Dear Anxiety, Let's Break Up Quotes

“Clinging to another person is the most natural way for human beings to calm themselves. The need for physical closeness and attunement is wired into our biology.”
― Amanda Porter, Dear Anxiety, Let's Break Up: 40 Devotions to Conquer Worry and Fear

“In the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks, surprisingly few people showed up for traditional talk therapy. Instead, many turned to acupuncture, massage, yoga, and EMDR, which seemed to offer more effective relief.”
― Amanda Porter, Dear Anxiety, Let's Break Up: 40 Devotions to Conquer Worry and Fear

“EMDR was found to be more effective than Prozac in treating PTSD. The difference was that Prozac provided relief only while patients were taking it, whereas EMDR had lasting effects even after treatment ended.”
― Amanda Porter, Dear Anxiety, Let's Break Up: 40 Devotions to Conquer Worry and Fear

“Rather than teaching children and adults the skills to deal with distressing physical reactions, we often prescribe medications like Abilify, Zyprexa, and Seroquel to dampen their emotional responses.”
― Amanda Porter, Dear Anxiety, Let's Break Up: 40 Devotions to Conquer Worry and Fear

“While medications such as Abilify, Risperdal, and Seroquel can blunt extreme emotional arousal, they also interfere with the ability to fully experience pleasure, danger, and satisfaction. Many patients on these drugs describe feeling alienated from themselves.”
― Amanda Porter, Dear Anxiety, Let's Break Up: 40 Devotions to Conquer Worry and Fear

“Medications can be very useful in giving traumatized people a firmer foothold in the present, but they do not teach the lasting lessons of self-regulation. Most of us in the trauma field have seen how a reliance on drugs alone does little to alter the core issues of trauma.”
― Amanda Porter, Dear Anxiety, Let's Break Up: 40 Devotions to Conquer Worry and Fear

“psychiatric medications have a serious downside, as they may deflect attention from dealing with the underlying issues”
― Amanda Porter, Dear Anxiety, Let's Break Up: 40 Devotions to Conquer Worry and Fear

“The frustrating reality is that there is no gold standard or objective assessment when it comes to mental health diagnoses. It’s a matter of interview and observation, meaning you sit and talk with a clinician who gets to know you and then diagnose you. This means that a diagnosis has the potential to differ depending on the provider with whom you are working.”
― Amanda Porter PhD”
― Amanda Porter, Dear Anxiety, Let's Break Up: 40 Devotions to Conquer Worry and Fear