If you use this website, you understand and accept that:
- This is not a source of professional information or help.
- The information in this site comes out of certain people’s experiences, which may or may not be relevant for others. If these observations don’t seem to fit for you, don’t make them! Your experiences and needs may be something very different.
- Anxiety, while common and/or ‘normal’ for many people, can also be associated with additional, serious emotional, mental and physical health issues that require professional assessment and treatment. Depression can be associated with anxiety, and depression can be a very serious concern; if you believe you are depressed, with or without anxiety, please seek professional help.
- You should consider and seek professional help if any condition, including anxiety, prevents you from living the life you want for yourself. Any decisions about treatment options (therapy, medication, etc.) should be made in consultation and partnership with the appropriate, licensed health professional(s).
- And if you do seek support from a prescribing health professional, make sure you understand what the medication(s) are intended to do, what they are not intended to do, and understand any potential conflicts with multiple medications, especially others you may be taking for other problems or conditions. And do not try to adjust the medication dosage without clear instructions and agreement from your prescriber!
If you need to seek additional help, there are a wide range of resources available to you. Among them:
- The National Alliance on Mental Illness has an Anxiety Disorders page with information and resources.
- The American Psychological Association has a Psychology Help Center web page.
- The American Psychiatric Association has a Help With Anxiety Disorders public resource page.
One of the most dangerous and serious aspects of anxiety and depression is such a strong sense of helplessness and hopelessness that you don’t see any way out without hurting yourself. If you or someone you know is having those thoughts, please please PLEASE call the National Suicide Prevention hotline: