 

Maybe not "fix" but at least massively improve?

I get anxiety about things like going to the doctors, dentist, going to the store, going to the gym, etc. I straight up cannot get myself to go on dates, and I broke up with my last SO because I couldn't get over the anxiety I would feel when she wanted us to go spend time with her family (which I did force myself to do twice, so it's not like I completely avoided it; doing it just didn't seem to make it any easier).

I'm aware that doing these things is good, so for the most part I'm able to force myself to just do them. But it doesn't make it any easier. The things listed above are things I've forced myself to do over and over. And it always turns out okay. But when the time comes for me to do those things again, the anxiety shows up same as before.

I would really love to improve this because in the long term it will seriously affect my ability to enjoy life to the fullest. But I'm having a hard time believing that this way about me can actually change. Whether through therapy, or medication, or both, is this \*actually\* something that can be significantly improved?

I want to believe that medication/therapy can get me to the point where I can do these things without feeling anxiety