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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how do you cope?

shelbyalright
shelbyalright
When your anxiety tales over how do you cope with it?
AdventureGuide
AdventureGuide
First I take some slow calming deep breaths. This allows the body to inform the central nervous system that it just was given some wrong information and to turn on the parasympathetic nervous system which bring the body back to calm. Then I talk myself out of the anxious thought by changing my negative thoughts to more positive soothing and companionate thoughts.

Then I did the above over and over again until.....one day.....I no longer had anxiety!
Reed31
Reed31
I imagine it as a wave. I remind myself this is just adrenalin rushing in and I don't need to find the reason and it will pass. I just need to let it wash over me and flow away. The deep breaths help.

I also remember that anxiety/shaking is my body shaking off something it needs to release and it's okay - it's a healthy thing. That helps me feel more normal and strong that weak.
JudyFZ
JudyFZ
Lately I've been telling myself that feeling anxiety is okay. I think part of my problem has been struggling against it when it comes and wanting to eliminate anxiety from my life completely. But that's unrealistic. So, I try to make space for it and accept it and that makes me feel more in control.