In this episode, Gaby Anselma joins us again to continue our conversation on anxiety. We discuss medication as a tool to deal with anxiety symptoms. Some of the other points discussed in this episode: 
Medication is a tool, not a total solution to anxiety management.
When do you decide to take medication? 
What are some of the symptoms or signs that lead one to consider medication? 
clouded thinking
frozen and unable to act





How can medication help you? 



Stop the extreme symptoms and 
Allow you to explore the source of your anxiety more and use coping strategies to manage your anxiety
Understand that some of us are wired to worry




When the medication started helping manage my anxiety, I could better plan and expand my activities to manage my anxiety. Anxiety impacts your ability to think clearly.
 
How did tennis help me understand and manage my anxiety? 

Help you understand how your thinking drove my anxiety
How I would self-sabotage my tennis game

What was your breakthrough for you in managing your anxiety? 
Understanding that your thinking can heighten your anxiety
Sometimes our anxiety is physiological. Your body is anxious outside of your thinking


Do you believe medication helped you gain the skills to manage your anxiety effectively? 
 
When did you stop taking medication? 
 
How do you manage your anxiety now? 
 
Thank you for listening. 
 
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