I've been suffering from chronic anxiety and feelings of panic and have seen several doctors who have advised me to get relief through medication. However, my parents were adamantly opposed to this, fearing too many side effects, and they didn't understand why I was having psychological problems.
I can neither convince them nor can I decide for myself whether I should take the medication or not. This state of affairs is now seriously affecting my normal life, I can barely cope with everyday life and I really don't know what to do next.
Hello owner, from your sharing, I can deeply feel your tangled and pressure, but also understand the concerns of your parents, after all, "is a drug three poisons," they are afraid that you rely on drugs. Here I'll talk about some of the views on anxiety:
Based on your description, anxiety has trapped you like a swamp and made life difficult.
Yes, anxiety is a very common emotion in modern society, it doesn't discriminate between gender, wealth or status, and it can hit anyone suddenly. Whether you are a business owner or an ordinary citizen, you can't escape its effects, and even many good people are pulled down by it and find it difficult to get out of it. Just like what you are going through right now.
American author Elizabeth Wurtzel once said, "Anxiety ...... means absence, it takes the life out of vitality and response." This quote gets to the heart of anxiety.
Indeed, anxiety can make people lose their way and generate negative emotions. Once caught up in it, one is prone to become disheveled and paranoid, closing oneself off and refusing to change. Over a long period of time, work, study and life come to a standstill, with no joy in sight and nothing but grayness in front of you. You are in this state now, feeling that life cannot go on.
But in fact, life is supposed to be colorful. If we can look at anxiety in the right light and get to the root of it, it can instead drive us to reflect and grow, bringing about positive change.
When anxiety hits, it's a great opportunity for self-reflection. You can look at your shortcomings, find ways to alleviate them, and even gain inspiration from them.
I especially like Fan Zhongyan's line "Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself", which reminds us to keep a calm mind.
Life is like a symphony of sweet and sour, not a single tune. In the face of anxiety, it is good to try to experience the various flavors it brings, soberly recognize the root cause, and understand its dual role - it can drag people down, but also promote growth.
Therefore, for this "bitter medicine" given by life, we can add some "salt" to reconcile it, with a calm heart. In this way, in the colorful life, we will be able to avoid sinking, but instead of harvesting success and happiness.
I want to say to you that if you are still stuck in anxiety, you may want to put down your hand for a while and get in touch with a new environment to put the bad mood behind you. For example, take a stroll in nature, get some fresh air and relax.
If conditions permit, it would be more relevant to talk to a therapist to help you sort out the source of the problem.
I hope my advice helps ......