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Taking any drugs scare me

Hi my name is Andrew

A while back i use to be a pot head...Well one day me and my buddies where
getting high when my friend asked me to have some vikadin...i took it and about 30
minitues later i felt really faint and dizzy...this has never happened to me and i got scared
i thought maybe the vikadin and pot was making me have a heart attack, but now i know it was
only a pannic attack...

The fact of the matter is after that day i get extreme anxiety when i DO any drug, recreational, over the counter
or even just IBprofen...I always worry and that gives me chest pain then i think well mabye the drug is giving me the chest pain...maybe im going to die tonight...ALWAYS thinking about death and maybe im going to die...then i think things such that make me want to go crazy like, well there is no god obviously, there is no life after death, really there is no point to life at all, I never want to kill myself its just i feel like there is no point to life because we all just die.

Anyways ill skip to the point...I want to know if there is someway to get over this...should i just take the medicine and just deal with the anxiety and slowly get over the fact that im not going to die if i take something for a headace...Im 21 and i like to drink but i can't even do that. it seems like i can't have fun anymore and im a grouch...I was wondering if medicine could help me or if you could just give me some advice...
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that's perfectly normal.  the other drugs, such as weed and other recreational drugs need to stop, because they do cause anxieties.  i was like that before...and i just completely stopped them.  as for the drinking...i'm 22, and i do sure miss alcohol.  we're young, and we just want to drink and have fun.  i don't know how heavy drinker you are, but if you are...then just cut back a whole lot.  but try staying sober for a like a few months...because it could also be alcohol withdrawal that makes you a little more anxious than usual since your body may not be used to be as sober as before.  all your feelings are perfectly normal..but if you want to be able to drink, then you need to change your mindset.   for me, i came to the understanding that panic attacks or anxiety cannot kill you.  so don't anticipate it happening.  just act as if it is a normal night out to drink.  but if the worst scenario happens when you're drunk, and worried about having a panic attack or start to have one...just ride it out.  it's all in the mind.  nothing will happen to you if you drink....just keep it at a good level...don't get shitfaced drunk.  hope that helps!
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You can have fun without drinking or taking drugs. If drinking is causing you anxiety,it sounds more like peer pressure than your own desire to drink. You don't need medicine to get over this "fear", what you need is to find creative outlets. Ride roller coasters, go skate boarding, get involved with BMX biking or something, take up an instrument or something.

Just my 2 cents for what it's worth.
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Hello Andrew.

Things like this is completely normal with anxiety, it's a curse that comes with it. I had a fear that my tap water was contaminated or poisoned and I had to buy water from the shops... So you get the picture and I know it's REALLY annoying and stressful.

Anyway, I'm going to tell you a good little trick that I picked up. It's called the "repress trick" this is how you do it:

- Relax in a bath, couch, bed, somewhere comfortable.
- Concentrate on your thoughts of anxiety
- Say a strong but simple word in your head, such as 'repress'
- Count to 4 and say it again
- As you say it, concentrate on your breathing and heart rate.
- Try to use your breathing to slow down your heart rate

This is a simple and quite effective way of clearing your mind. It demands concentration and sometimes practise though.

Thanks

- John -
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