This is how my anxiety manifests, especially the bit about not being able to tolerate the smell of food, and it’s really terrible. I never went quite as long as you, but I did survive on a saltine a day for a couple weeks. Godspeed finding a cause, I know it’s frustrating.
I’m sorry to hear that. My daughter has major anxiety issues to the point that she was unable to cope with a small lunch party we took her to with about 10 strangers. We’re taking her to a psychiatrist soon to see if she can help with medication.
Drugs helped me a lot. I never got much out of therapy (maybe I’m the asshole, but I think most of what I’m anxious about is very reasonable), but antidepressants just make me feel more like me. The come-up can be really rough, but once they’re established you start feeling more like a person and less like a Rube Goldberg machine of sensory torture.
This is how my anxiety manifests, especially the bit about not being able to tolerate the smell of food, and it’s really terrible. I never went quite as long as you, but I did survive on a saltine a day for a couple weeks. Godspeed finding a cause, I know it’s frustrating.
I’m sorry to hear that. My daughter has major anxiety issues to the point that she was unable to cope with a small lunch party we took her to with about 10 strangers. We’re taking her to a psychiatrist soon to see if she can help with medication.
Drugs helped me a lot. I never got much out of therapy (maybe I’m the asshole, but I think most of what I’m anxious about is very reasonable), but antidepressants just make me feel more like me. The come-up can be really rough, but once they’re established you start feeling more like a person and less like a Rube Goldberg machine of sensory torture.
Well I’m glad you were able to find help. Therapy does help her, but not enough.