In this episode, Gaby Anselma joins us again to continue our conversation on anxiety. We discuss medication as a tool to deal with anxiety symptoms. Some of the other points discussed in this episode: 

• Medication is a tool, not a total solution to anxiety management.
• When do you decide to take medication? 
  • What are some of the symptoms or signs that lead one to consider medication? 
    • clouded thinking
    • frozen and unable to act

• How can medication help you? 

• • Stop the extreme symptoms and 
  • Allow you to explore the source of your anxiety more and use coping strategies to manage your anxiety
  • Understand that some of us are wired to worry

When the medication started helping manage my anxiety, I could better plan and expand my activities to manage my anxiety. Anxiety impacts your ability to think clearly.How did tennis help me understand and manage my anxiety? 

• Help you understand how your thinking drove my anxiety
• How I would self-sabotage my tennis game

What was your breakthrough for you in managing your anxiety? 

• Understanding that your thinking can heighten your anxiety
• Sometimes our anxiety is physiological. Your body is anxious outside of your thinking

Do you believe medication helped you gain the skills to manage your anxiety effectively? 

When did you stop taking medication? 

How do you manage your anxiety now? Thank you for listening. www.socialmindcenter.com