anxiety!

Do you worry continually almost every day about both big and small problems, situations, events, and/or activities?

Do you have difficulty controlling your worries or anxieties?

Do you feel like you can't concentrate or that your mind goes blank at times?

Does your worrying interfere with your normal routines, work or school, and/or social activities?


If you answered "yes" to the above questions, you might have an anxiety disorder. I'm pretty sure that I have an anxiety disorder. And, I'm struggling with the idea of taking medication for it. I'm not sure why I feel so weird about it. I mean, if I have a headache, I take Advil. If I have a cold, I take TheraFlu. Why does taking anti-anxiety medication seem so different? Why does trying to curb excessive worry by taking a pill seem like a cop-out? Why does simply admitting that it's bad enough to warrant treatment make me feel like some sort of failure? Maybe that's all part of the disorder. Maybe getting rid of my general worry will also alleviate my concern for taking a drug to help with that worry. Maybe this will be a good thing. Maybe...