I am male, 17, with decent physical health but struggling with depression and anxiety. What should I try before going back on meds?
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posted by gray17
on Feb 26, 2013 -
25 answers
Free, online audio resources for mindfulness meditation and body awareness sessions?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 7, 2012 -
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I need to bludgeon my anxiety to death in the most peaceful way possible. Many people recommend meditation. For me, attempting to meditate has been a miserable experience... a sad exercise in white-knuckled denial. Just thinking about it fills me with dread. I know this isn't the way it's supposed to go. I need something more than "sit quietly and allow your thoughts to pass by like clouds". I need the step-by-step, couch-to-5k edition of mental calmness and focus. Help me out, mefi. Give it to me straight, detailed, specific, and with absolute minimum of woo... the mental focus fitness program for someone who can't even lift a metaphorical 1lb weight. Book/media recommendations welcome too. (I'm in therapy already, btw. It's been helpful, but we're not specifically focused on my anxiety at the moment.)
posted by specialfriend
on Jan 7, 2012 -
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I'm an anxious gal who finds that reading books about anxiety, self-compassion, mindfulness and meditation really helps me set a plan for what to do and how to get better. But there are so many of these books, I don't know where to start. What books would you recommend?
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posted by flibbertigibbet
on Jun 26, 2011 -
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How much do yoga and meditation help for anxiety? Is it time for more serious help or is this worth a shot?
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posted by katillathehun
on May 22, 2011 -
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I feel intense, acute, brief episodes of shame every day, several times a day. What can I do about them?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 22, 2009 -
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Will meditation help significantly reduce my general level of anxiety? If so, how do I learn how to meditate?
posted by dcrocha
on Dec 15, 2008 -
10 answers
How do I learn how to stop worrying, and being anxious, and get on with life? One of my biggest flaws is worrying about a negative outcome in most aspects of my life. Even though I know that in general my life is ok, and indeed I am lucky in many ways, I worry daily about it all going wrong, and this is having a negative effect on my quality of life. How do I learn to live and enjoy life without unnecessary worry?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 10, 2006 -
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