The Subtle Art of Surrender
A Practical Guide for the Recovery from Anxiety, Depersonalization, and Derealization
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My mind constantly raced, I slept maybe 3 hours a week, I couldn’t breathe, I was in constant pain all over my body and every sound would scare the daylights out of me. I was so chronically fatigued from all the anxiety that I felt like I had a disease and the worst flu in the world that would just never go away. I was so scared that I lost all my friends because of the fact that I wouldn’t leave my house. I missed out on my whole young life because I was scared to leave my room due to these overwhelming symptoms. I couldn’t be alone and I couldn’t take care of myself. I stayed in bed for hours and hours just lying there constantly thinking and worrying and wondering what was happening to me.
I remember getting up out of bed one day and saying, “if I am going to suffer like this forever than my life has no meaning.” When my parents left for work, I grabbed a bottle of their whiskey poured myself a giant glass on ice, took my script for Prozac and Lorazepam and literally swallowed 90 pills of Prozac, 120 Lorazepam’s and some Adderall. This was my attempt at suicide.
For the next 7 years I went through 3 near death accidents, major surgeries to the gut and eyes, and extreme traumas to the body. Each accident and surgery added to my anxiety levels that never went away after the initial experience. The accidents served to further install trauma into my brain and to further sensitize my already weak and fragile nervous system. Everything I ate made me sick and gave me symptoms, I couldn’t even digest food as it would get stuck in my bowels due to the constant state of extreme despair and tension. I actually had to be hospitalized for an emergency surgery, which almost took my life due to this stress.
It was not until I gave up the fight, gave up the control and surrendered to the unknown that my life started to change. I began developing healthy habits and behaviors that would pave the way in creating a totally new brain and body. At the age of 27 I finally started to apply everything I learned and my life began to change, I had to/ become a totally new me, while living with the pain and suffering. I no longer chose to be the victim but to be the hero, the hero of my own story. I was able to fully over-come my conditions and become the best version of myself. Healthy, strong, and better yet anxiety and depression free!
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About the Book
Jerzy Roginski Jr. once suffered from anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, panic attacks, phobias and depersonalization—but he found his way to recovery.
Having once considered suicide as an option, he understands the feelings of panic, unreality, fatigue, numbness and other symptoms. He remembers lying in bed all day stifled by anxiety, not wanting to leave his house.
In this guide to recovery, he shares insights and action steps that will help you:
• cure what ails you—instead of managing symptoms;
• move past feelings of hopelessness;
• overcome trauma and anxiety;
• heal without traditional therapies.
If you’re anything like the author once was, you’re tired of going to therapists, holistic practitioners, and doctors who can’t relate to you and don’t understand how you are feeling. You’re also tired of trying every single therapy known only to enjoy slight, temporary improvements.
Find the true path to permanent recovery with a program that works, written by someone who has suffered firsthand. Based on thousands of hours of research, studying, and personal battles, this guide to recovery provides a winning formula.
About the Author
Jerzy Roginski Jr. graduated with a degree in psychology from the University of Illinois and a Master’s degree in nutrition from Florida International University. He also holds numerous certificates including; functional diagnostic medicine, NLP, coaching and more. Jerzy has devoted the last ten years of his life to studying nutrition, anxiety, medicine, and therapies. He was able to use what he learned to fully recover from anxiety and depression.