Horrible way to cope. I was using Xanax for anxiety and to be less shy. I started taking every monday and thursday for 1 month, after that I started taking every monday, wednesday and friday because I started a new project at my class I was feeling great and confidence to speak, then I started to make friends and hung out on saturday and I was feeling social awkward so I started taking every time I hung out with my friends. My tolerance started to build quickly and in my mind I needed Xanax to be "myself" so I started to taking higher doses to feel comfortable to speak and all went down hill after that. My addiction made me lose my friends, family, a life opportunity and more important my speech now seems a lot worse than before. Please don't think this is the best way to deal with it, probably will be a temporary way but it's not permanent. ​