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...

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tikibell1
tikibell1
I do not take anything for anxiety just for depression which the doctor said should help both..it does not. I walk and walk and it helps and work usually help but last night maybe it was a full moon or something but work caused so much anxiety I almost did not make it home before i exploded and that is just not me I always stay calm at work it is my happy place. I work in a brain trauma unit not a nurse just an aide. it seemed last night they were all on edge and unhappy there was so much tension in them I seemed to take it all on. These are such wonderful people struggling to overcome the horrible place they are at in life and some overcome and some do not. I love them but we can never show anxiety or sadness with them because they take it on and they are already struggling. So I am aleays upbeat and they love me and it has always helped my depression and anxiety to be with them. I do not know what happened yesterday for all of them to be so upset maybe when one was the others followed suit but the nurses had their hands full. Today I am dreading going in thought if I just vented somewhere for a moment it would help. I am going to walk to work the weather is wonderful and hopefully the evening will go better. Thanks for letting me vent it does help!
jlewis27
jlewis27
I hope that your day is better today! It is so hard to have a positive attitude when the people around us are sad or upset. I feel like with my anxiety makes me mimic emotions. I am so hyper sensitive to emotions around me that I cannot even hear something sad because if I do I will become really upset and anxious. Although it is hard for me I know that the best thing for me is to find something positive. Have a great day and enjoy that beautiful weather!!
Community LeaderMid
Mid
When I need to renew my positive mode, I go into the bathroom, run cool water over my eyes, relax, and talk silly to myself in the mirror.

When we work with people who express emotions through their entire body language, we pick up on it because we are aware of all the sensations.

Knowing we pick up on it means we can use it to be positive...find the one happy spot the person is having, and build on that.

Best wishes1
drew4lostluv
drew4lostluv
Thanks for sharing a bit of your life. I'm sorry that you are so stressed out.I just wanted to say I admire you for keeping it together. Those people probably need you and your bubbly personality more than you realize. I hope today goes better for you. Hugs ;)
tikibell1
tikibell1
Thank You! I should add that my husband died from brain trauma caused by a motorcycle accident so I truly love the patients and watching them recover is really amazing it takes such hard work and determination and so much time! On the flip side when one passes or does not make progress it hurts to the core. We are told not to show sympathy just empathy there is such a fine line between the two! Some nights I come home feeling so happy and the depression and anxiety lifts for awhile but some days I hold the tears in and come home and cry and thank God for my family and my health and ask for strength to make tomorrow a positive day!
drew4lostluv
drew4lostluv
I lost my wife last year. You telling us about your husband and how he passed really helped me understand why you are so passionate with your job and try so hard to keep it together for the patients.
Wow I respect you a lot.
Ariadne101
Ariadne101
You sound wonderful and caring and passionate about your patients. Mind yourself as well and keep some energy for yourself too. Is there any assistance programme for employees in your workplace?
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