Before doing these I was agoraphobic had a big issue with showering (did it anyway with huge difficulty I felt dizzy and crazy in there) couldn't go out for a walk couldn't meet with anyone or do anything without panicking or needing medication. I started thinking about this because every time I'd visit a doctor he'd be like: what are you thinking about/ worrying about that is causing you to be anxious and I told him that's the problem /  I'm not thinking about anything when this happens first comes the bad feeling, then anxiety then the feeling death is gonna happen then panic. He never believed that tho just kept asking the same question or saying maybe subconsciously I was processing something but I knew for a fact I wasn't.

So we all need dopamine hits and serotonin and after taking benzos (which somewhat worked) and ssris which really didn't work at all and came with mega side effects and a long withdrawal period( even more anxiety) I came across a study that talked about things that raise your dopamine. 

First was chocolate raises dopamine in blood by 2 times

second was sex or pursuing a partner raises by 2-3 times

third was relaxation techniques. raised by 1.2 times

So I began thinking of ways to incorporate these. Every time Id go to the grocery store by the time id get to checkout Id start coming up and couldn't drive, So I began buying 1 or 2 kinder surprises. The chocolate gave me a dopamine hit and building whatever was inside allowed me to focus and relax.

Never buy any chocolate with high caffeine like dark chocolate that will make the problem significantly worse for days as unlike coffee which is in and out quickly chocolate will sit in your gut for a couple days building in potency the more you eat.

after ssris I had a pretty bad pain in my stomach (probably an ulcer) and an inability to eat much with severe gerd. A drink of water or a small meal once a day would cause me to burp for hours Id also have extreme tightness and a clearly inflated stomach which made me feel like it was a heart attack. So I began drinking lemon ginger tea with every meal and every snack( antacids helped very little but did do something) for relaxation I added chamomile.

I also found I have to workout or run once a day to become tired and more relaxed as well as roll/ stretch my muscles once to twice a day or id start coming up( after ssris I found I had extreme extreme muscle tightness) I found I need to do this because after going to a missuse my anxiety was heavily improved for a couple days. I had my back done first and when it released I got anxiety because my front was so tight it was pulling me forward fighting against my back muscles making me think I had chest tightness/ was gonna die.

Keeping my food fairly bland but still tasty with a decent amount of salt but very little veggies. After cutting out all food that made my stomach go crazy I found that even a lettuce leaf on my sandwhich would cause the gerd to go crazy for hours. Also by this time the gerd was my only source of anxiety and if Id just burp or fart  a bunch it would go away.

Now the last one sex or pursuit of a partner. This is quite annoying because I needed almost constant attention for many months. I found out this helps heavily because once I was at the beach with this girl and my heart was going crazy and my stomach was as well so I sat down and she jumped on my lap wrapped her legs around me and held me into her chest and a extreme amount of relaxation washed over me. The only problem is this leads you to constantly be on bumble or tinder and meeting people so much so that it can disrupt your life. But its infinitely better than freaking out. After I had sex my anxiety/ panic would go to nothing for hours or even a day or two.

So combining all these I now have pretty much no anxiety and even when a stressful situation pops up I don't freak out. I was able to come off all medication and just keep my clonazepam in my pocket as a comfort blanket but i haven't used it in months. I can go back outside for long walks and even go water skiing. I feel like I could go on a plane as well as I'm really just back to normal and usually in a very good mood!