I have had anxiety for a long time. This particular flare up is the worst it's ever been. The intrusive thoughts have been really scary - especially last night when I had some suicidal ideations. I went to the hospital today and saw a counselor in the behavioral health unit. They are going to start me in intensive outpatient therapy asap.

I am currently on Paxil under the guidance of my physician. The behavioral health psychiatrist instructed me to continue taking it until they can see me and adjust meds as needed.

In the meantime I'm looking for advice on how to deal with intrusive thoughts. They tend to get stuck on repeat in my head and it's really unsettling.