Challenge: No Pills!

So I am trying to make it through a day without taking anti-anxiety medication. I have done it before, but in the last several months I have become more dependent on it. I have gotten in the habit of taking one at the first sign of anxiety. Instead I need to learn how to cope and move past the anxiety. 

I think this is the hardest part. For the most part I have made modest changes, such as giving up caffeine, in order to hopefully have less anxiety. I can count the number of Dr. Pepper I have had in the past six months on one hand. If you know me that is an accomplishment because I was practically addicted. So caffeine makes my heart race which mimics an attack, so it's gone. 

Now I have to learn how to get through the day without taking a pill. Right now I have the urge to take a pill. Quick fix. Except when it isn't and I don't calm down immediately. Then what? It is almost 7pm, the day is almost over. 

Friday I managed to get through. Yesterday I was in a car out and about so I took a pill. One goal at a time. 

I hope it gets easier. I am willing to put the work in and push myself. This is about my life and my happiness. I won't give up. I can't. I refuse to be trapped. There is a whole world out there for me to explore.