Anxiety Meds, Explained Clearly - Part 1

Anxiety can feel like a siren that never shuts off—racing heart, shaky hands, spinning thoughts. We break down the tools that can turn down the noise, from fast-acting benzodiazepines to longer-term SSRIs and SNRIs, and we get real about benefits, risks, and how to use meds without letting them use you. You’ll hear why benzos act like a fire extinguisher in a panic, how SSRIs and SNRIs rewire emotional regulation over weeks, and where buspirone and beta blockers help when worry is more cognitive or when the body symptoms take the lead.

We dig into brain mechanics in plain language: GABA as the brake pedal, the amygdala’s overactivation, and stress hormones like cortisol that prime the fight-or-flight response. Then we connect the science to everyday life with a powerful reframe—your panic sensations can mirror a workout—so the body’s alarms feel less like danger and more like energy you can ride. That shift matters, because fear of the sensations often fuels the spiral more than the sensations themselves.

Most important, we treat medication as a tool, not a finish line. Pairing the right prescription with therapy creates space to do the real work: confronting avoidance, testing catastrophic predictions, and building new habits until calm becomes your baseline. We also share a moving “winner of the week” rescue and spotlight an adoptable dog, because hope and heart help too. If you’ve wondered whether anxiety meds are addictive, if they change your personality, or how to weigh side effects against relief, this is your guide to informed, compassionate choices.

Enjoyed the show? Subscribe, leave a review on your favorite app, and share this episode with someone who could use a clearer path through anxiety. Your questions shape part two—what should we tackle next?

Recorded 3-2-26

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Setting The Stage: Anxiety Meds

SPEAKER_00 0:07

In this episode of the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast, we're talking about anti-anxiety medications. If you guys have listened, you know we just did a series on antidepressants. And I thought, well, let's cover medications for anxiety as well. Because depression and anxiety are like the major two things that people struggle with. They can be associated or connected to other things, but a lot of times these are coexisting conditions. So, you know, we're gonna cover that. We'll go through it. And as we've done every episode, we're giving away free stuff. Hang in there, folks. We'll be right back. Here we go.

SPEAKER_02 0:44

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SPEAKER_00 0:52

Guys like this can't take over here out of Detroit.

SPEAKER_01 0:55

Spawn and the hell fires the motel. Take him to Detroit.

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Detroit!

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Stationed in Drambuy. It's worse than Detroit. We did not have as a unit the confidence that we felt like we needed to beat Detroit. Let's go to Detroit.

SPEAKER_05 1:17

Now you're talking, brother.

SPEAKER_02 1:19

I don't think so. He plays for Detroit now.

SPEAKER_05 1:22

Do they have many farms in Detroit?

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Detroit to Michigan.

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I go to school, I know where Detroit is.

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Get ready for the motor city hypnotist David R. Wright, originating from the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. He has hypnotized thousands of people from all over the United States. David R. Wright has been featured on news outlets all across the country and is the clinical director of an outpatient mental health and hypnosis clinic located just south of Detroit, where he helps people daily using the power of hypnosis. Welcome to the Motor City Hypnotist, David R. Wright.

Show Updates And Free Hypnosis Guide

SPEAKER_00 2:15

What is going on, my friends? It is David Wright, the Motor City Hypnotist. We're back with another episode of the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast. I feel so anxious about tonight. You do? Well, that's good, Matt. We're gonna cover that. Oh I will make you feel less anxious, or at least tell you how to feel less anxious. That is Matt Fox, the other voice you hear. Yeah, that's me. We're hanging out here in the podcast Your Voice, palatial Southfield Studios. Hanging out, hanging out, having a drink, doing a podcast. That's what do you what are you enjoying there, Matt? Maker's Mark. Oh, okay. I I busted open the Legion. Oh, very nice. Yeah, yeah, that's yeah. I enjoyed that one from the Man Cave last week. Yeah, yeah, we talked about it. Absolutely, absolutely. So let me tell you, folks, first of all, where you can find me, my website, motorcity hypnotist.com. Prom season is is weeks away. So if you need entertainment for a post prom or post grad night party, now is the time to book because dates are filling up. Getting inquiries probably every other day at least now. So dates are filling up. So if you're interested, go to my website, motorcityhypnotist.com slash shows. You can get a quote within minutes, and you can actually book your show within minutes as well. Perfect to reserve your date. So now's the time. Like I said, dates are filling up. It's getting busy, it's gonna be it's coming up soon. So get on it. My social media links, Facebook and YouTube, are both Motor City Hypnotist, and Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok are Motor City Hypno. That's HYPNO. And as we've done every episode going back to number one, text the word hypnosis to 313-800-8510. Within a few moments, you'll receive a text with a downloadable PDF. It's a hypnosis guide, it's a couple of pages, it's just a general guide explaining, simply put, how what hypnosis is, how it works, dispel some myths and misconceptions, but it's yours for free. And you will also get a link to my Google Business page where you can leave a review there. That would be greatly appreciated. Again, reviews help. And wherever you're listening, whatever platform you're on, Stitcher, iTunes, Spotify, whatever it is, uh leave a review there for the podcast as well. Again, more you guys know reviews help us. More people that talk about it, the more attention it gets. Yes. I'm hoping to show up on one of these top 10 lists one day for top mental health podcasts. Well, yeah. Hasn't happened yet. It will. But but you know, we're working, we're working to get there. So so yes, text the word hypnosis to 313-800-8510. Please, please, and please. Yes, absolutely. All right, let's get to it, man. It's time.

SPEAKER_05 5:10

That's how win it is done.

SPEAKER_01 5:12

Yeah, so I'm just taking care of some biz nas on the phone. Oh no, yeah, that's all good, man. For for the people on the Facebook. Oh, for the people watching on the Facebook, yeah. Say hi.

Winner Of The Week: Rocky’s Rescue

SPEAKER_00 5:22

Yeah, if you're on Facebook, say hi. That would be awesome. You can be a part of the show, ask questions. We've all we we do this every Monday evening. Sometimes most of the time it's eight. Sometimes we do it a little bit earlier, but but just check it out because you'll you'll get the notification of if you're if you're on my Facebook, on my Facebook business page, if you're a fan there or if you're you've clicked on there to follow me, you'll get a notification whenever we go live. Perfect.

SPEAKER_01 5:46

All right, so what do we got?

SPEAKER_00 5:47

All right, Stephen Ma was worried his beloved dog wouldn't survive the night in the Rocky Mountains. Oh no. He was driving cross country to California from New Jersey to start a new job on the West Coast when he stopped for some skiing in Montezuma, Colorado. Nice on December 28th. Okay. He left his dog Rocky with a local pet sitter. But instead of relaxing, the mottled brown and black pooch soon bolted into the mountains, and a blizzard was rolling into the re region, which has a local elevation of nearly 10,000 feet. Okay. Steven was panicked. He reached out to the town's mayor who recommended Summit Lost Pet Rescue, a nonprofit with a near-perfect record of locating pets. Wow. With more than 200 recoveries last year alone. Okay. That's great. That's a great track record. For Roggi's challenging case, the Summit search team set up trail cameras and a scent station, which usually includes the owner's clothes and a comfy dog bed that can draw the animal out of hiding. You said a scent station? Scent stations. S-C-E-N-T. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. They also launched a social media campaign that shared Rocky's pictures. A few days passed without any sign, and temperatures plunged below zero. Oh boy. Steven feared the worst. But then Rocky appeared on one of the trail cams, stirring hope that the duel might be able to soon continue their road trip. Okay. No luck. After spending multiple 16-hour days searching for him, Steven had to make the heartbreaking decision to leave Rocky behind and move ahead to his new job in California. Oh my goodness, poor guy. I was a little clogged with emotion. The founder of Summit Lost Pet Rescue, Brandon Coolio, told Pen Live. Coolio. I it Yeah, go on. Go on. Yeah. I just cool. I might be I might not be pronouncing it correctly, but it's close enough. I just couldn't believe we couldn't find him and I was bummed out. Several weeks went by. Holy snakes. With no reported sightings, and hope was dwindling. How long could a domesticated dog even survive in the wilds of a Rocky Mountain winter? A few weeks, a month. But then on February 9th, a resident saw an unidentified dog on a household ring camera. It was Rocky. Oh my gosh. Stephen confirmed the appearance after recognizing his collar. Then Brandon and his co-founder, Melissa Davis, quickly set up a trap with scent trails using Stephen's clothes leading to a cage. Within three hours, Rocky entered the trap. Rocky, after 43 days missing, was found. The dog had lost almost half his body weight, dropping from 50 pounds to just 26. Wow. But when he was reunited with Steven, who arrived from California, the dog's energy rebounded and tears fell around the room when everyone saw how excited he was to see his family. Wow. We were just so overjoyed, Stephen said, and in disbelief that he could survive for that long. I'm extremely proud of him. And after so many weeks fearing they had lost him, Brandon, too, was overcome with emotion. He's the only dog I've ever cried over. It was amazing. It's what we put hundreds and hundreds of hours into. These reunions are why we do what we do. Rocky's rescue marked the longest number of days a dog has been missing before being found by the nonprofit Summit Lost Pest Rec Lost Pet Rescue. The group has a 99% success rate, recovering 213 of 214 dogs last year. Right. So Rocky was found. He survived out in the in the sub-zero Rocky Mountains for a month.

SPEAKER_01 9:40

Dude, you wouldn't know you wouldn't believe the shit that I've seen over the past 43 days. I'm so happy to be old.

SPEAKER_00 9:47

It's just I I mean I mean, I guess there's snow, so I guess you wouldn't have to worry about like thirst. Sure. But food-wise. Yeah, that's why he lost half his body. Yeah, yeah. But he had to eat something. I don't I mean, yeah, I shall you have no idea the shit that I've had to eat. I want my I want my kibble. Right. Yeah. I'm so happy he was found. So that makes me a little side note. We had a not nearly to this extent, but but when I when Kendra and I were first married, uh she had a shihtzu. It's probably like 12 pounds, little shihtzu. So we left the dog at her at her parents' house when we got married because we moved into an apartment and then we couldn't have the dog. So at the time her parents had not moved up north yet, but they they the house was there. They were just spending like weekends and you know some time there. So her dad took the dog with him up north. But when it was time to come home on Sunday, you couldn't find the dog. Right. Couldn't find her. He looked everywhere, all around the house. All in there on a lake in the woods, it's in the middle of nowhere, really. So he had to come home. So her brother went up there a week later, and the dog was sitting on the porch.

SPEAKER_01 11:03

Hey, what's up, man?

SPEAKER_00 11:04

Yeah. So this 12-pound shihtzu survived for a week in the woods. Right, right. So I mean, it's crazy.

SPEAKER_01 11:11

It's it's you know what you get when uh you breed a shitsu with a bulldog? A bullshit. Yep.

SPEAKER_00 11:19

Oh, good for you. I I I've heard that one before. Yeah, that's awesome. So anyway, Rocky, end the story.

SPEAKER_01 11:28

Yes, great, thank you. Great winner of the week.

SPEAKER_05 11:39

That's how winning it's done.

SPEAKER_00 11:41

Yes, it is. You know, I I and I've said this and we kind of repeat it, but but it's worth saying, I I love these animal stories. Yeah, the the the these are some of our best winner of the week stories, are either lost animals or an animal does something great, or an animal gets taken for their last meal, or you know, just things like that. Yeah, again.

SPEAKER_01 12:02

They're heartwarming, they make you go there, there's a chance.

SPEAKER_00 12:05

Yeah, and and again, we we're animal lovers.

SPEAKER_01 12:07

So yes, we are that we so back to it.

History And Classes Of Anxiety Meds

SPEAKER_00 12:13

So, speaking of, if you lost your dog, you'd probably feel very anxious about it, I would guess. Right, you would. You would. So today we just finished a series, and if you haven't listened to the last four episodes, we cover antidepressants in detail when they were discovered, how they work, the types of antidepressants, the classes. It was for Botox, right? It was both wasn't it for Botox? No, no, it was for uh tuberculosis. Tuberculosis, that's what it is. Yes, yes, that antidepressants were found by accident because they were looking for a treatment for tuberculosis. Yeah, all right, go on. So, since we covered the antidepressants, I thought let's get into the anti-anxiety medications because between antidepressants and anti-anxieties, these are the two major medications most people take for psycho psychotropic or psychological reasons. So, what we're gonna be talking about is something that's probably I'm gonna say it's probably changed millions and millions of lives, are anti-anxiety medications. Sure. So you've probably heard of again the major ones Valiant, Xanax, that those are are the two primary anxiety medications that have been out there for a long time. Okay. So here's the thing how do we get there? So so I'm gonna back up and kind of give you a history of of how anti-anxiety medications came to be. I'm listening. Yes. So we're gonna talk about the history, we're gonna take talk about the major types, how they work in the brain, and benefits and risks. So before modern psychiatry, and I'm gonna say before the 1950s, let's say, okay, anxiety was treated with what people had on hand alcohol, opiates, and herbal medicines. No cocaine? No. Well, maybe I well, opiates would would probably fall and honestly. I again I'm not disclosing anything that's that's earth-shattering. I've never done cocaine, so I don't I feel like it would be that is spikes the the it would probably cause you more anxiety, is kind of my guess.

SPEAKER_01 14:31

But I can't speak to that. There are lines I just would not cross.

SPEAKER_04 14:38

Wait a minute.

SPEAKER_01 14:42

I'm glad you got that. Are you on dope?

SPEAKER_04 14:44

What are you people?

unknown 14:45

On dope.

SPEAKER_01 14:46

Just won't cross that line, man.

SPEAKER_00 14:48

I won't do it. So here's the thing in the late 1980s came the SSRIs. Now, the reason I'm bringing that up, those are anti-depress anti-depression medications. But they were because they were originally developed for depression, they found as again as a side effect that it worked well for anxiety as well.

SPEAKER_01 15:13

Interesting.

Benzodiazepines: Fast Relief And Risks

SPEAKER_00 15:13

So there's some overlap between the antidepressants and the anti-anxiety medications. So we'll get to that. Okay. So there are anti-anxiety medications, and they all fall in a class called benzodiazepines. Go on. And examples of that would be Xanax, Atavan, Clonopin. So the way these work is they enhance GABA. Now, I I'm not gonna go go into the the initials and the details, but GABA are the it's the main inhibitory neurotransmitter. Think of it as the brain's brake pedal. The brake the brake pedal? Yes. When there's too much activity, that GABA in the brain, there's an in there's a neurotransmitter that inhibits. Yo, GABA, GABA, GABA, stop. So it's helpful because it gives rapid relief, like within an hour. It's helpful for panic attacks if somebody's experiencing that, and is very useful for short term. A lot of times the dosage matters. Yeah, yeah, for the hour effect. Right, yes. And then there's risks also tolerance, dependence, withdrawal, sedation, and memory impairment are all possible side effects. So, in generally speaking, benzodiazepines are meant as a short-term or situational use. Okay. Now, I know and I have clients that have been on benzodiazepines for years, and their tolerance levels just gotta be it could be, but but you know, sometimes there are situations where that becomes necessary, even though it's not ideal. Got it, if that makes sense. Because if you stop taking it and that anxiety comes back full force, then then we just have to get back into that cycle. Okay, yeah, you're starting all over again. And I've said this many times medication is a tool, it's not a solution, right? It's not an answer. So, what happens, and again, this is just human nature. Oftentimes, people will be prescribed a benzodiazepine like Xanax or Advan or Valium, and then they think, okay, I have my medication, I'm good. And they don't pursue additional anything as far as treatment goes because they have their medications. I got my pills. So, and and that really is kind of the challenge we face sometimes. So, we're gonna back up a little bit, and I'm gonna talk about some of the antidepressants that we talked about in our last series that are helpful for anxiety as well. Okay, and these are SSRIs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. And these these were the newer antidepressants that came out in the 1980s, things like Prozac, Zoloft, Lexapro. So, again, we we talked about how they work in the depression episodes. They increase serotonin availability by preventing reabsorption, and it takes about four to six weeks for full effect. The good thing about, again, as we mentioned in the antidepressant episodes, they're non-addictive, they're effective for generalized anxiety, panic disorder, social anxiety, OCD, and PTSD. OCD is obsessive and compulsive disorder, PTSD is post-traumatic stress disorder, and it gives you long-term stability. Or if you're from the 50s and 60s, it's shell shock. Well, that, yes, yes, for PTSD for sure. And again, there are risks with antidepressants as well. You know, you may have an initial increase in anxiety, you may have GI issues, uh, sexual side effects, and sometimes emotional blunting. The emotional blunting? Yes, like like your affect just gets flat, meaning you're just kind of the best way I can describe it is that we have mood swings. And I know people listening to audio can't see my hands, but I'm placing them about a foot apart above each other. Okay. And our and our our emotions like they fluctuate. Like they fluctuate in this range. Now, when you have major depression or even bipolar disorder, those extremes are really far apart, ups and downs.

SSRIs And SNRIs For Anxiety

SPEAKER_01 19:22

Like on a scale of zero to a hundred, you're you're going in between 80 and then you're plummeting to 20, right?

SPEAKER_00 19:27

And then back up and down. So, in general, and and this is not scientific, but it gives you an understanding. If we narrow that band, the highs and the lows become less extreme. And that's what antidepressants do. They narrow that emotional band. So from which could give you that flat affect or or that that emotional blunting. Okay. Almost like almost like you don't feel as much. Oh, okay. Yeah. Like numb?

SPEAKER_01 19:54

Yeah, numb, numb would be a good word. Emotionally numb. Okay. And that that's really tough to regulate in itself because P you you're trying to be a part of a situation, a get together, a gathering, and you just can't feel it. You got that.

SPEAKER_00 20:10

It's hard to engage. Emotional blunting. Emotional blunting.

unknown 20:14

Got it.

SPEAKER_00 20:15

The other the other effective antidepressants for anxiety are SNRIs, which are, as you know from the prior episodes, serotonin, norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. And these are medications like effects or and cymbalta.

SPEAKER_03 20:30

Okay.

SPEAKER_00 20:30

And they both affect serotonin and norepinephrine levels. Another medication used for anxiety is buusperone. I have not heard that word before. Busperone, it's it's it that's that's the uh the the actual name, the brand name is boospar. So with book with boospar, it's non-sedating, it's not addictive, but it takes some time to work. And that's often also used for general anxiety. Interesting. Yep. So now we're gonna get into a another category that's used for anxiety, and that's beta blockers. So a lot of people take beta blockers for medical reasons. So an example of a beta blocker would be propanol. And it's typically technically it's a heart medication. That's what I was I was saying ago.

SPEAKER_01 21:18

I I know that's for for heart conditions.

SPEAKER_00 21:21

Yes, yeah, and it's used off label for anxiety in certain situations.

SPEAKER_01 21:26

Yep. Okay, yep. And then that would make sense because when you're having an anxiety attack, your heart rate is going through the roof.

SPEAKER_00 21:33

Well, and right in yes, and and in the this fits perfectly because a lot of times people who have experienced panic attacks, if you've never experienced one, it feels like you're having a heart attack. Yeah, it feels like you're going to die.

SPEAKER_01 21:48

Is it that's the extreme of it? Would this be also used for like blood pressure medication, maybe, or anything to that effect? I can't speak to that because I don't know. I'm just curious because of the elevated heart rate and your blood pressure. Uh blah la go on.

SPEAKER_00 22:01

And the reason this is good, beta blockers are good because that helps the physical symptoms, which is shaking, sweating, and racing heart. Okay.

SPEAKER_04 22:08

Okay.

SPEAKER_00 22:08

So here's the thing, and it's all context. And I've said this to clients, and I use this analogy a lot, especially clients dealing with anxiety. Because they'll say, I start shaking, my heart feels like it's going to explode. I start sweating, and and and and I said, at what other times do you have those symptoms?

SPEAKER_01 22:31

Okay. Oh, oh, you're asking me. Um when I'm in bed with my partner. Oh, that's hard go. Oh, good for you.

Buspirone And Beta Blockers

SPEAKER_00 22:42

No, I just, you know, that, but that's a hard question to answer, you know. Okay, well, so let me ask it a different way. What activity causes your heart rate to increase, causes you to sweat, causes you to shake, and cause you to st have a racing heart? Okay, exercise. That's it. Yeah. Exercise. Yeah. The exact same symptoms exist when you exercise as as there are when you have a panic attack. So the endorphins are just being released in a different way at that point? Yeah, it's just the brain just being overactive. Okay. But the symptoms are the same. Yeah. And when you frame it that way, sometimes people, it's like a light bulb moment for them. It's like, okay, you can experience these symptoms in the gym and it's expected and it doesn't bother you at all. So in another scenario, say that you experience these symptoms in the grocery store. You can say, you know, this is the same thing that happens when I go to the gym. So I don't need to worry.

SPEAKER_01 23:34

Right.

SPEAKER_00 23:35

I mean, it's still not pleasant.

SPEAKER_01 23:37

I'm just gonna walk a little faster through the grocery store and get my exercise in.

SPEAKER_00 23:41

Yeah. So so let's get into kind of the science. So we talked about the classes of medications for anxiety, but let's let's talk about how they why they work, how they affect the brain. Go ahead. So anxiety of anxiety involves a lot of different things. Stress hormone release. When you're stressed, your body releases hormones. Cortisol typically is that the chemical that that's released when you're in that fight or flight mode. Imbalance and serotonin, GABA, and norepinephrine.

unknown 24:12

Okay.

SPEAKER_00 24:12

So what happens is benzodiazepines calm calm down. Oh, and and the I'm not I'm gonna mispronounce this. You can you can probably help me about the amygdala. Yeah, the amydala overactivation. Okay. What's that from? Uh that's from water. Here's a side. That's it. That's it. Abdullah. Yeah, I I I I couldn't remember that, but yeah. So benzos work well because it calms the amydalo quickly, and then the SSRIs gradually recalibrate the emotional regulation over time. So I I guess to put it in an analogy, think of benzos as a fire extinguisher. Okay. It it puts out the fire, but SSRIs are like your long-term fire alarm. Okay. It's like rewiring the alarm system.

SPEAKER_01 25:04

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I see that.

SPEAKER_00 25:05

Yeah. So we talk about benefits versus risks because without any medication, there are possible side effects. There are possible risks. Yeah. I mean, we could we can say that with aspirin. You know, if you're taking blood thinners, you probably shouldn't take aspirin. But I'm I'm I'm not a doctor, but it's not medical advice. Don't listen to that. I'm just making a comment.

SPEAKER_01 25:28

So so some side effects is anal leakage in there? I I don't believe so. Oh great Odin Raven. I have to ask with every single note you do.

SPEAKER_02 25:41

That escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand fast.

SPEAKER_00 25:45

It's a thing, it happened. So the benefits, of course, as far as taking the anti-anxiety medication, whether that's an SSRI or a benzodiazepine, one, it reduces your level of anxiety and panic. It just calms the brain down, which allows better sleep, improved functioning, and and here's the key thing: the ability to more effectively engage in therapy. Okay. Because if if your mind is in that fight or flight mode, it's hard to address and get deep with emotional issues because you're in that crisis state in your mind. Right. And there's no emotional blunting at that point. Exactly. So the risks, of course, are over reliance, side effects, withdrawals, especially with benzos. And we're going to get into that.

Panic Vs Exercise: Reframing Symptoms

SPEAKER_01 26:29

What are the side effects? Like nausea, vomiting, all that?

SPEAKER_00 26:32

Um we'll get to that. Okay. Yes. Yes. So, and I and I'm going to say this because I've said that I say this every time we talk about medication on this podcast. Medication alone is not the answer. It is a tool. It's more effective if you use it in conjunction with therapy and working and trying to resolve some of these issues. Because here's the thing anxiety can be a habit. It's a habit just like anything else. And when your brain gets caught in that loop, it's hard to interrupt that. It's just used to it's used to functioning that way. So it's a habit just like any other. You can break the habit, but it involves work and it involves looking at things and what's triggering this anxiety. I like to worry about.

SPEAKER_01 27:14

I like the word commitment. You have to commit to putting the work in while taking the medication as a tool. And you have to commit to that therapy session. You have to get everything you can out of it. You only get out of it what you put into it, right? Yeah, absolutely. Yes. But and that's a that's a tough thing to do if you are constantly going through and having these anxieties.

SPEAKER_00 27:38

Right, exactly. It's it's it's hard to regulate or even address any other issues because this is this is this is the emergency.

SPEAKER_01 27:44

This is the thing that's happening. Staying committed to oneself is the best thing that you can do while you're having when when working through these issues. Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 27:52

So so again, the big thing is for some people, it's a short-term bridge to help you get better. For others, and and again, this this it's it's individualized for every person because every person is different. For some people, it can be a long-term ish, it can be a long-term commitment. Yeah, either way, you should be consulting with your psychiatrist and a therapist to monitor that because again, the whole point of psychotropic medications are to get you in a better mental state.

SPEAKER_01 28:19

Right.

Brain Science: GABA, Amygdala, Cortisol

SPEAKER_00 28:20

And you shouldn't be taking it without checking in regularly, especially with benzos. Sure. Because there are some risks to that. And and and we're gonna get into it in in part two to talk about side effects and what happens if you stop suddenly, because again, you shouldn't. And and we're gonna get more into that. So we've kind of covered the classes, kind of what anxiety is and what it feels like, but we're gonna get into you know, answering questions about anti-anxiety medications, which mean are they addictive? Will they change my personality? Do they mean I'm weak if I have to take it? So we're gonna get into more of that in part two, which is coming up in the next episode. All right. But before we go, who's that? Who's it? Who is it? Boots needs a home. Boots, are they on the ground? Boots was born in October of 2025. Shepherd pit bull mix estimated to be about 50 to 60 pounds full. Okay, dog friendly, yes, cat friendly, yes, kid friendly, yes. Oh, three for three. Three levels high. And here is boots. I'm sorry, my uh, I to I print I had to print this on a different printer today, so it's not in color, but there's boots.

SPEAKER_01 29:32

Come on. That's uh actually it looks like a pretty small puppy. He does. Well, he was just born in October, so October of last year. Okay, okay. So boots needs a home. He's he's beautiful.

SPEAKER_00 29:44

Yep. Aw. Get boots. Boots, yes, Detroit Dog Rescue.com slash adopt boots needs a home.

SPEAKER_01 29:51

Yes, please.

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Alrighty, folks, we're gonna be back for next episode with part two of anxiety medications. If you're on Facebook Live, stick around. We're gonna do another episode right now. If you're listening to audio, skip ahead to the next episode or just follow into the next episode, or if it's not there, it'll be there on Tuesday or Thursday. In the meantime, change your thinking, change your life, laugh hard, run fast, be kind. We'll see you next time.