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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AP0402
AP0402

In September I moved to a small town and currently go to school, but I am extremely shy and quite so it has been really hard to make friends. I moved in 2016 for the first time and I was on a collegiate soccer team, so it was easy to make friends. But ever since I came to this new school I have been very alone and don't really get out much. I have noticed that my anxiety has became a serious issue. I always have this ball in my stomach and it becomes difficult to sleep. I only sleep for a couple of hours before I wake up with the ball in my stomach again. I also get like a tingling sensation in my arms and sometimes it feels like I can't breath. This has been happening since January now and have been thinking about going to therapy, but with school and work I feel like I don't really have the time for it. I also recently started having nightmares which also make it hard for me to sleep. I don't really know how to help myself because this feeling of panic and anxiety have started to overwhelm me, so I figured that maybe getting a little bit of my story out would help. Thank you for all the advice. 

Rruussnn
Rruussnn
I had a lot of panic and anxiety in college, especially freshman year. I went the therapy and medication route because it was pretty severe and that helped. If you don't make time for your emotional/mental health, it might get increasingly hard to continue with school and work. Perhaps you could start with a 30-minute yoga video online to see if that helps calm your anxiety down. If so, then see if you can go to a yoga class and if you like it make it a weekly or more routine. You might be able to meet some people there also and slowly start to build a community. Seeing a therapist once a week or every other week could be a good routine to start.
jefffeuss
jefffeuss
I recently moved to a new area for school as well. Staying occupied has helped my deal with the change. Rather than simply working and school. Try to see if you can fit hobbies into your schedule. So whenever you feel that pain in your stomach. start doing whatever hobby you ended up finding interest in,
kkkkkve
kkkkkve
Along with this other advice I would suggest trying to set aside some time to get out and enjoy a hobby or interest. Especially if you can find something you enjoy that is easily accessible at your college. Therapy and medication can be extremely helpful especially if what you are dealing with is more severe. But at the same time you can take many small steps on your own to help improve your situation! Don't be discouraged and take it a minute at a time if you have to! You'll make it :)
arfie
arfie
Hello AP. Welcome to DS.

"Shy" is nowhere to be found in my personal psychobaggage car. Not even I am crazy enough to have ALL the available psych problems. I'm a wanderer, to boot, so I have lots of experience in living different places, but even *I* need quite allot of time to establish a new social network in a new area. Enough time that the process do get lonesome, even for someone like me who enjoys being alone. I can't describe the diff, but being alone and being lonely are very different experiences.

Hope I didn't get too babbley on you. Mostly wanted to welcome you aboard.
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