I've been using subliminals/hypnosis for the past 6 months to improve myself at times these subliminals did make me nervous because of the resistance. When I got 3 months into a program, I had horrible social anxiety due to the resistance so I stopped and used another subliminal to build my confidence. About 3 weeks ago, I decided to quit smoking because I believe it increased my social anxiety and anxiety in general, so I quit cold turkey. I also quit using my subliminals/hypnosis during this time. Since then, I have had ZERO social anxiety and wasn't self-conscious any longer. The hardest part during this withdrawal were the panic attacks that I would have constantly, all day long, as well as horrible insomnia due to these attacks, horrible depression, and many other symptoms. The ER doc put me on Lorazepam for 2 weeks to take as needed so I took 1mg before bed because I couldn't sleep without it. Now when I stop Lorazepam everything is WORSE. My doctor is now putting me on Paxil for one month. I don't feel so happy because I think the Paxil may cover up something that I really want to work on, anxiety/panic I want to cure those for good and not cover it up if something is really bothering me. However, if it is simply a chemical imbalance then Paxil will fix it, yes? I don't feel like I can move forward without curing these deep issues/fears/resistance. However, maybe the Paxil will just make it easier for me to use them now. I'm wondering, would it be ok to continue to do my subliminals/hypnosis/self-improvement to build my confidence, work on my anxiety perhaps using the Linden Method, and self-esteem while I am on this drug for the month?