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Is there something like Christian therapy?
A while back I posted that I have anxiety issues. I more or less had my anxiety well under control and was able to live a normal and anxiety-free life. That was until 2004 when I lived in La Paz, Bolivia and I went to a doctor because I had a slight cough. She was one of these doctors who also practices Ayurveda and acupuncture. She examined me and wanted to know my whole medical history.
When I mentioned my slight anxiety problem, she told me that she can "cure " me with ear acupuncture and stuck two tiny needles into my left ear which I was supposed to keep there for 5 days. To make a long story short, that treatment really increased my anxiety big time. I went to a psychiatrist after that who prescribed me a low dose of Klonopin and told me I could take it long term.
I never had a problem with the medication until I moved to Germany. Again, a doctor who thought he had to “fix” something that wasn’t broken, insisted I taper off the Klonopin. I started tapering off but then made the mistake to check out the internet on Klonopin witdrawal. There are tons of stories of people telling the most horrible horror stories on Klonopin withdrawal you can think of, which obviously increased my anxiety big time.
I then went to a CB-Therapist who treats anxiety and wanted him to help cope with anxiety and wean me off the med. Once off the med my anxiety sky-rocketed especially because I had all these horror stories that I read about on the internet stuck in my mind. I started to become agoraphobic, depressive, panicky and had really weird thoughts. Normally I’m an optimistic person who loves life, loves his work, is creative, does loads of sports, eats healthy etc.
After stopping the med I felt my life was in shambles.
I decided to get back on the med which more or less stabilized me but not really 100% and I am now thinking: what now?
I’m sort of sick of doctors, psychiatrists and especially fear mongering forums that dish out questionable medical advice and far-fetched theories.
Isn’t there a Christian way of tackling these issues? Maybe a Christian healer, therapist, prayers or whatever might be more helpful than the help I had until now, that did nothing but make things worse.
A while back I posted that I have anxiety issues. I more or less had my anxiety well under control and was able to live a normal and anxiety-free life. That was until 2004 when I lived in La Paz, Bolivia and I went to a doctor because I had a slight cough. She was one of these doctors who also practices Ayurveda and acupuncture. She examined me and wanted to know my whole medical history.
When I mentioned my slight anxiety problem, she told me that she can "cure " me with ear acupuncture and stuck two tiny needles into my left ear which I was supposed to keep there for 5 days. To make a long story short, that treatment really increased my anxiety big time. I went to a psychiatrist after that who prescribed me a low dose of Klonopin and told me I could take it long term.
I never had a problem with the medication until I moved to Germany. Again, a doctor who thought he had to “fix” something that wasn’t broken, insisted I taper off the Klonopin. I started tapering off but then made the mistake to check out the internet on Klonopin witdrawal. There are tons of stories of people telling the most horrible horror stories on Klonopin withdrawal you can think of, which obviously increased my anxiety big time.
I then went to a CB-Therapist who treats anxiety and wanted him to help cope with anxiety and wean me off the med. Once off the med my anxiety sky-rocketed especially because I had all these horror stories that I read about on the internet stuck in my mind. I started to become agoraphobic, depressive, panicky and had really weird thoughts. Normally I’m an optimistic person who loves life, loves his work, is creative, does loads of sports, eats healthy etc.
After stopping the med I felt my life was in shambles.
I decided to get back on the med which more or less stabilized me but not really 100% and I am now thinking: what now?
I’m sort of sick of doctors, psychiatrists and especially fear mongering forums that dish out questionable medical advice and far-fetched theories.
Isn’t there a Christian way of tackling these issues? Maybe a Christian healer, therapist, prayers or whatever might be more helpful than the help I had until now, that did nothing but make things worse.