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This explains it so well!

Back when I was anxious and depressed I tried anti anxiety drugs but they didn't seem to help besides numb me.

It wasn't until I found two things that helped immensely.

-cough suppressant, the pure dextromethorphan which works on the nmda system in the brain (other drugs like ketamine do the same thing) (you can find it without the extras like acetaminophen and guaif something, those are dangerous)

-low dose cannabis edibles. I believe people do too much. Start low and you'll find the spot where you feel it a bit and stay around there and don't go high but you can take more bits through the day. The key is staying below 50mg thc, which is the optimal dose in cancer pain treatment studies. Higher is as bad as none.

Those two were able to shift me out of my vigilant mind, and with time, I started to feel much better without the alarm in my mind going off.

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Oh and qi gong helped me a lot as I was unbalanced, left to right. A lot of it involves moving parts of the body in order to reconnect it to breathing and focus. It's a moving meditation and much better than yoga as you aren't forcing into positions.

https://youtube.com/@holdenqigong

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Excellent and concise description! Thanks, Gary.

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An interesting read.

Thank you.

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Thank you for a relevant case in point, but sorry to hear about this situation :-(

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