Is Anxiety Disorder progressive

I ignored the symptoms for 6 months and now I am gng the meds + therapy route.
I feel that the symptoms have worsened a little at the same time I am getting better at coping with them . Has anybody else felt that anxiety disorder is progressive ,if untreated that is?

Hi Susan
I have a followup question how come you are a regular member and me a new member even though I joined before u :)

Hi akhi

If you have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder you will need to get help because otherwise things will not get better on their own. Medication will help ease the symptoms but is not a cure all so glad you are also doing some therapy as you will learn a lot from that and hopefully ways you can deal with the anxiety and manage it better. For a lot of people it is a continues battle so take one day at a time.


In regards to your other question is depends on how many post you have done.

Regards

Hibee

I am a great believer in staying in the moment which I learned in therapy. Making ourselves miserable is how we tend to spend a lot of time in the past or the future. We spend much time thinking about what was and what could have been. And we spend much time projecting into the future and wondering about what may happen.

This way of thinking is indeed a great way to make much of your life a lot more anxious, miserable and limited than necessary. The key to solving this problem is of course to live as much as you can in the only moment that you ever really live in and control. This moment right now.

 

You are on the right track and remember coming here and talking with us is a good thing.

 

Take care,

Kitt