What is the definition of anxiety disorder?
Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by significant feelings of anxiety and fear. Anxiety is a worry about future events, and fear is a reaction to current events. These feelings may cause physical symptoms, such as a fast heart rate and shakiness.
Anxiety is a normal and often healthy emotion. However, when a person regularly feels disproportionate levels of anxiety, it might become a medical disorder.
I was recently prescribed by Professor Lee, my psychiatrist Diazepam - is the generic name for Valium, a prescription drug doctors prescribe to treat symptoms of anxiety disorders.
Recent event where I had a meltdown and attempted suicide and was hospitalized has caused me to reevaluate my anxiety and condition. After 2 years of treating my depression, we finally found out the trigger point of my condition. It was one of my immediate family members who has been emotionally abusing me. While things seemed fine on the surface, they actually harbored a very deep grudge with me and confronted me about it that day, causing me to be deeply triggered and spiralled into a breakdown.
Thinking back, there were many other times where I was also triggered by them, but I was not aware at the time, chalking it up to nervousness, thinking that it was just me. To accomodate my triggers, I would push the blame of why I was feeling so anxious to myself or my other family members. I began to worry so much about what they thought of me, afraid that I would offend them in some way. At the time, I was not aware of this and was not completely forthcoming with Prof Lee, which led to him determining that my trigger point was something else, perhaps I could have discovered my trigger point sooner.
I just pray to God that now we found out the trigger point to my condition and with the right medication, I will be on the road to full recovery soon. I am so grateful to have this platform to share my journey with y'all and I truly thankful to God for each and everyone of you. ❤❤❤❤