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 try so hard to be happy for those that I love but part of me gets angry and jealous. My anxiety really restricts me. I hear about friends and family going on vacations going on dates excelling at their jobs and I'm stuck here a nervous wreck about doing those things. Why can't I just do what everyone else can...ugghh I'm so angry
I understand the feelings you're going through. Watching others have a great time why you're trapped inside your own mind feeling scared and anxious all the time is frustrating and exhausting.
What my husband tells me to do a lot is to "fake it 'til you make it." I think there is a lot to be said for that. I know personally, no matter how anxious and panicky I feel I know that staying home from work and laying in bed all day won't do anything good, but in fact make things worse. Instead I force myself to go to work and am always happy I did. Because there will be times when I am distracted.
Same goes for going out with friends, going places, doing things. As horrible as it sounds to be away from your comfort zone and be out with people...truly, what's the worst that could happen? You have a panic attack? Ok, you'll have the attack, it'll run its course and be over with. I am trying to focus on the best case scenarios instead of the worst. Because 9x out of 10, the worst will never happen. Give it a shot, let your guard down.