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 am not sure if this is related to anxiety or not, but I wanted to ask others if they often feel in a rush to finish any kind of jobs or tasks? I am not talking about rushing through something because of time constraints or other things that need to be done. I am talking about feeling like you must get something done as fast as you can for no real apparent reason.
I find myself doing this all the time, even if it's something I am really interested in. I won't have another thing in the world to do, yet I want to hurry up and finish. I have been trying to fight that urge for the last year or so and slow down.
Sometimes I'll even put off going to the bathroom just so I can get whatever it is done. It makes no sense to me! It's not like the task at hand is some horrible nasty job.
Most of the time, once I am done and take a little break I am left wondering, well what do I do next! Then I get anxious because I dont know what to do with myself next!
Anyone relate?
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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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Ever since I stopped doing therapy because of insurance, I've been feeling that old tense and irritable sense of anxiety and stress. I hate that. I was making so many strides and changes during therapy, my therapist would acknowledge all of my progress and accomplishments, and I miss that reassurance. Today I thought about it, and I made those changes! She would always tell me that I chose to...
for what it's worth
in my own case, calming that sense of urgency is even more important when the matter really is urgent and mistakes carry a higher price. on the more routine projects, i have plenty of time for cleaning up collateral damage that so often comes with rushing.
I have found, for myself, that when I begin to rush, in whatever activity it is, I often take far longer to complete the activity through all the distractions.
I have put down the book, gone outside and changed the view. I have stepped back and picked a different activity to work on for just a moment.
It's frustrating when it keeps on happening, though.
Best wishes as you find what works for you.
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