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Conch

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6. So, what's next then?

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 06:05 PM

Dec 2015

I have encountered similar situations dozens of times (enough about me). It might be less the differences in the life you lead (out doorsy to in, suburban/urban) and more an anxiety that seems to grab onto these differences and amplify them in your mind.

I am a teacher and felt very far removed from co workers and family... my wife suggested I seek help. According to a Dr I have social and general anxiety disorder (who knows... sounds wishy washy to me) and I have depression. I have taken medication for the last four years (zoloft, gabapentin, and naltrexone for my drinking) and find the situations that I used to find torturous to be viable and much less frightful/regretful.

This of course isn't to say that what works for one person works for another...but it certainly is worth considering.

Good luck to you regardless, onward and upward.

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