tried was a result of other people’s recommendations in this sub. Some stuff really worked some stuff didn’t , but just the fact I was working towards anything kept my mind busy on focusing on stuff other than my anxiety and depression. Things I didn’t want todo at all, like going for a walk after dinner vs going to my room to lay in the dark and watch tv, started to help. So then I forced myself todo it because I knew it helped.

I have been panic free anxiety free and depression free for 1.5 years without any episodes , and that was through the pandemic ! So thank you to all of you !

And I could blab all day , but I’ll leave you with this , there is no magic bullet to solve everything , some people need meds as I’m not knocking that , but it’s rarely 1 thing that fixes a bunch of symptoms , it’s a group of things mine is ( eating clean , exercise , rest , talking it out ) find your fix !

I doubt I have cured myself , but I’ll take long chunks of time without anxiety depression or panic attacks vs what I was, just wanted to tell everyone doing anything is better then doing nothing and obsessing over fixing yourself is better then obsessing over your issues.

Please upvote so ppl can see this , and reach out if you ever need someone to talk too , love you all.

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