Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
I everyone i am new to this group... :) I have been having a really hard time and recently found out its anxiety that's the feeling i'm getting.. I come from a long line of abuse and like right now thinks are starting to get out of control.... I become very worried and anxious and it becomes really hard for me to breath if i give in to my feelings or panic or try to express myself out loud i will have a full on anxiety attack ... What do you do to try and calm yourself down? I've tried exercise, music, writing but i just makes things worst... is anyone else like this ??
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I did the dumbest thing today. I charged my earbuds, unplugged the block and put the block in my little bag instead of the earbuds. I wasn't happy about that when I got to the gym. What a dummy!
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Years ago, I won a mirrored armoire from my job. It's in my bedroom but I rarely stand in front of it. Yesterday, I had to have a dexascan done so I had to change into a gown. There was a full length mirror in the changing room. I'm aware that I gained 5 to 7 pounds over the last year from cheating on Keto but I didn't know what it looked like. It was a reality check.
Accepting anxiety as harmeless, even though it seems dangerous at times such as chest pains and tightness of breath, for example, allows you to avoid your natural reaction to it, such as resistance. And this natural reaction stems from FEAR of your anxiety which increases your anxiety a great deal. Anxiety without fearing it and without resisting it will be less intense and you save energy thus making the initial anxiety less draining.
I often use the analogy of a surfer surfing a wave (anxiety) to the shore (safety). When the surfer reaches the beach and turns around he/she sees the wave ebbing away. Imagine the difference between riding the wave on a surboard and struggling against it in the water.
Usually, persistent anxiety stems from an underlying depression which stems from low feelings about yourself. To better understand where these feelings originate you can go to: http://gavas.com/ANXIETY_DEPRESSION.htm now, and then get the book "FEELING GOOD" by Dr David Burns later. Learning how to change negative self worth issues into positive affirmations about yourself will take you a long way in your recovery from anxiety.
Heaven's Peace
Thank you for sharing!
Hopeless25, I recently started dealing with anxiety. DS is a great site for educating yourself and learning different techniques to get yourself through an anxiety attack.