After Years of Misery from Anxiety and Depression, I Gained My Life Back Exhausted? Stressed-out? Overwhelmed? Hi, I am Courtney, the author of this website. I am just an average person with a passion for personal development blogging and I wanted to tell people about some of the things that have really helped me on my own personal development path. I have used The Linden Method for years, so why write about it now? Truthfully, because these are extremely stressful times and I believe it can help people. And, yes, I do get a few dollars if you click on my link below, but the payout is pretty small and besides you can always type in the address yourself instead of using my link. The important thing is to keep yourself emotionally well during these unprecedented stressful times. When I developed anxiety and depression, I went to a psychologist, a psychiatrist and a physician, and to be truthful, in my experience, these people couldn't really help.Therapy sessions, yoga and getting more exercise lessened my anxiety symptoms, but did not stop them for good. In fact, I later learned that because I was living in a constant state of low-level stress and anxiety, the chemicals in my brain had changed, making me more anxious and depressed. Clearly, merely managing my symptoms was not enough - in fact, following "the doctor's orders" made things worse. On prescription sleeping pills for years, I had chronic insomnia, stomach issues, crying spells and panic attacks. During this time, I developed many fears, too. First, when I was on an airplane, I suddenly envisioned the bottom of the plane peeling off and all of the passengers free-falling through the clouds. I would hyperventilate, my heart raced and I gripped both armrests until my fingers were sore. I felt that I was going to die. Next, I became apprehensive that I would be attacked when exiting elevators. The uncertainity of what was on the other side of the doors was just enough to set-off a panic attack. Eventually, the anxiety seeped into every area of my life, contaminating my daily life. I couldn't sleep, I had lost contact with almost all of my friends, I was constantly worried about being fired, about not having enough money, even about getting in an accident. One night, I said to myself, "I refuse to live the next 40-50 years of my life like this." Unfortunately, the help I got from most of the doctors and therapists that I consulted didn't do me much good. Medications didn't work and often had unpleasant side effects. Counseling sessions helped me connect the dots to the issues in childhood, but the process is slow and recovery can take years. Some leading authorities make you think that depression and anxiety are remediless. In fact, some of them would have you believe that you must learn to "cope" with anxiety and depression by using prescription medications and therapy. This is simply not true. I was worried about the long-term effects of medication. When I asked, "How long will I need to take this anti-depressant?" I couldn't get a straight answer. One doctor told me that no one should be on medication for longer than 3 months, while another felt it was closer to 3 years. I wanted a prescription-free solution. I "googled" natural anxiety and depression treatments and came across The Linden Method website. I really liked all of the personal stories and I was struck by how many other people were frustrated by mainstream approaches to depression and anxiety. Instead of a doctor saying it works, there were a lot of average people saying it works. "What do I have to lose?" I thought. Also, I had noticed the money back guarantee, so I made sure to write down the date of my purchase and stick it on the fridge, in case I wanted my money back :-) Luckily, the Linden Method transformed my life. The book was easy to read and digest, which set it apart from so many other depression and anxiety programs. However, part of its' success was me, too, really being sick of my life and putting in the time and energy to do the work. I desperately wanted to change and the Linden Method was the right tool to make that happen for me. I couldn't easily understand and identify with more mainstream remedies for anxiety and depression, which are methods to reduce - not eliminate - symptoms. I wanted an anxiety-free and depression-free life; I did not want to wake up every morning and have to manage those symptoms with medication, therapy sessions, yoga, gratitude journals, etc... This past July 4th weekend, I flew across the country to visit my brother and his wife in their first home. There was turbulence on the first flight and the second flight had a three hour delay because the plane's brakes failed two inspections. The plane was officially deemed "inoperable". When they picked me up from the airport and asked how my flight was, I gave them the play-by-play. My sister-in-law said, "I would have been so nervous to get on second plane." And, that is when I realized that I had completely trusted the airline engineers to perform their jobs and safely get all the passengers where they needed to go. I hadn't been anxious at all. That was a great realization :-) I am so glad I bought this program, it was worth every dollar and I am so much better. This comes with a one year money back guarantee, so as long as you are careful with the receipt, you aren't risking any money here.
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