Anxiety and POSITIVE CHOICES Community Group
Learn the skills to conquer overwhelming anxiety from physical to emotional coping. We can choose how we feel and think, you just have to be willing to make those changes and commit to them.
I drove on I75 in Atlanta today!!! :)
I went to the shrink today and took the faster interstate route. Here in Atlanta Interstate 75 is 16 lanes wide at some points (8 in each direction).
On the way there I used coping statements, "I can pull over anytime I want," "Am I breathing?" and then took some diaphramic breaths and held for 4 and then exhaled.
At one point I was surrounded by semi-trucks and it was loud and it was over-stimulating and I felt anxiety...and I still made it.
I still went back and drove it home. One change I made was to pull the cover over my sunroof as I think that added to all the noise of the trucks coming in at me on the way there.
I couldn't have done this last month. Last month I took the regular roads. I see progress from using many suggestions I learned here on DS along with Xanax and psychological counseling.
I made an appointment for a massage next week. That has been scary to think about lately. But my low back hurts and I can do it. My counselor said to let the massage therapist know that I have anxiety.
Betsy
I went to the shrink today and took the faster interstate route. Here in Atlanta Interstate 75 is 16 lanes wide at some points (8 in each direction).
On the way there I used coping statements, "I can pull over anytime I want," "Am I breathing?" and then took some diaphramic breaths and held for 4 and then exhaled.
At one point I was surrounded by semi-trucks and it was loud and it was over-stimulating and I felt anxiety...and I still made it.
I still went back and drove it home. One change I made was to pull the cover over my sunroof as I think that added to all the noise of the trucks coming in at me on the way there.
I couldn't have done this last month. Last month I took the regular roads. I see progress from using many suggestions I learned here on DS along with Xanax and psychological counseling.
I made an appointment for a massage next week. That has been scary to think about lately. But my low back hurts and I can do it. My counselor said to let the massage therapist know that I have anxiety.
Betsy
if you drove in that atlanta traffic!!!
pat youself on the back!!!
gee, i get jitters driveing through nasville tn traffic!!
ive been through atlanta on my way to fla, and i was soooooo scard
of that mess done there!!!!
congrats all the way to ya!!!
bren
Easier said, though, when one is feeling anxious. But, I definately see progress.
Betsy
if you can do that you can do anything !!
you should be so proud of yourself well done
Counseling helps and meds help. All tools. I see improvement each and every day. I am hopeful that this time around I will not expect a setback in the future if I keep taking care of me and finding out what causes anxiety in me and ID the symptoms earlier.
Betsy