Are doctors too quick to give medication to people with mental illness?

Doctor's give meds out to everyone to easy. They just want to get you in and out so they can bill as many patints in a day as possible. They are the same as automechanics they try the obvious and then work their way through it until it all balances out.

There really are not enough Doctors brought in early enough in most mental illness cases. It is easier to mask a problem than to treat it.

You bring up many questions, but let me start with the most important: how to get your anxiety under control. The first thing to know is that thoughts are not "magical" or mystical--they are composed of electrical and chemical interactions in the brain. Anxiety comes from negative thoughts (fears, things we dread, etc).

Our brains think the "bad thought" then the body reacts by producing various chemicals and hormones, such as adrenaline. You can see how much the body and brain are interconnected if you try this experiment: think of some one you love deeply, that you have wonderful pleasant thoughts of. As you think of the person, try to focus on the feelings in your body.

You will probably feel a little more calm, a little more relaxed. Your heart rate and blood pressure will slow. Your breathing will become more relaxed and even.

There are many other physical reactions that you cannot see or feel. This is due to the hormones (such as oxytocin) that you made your body release, JUST by a thought! You can quickly shut off the oxytocin (and all the good feelings that go with it) by thinking of something or someone who makes you ANGRY!

Suddenly your body will stop producing the oxytocin and instead switch on adrenaline and other hormones. Your pulse will quicken, your breathing will become rapid (to prepare to "fight"), your muscles will tense. You just controlled your body by merely thinking two different thoughts.

You can use this to control your anxiety as well! Anxious thoughts are not something we cannot control, they are a mental bad habit that we get into. We get into the habit of thinking anxious thoughts, instead of peaceful ones.

Because you are a sentient person--someone who is aware of who they are, where they are, etc, you CAN control your thoughts, and direct your thoughts to more productive paths. It just takes practice. It might seem that it is too hard, too overwhelming, but actually it is like any habit--just takes time.

Start by recognizing every thought that comes through your mind and seeing if it causes your body to react in a calm way or in an anxious way. Is the thought a "good thought" or a "bad thought"? If it is a good thought, keep it.

If it is a bad thought, think of ANYTHING else. Your brain can only focus on one thought at a time, so if you are thinking of a car accident, for example, you can choose to focus instead on anything else--a silly song, a prayer, a tv show (calm ones only please :) ), your toaster, the pinkie fingernail on your left hand. Does not matter what you think about, as long as it is not something fearful.

Now, you can't say "Don't think of car accidents! Don't think of car accidents! " because that is still thinking of the bad thought :).

You have to distract your brain with another thought entirely. You can do it, it just takes practice. As for physical manifestations of anxiety, check your breathing.

I would bet you probably hold in your stomach and breathe with your shoulders and upper chest. That is shallow, rapid, breathing and is not good for you. Breathing should be slow, deep, and with the abdomen.

One thing to focus on when you are feeling anxious is your breathing. Really concentrate on breathing in a slllooowww count of, say 4 and breathing out a sllooowww count of 6. Relax your muscles, starting with your shoulders, on each exhale.

Focus on the feeling of pure, healthy air getting into your lungs. Counting will help clear the bad thought out of your mind (because your mind has to focus to count), and the breathing will slow your body down. There are many more tips and ideas.

I have even written a book (free, just a download, with no registration). It is from a Christian perspective, but is full of plenty of concrete, practical advice for overcoming anxiety disorders. http://beanxious4nothing.com/Welcome.php I hope this helps!

Anxiety disorders are very common and very uncomfortable, but they are also curable. It takes time and willingness, but it can be done. You can do this, I know it :).

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