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...
It's running errands, sitting in traffic
It's tapping my foot or shaking my leg
It's a fixed gaze alternating with eyes that shift so fast it makes me nauseated
It's moment frozen solid and others of pacing or wandering about
It's a mind so blank, all the lights are out
It's other times of thoughts attacking like lighting bolts of electricity forme very angle
It's calling today a win because I didn't stay in bed
Even though all I wanted was to cover back up and close my eyes as tight as possible.
It's allowing myself to cry in the shower and to put on my face and face the day
Hoping the tear stains and puffy eyes don't show
It's trying, every day, trying, and some days failing at it miserably
It's a voice that says no one notices you
Yet everyone is watching, mocking, judging
It's mine..... It's my secret, my demon...
It's my anxiety and it is with me always.
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My day...today...misplaced my debit card...didn't realize it until I got to the register after shopping to a full cart. Used a different debit card and pulled apart everything looking for missing debit card before I left parking lot. Got home, dropped keys. So now I have a missing debit card, missing keys. A full cartload to unload and put away. I got everything put away.Dumped purse for a...
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I don't really know how to label this but I having a rough week and I can't say it's one thing.... I have a lot on my plate which is nothing new and I try to cope in many positive ways and do but I still have my moments.My kids more so my daughters talk to me about everything which I know it's cause of comfort and we are close.... however I really struggle with the venting about their dad which...
Maybe you're a better actor than most, but anxiety is a hard demon to hide. I'm the only one I've ever managed to fool when I thought my anxiety was a private secret.
Gentle support in your dirty secret. I'm glad you felt safe to speak your truth here.
Welcome aboard.