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Old 06-02-2017, 07:22 AM
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MLD51
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It doesn't sound boring. It sounds like you are making concrete plans to get out there and face fears. Keeping busy is good. The anxiety should start to get better the longer you stay sober. I was diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety disorder while I was still drinking. I took meds for it for years. I had crippling anxiety at times - panic attacks at work and at other times - clear out of the blue, it seemed. Once I quit drinking, it got a lot better. I stayed on the meds for about a year into sobriety - they were finally working because the booze wasn't interfering with them. Went off them gradually, and I do not have that abnormal anxiety any more. But that's just my experience - many people need the medications for life. I'm just telling you that it should get somewhat better the longer you stay sober.
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