Dealing With Anxiety After Divorce

It happened suddenly when I was walking my dog - my heart raced painfully in my chest, I felt faint, and I struggled to breathe. I thought I was having a heart attack.

These were my symptoms:

Surge of overwhelming panic
Feeling of losing control
Heart palpitations and chest pain
Trouble breathing
Hyperventilation
Trembling and shaking

I ran to my doctor, who diagnosed an anxiety attack. He put me on Lexapro,which I took for 3 months. Friends told me that I appeared lethargic and not myself. Some friends, who had heretofore been put of by my forceful personality, found me "more pleasing."

More pleasing? Hell no! I had a reputation for being feisty, thankyouverymuch.

As soon as I felt that I could deal with the consequences of the end of my marriage, I weened myself off the drug. Instead, I found other more natural ways to deal with my worries:

Forging new friendships
Regular Exercise
Pursuing new hobbies
Gardening
Immersing myself in meaningful work
Helping others and rescuing a dog
Counseling and support groups
Self-help books

Since that initial episode I've experienced other manifestations of anxiety in the form of asthma attacks, hives, and eczema. Knowledge is a powerful healing tool. Each time I exhibited a new symptom, I looked up its cause and dealt with the problem naturally.

Exercise, diets, and friendships are powerful deterrents to the physical manifestations of depression and anxiety. I recommend these natural prescriptions over those dealt out by well-meaning medicine men, for natural means, while also addictive, work better than artificial, mind-numbing drugs.

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