Hi everyone

I'm 28M and I've had life long heavy anxiety (mainly due emotional neglect / not getting the safety and love from my parents that every child needs - they had their own issues and were unable to give me love &amp; safety). I've tried meds and therapy and still trying but the healing is going very very slow.

I took a 0.5mg lorazepam yesterday as I wasn't coping with life (my psychiatrist originally gave me them for [emotional flashbacks](http://www.pete-walker.com/flashbackManagement.htm) )

I haven't experienced the calmness the lorazepam gave me, in years. I literally can't remember a time in the last few years when I was so calm. I was shocked. My anxiety was just so calm. I'm planning to ask my psychiatrist to prescribe me them to take every day mainly for the anxiety.
I know they can be addictive but at the moment I'm struggling with heavy anxiety, C-PTSD, emotional flashbacks, bouts of toilet related agoraphobia, ADHD (prob from trauma), suicidal thoughts, anhedonia etc, and I would def take the risk as i see it as the lesser of the 2 evils.

Does anyone have experience taking lorazepam daily?
Do they become less effective over time and would the dose then need to be increased?

Any advice appreciated

P.s. Really impressed to see people on social media helping others, keep up your great work