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 had an episode about 3 weeks ago where my heart rate went up and I got short of breath. I have never taken myself to the ER before but did that day. They told me my potassium was low and that I needed to see a cardiologist. I have been to see the cardiologist, then my GYN to check my hormone replscement therapy and hormone levels and contacted my regular doctor who did not think a visit was necessary. Everything is normal but this next level anxiety will not stop. I hate this feeling. Wish more than anything that I could wave a magic wand and make it go away. So afraid that it will affect my work and family life more than it already has. Anyone else feel this way before? does it ever go away? Because right now it feels like there will be no end. I am seeing a therapist already and she has been helpful but I wonder if this has something to do with working through problems that I have repressed for many years. Any advice would be helpful.
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I haven't written in my diary on my computer since May because I thought that my computer was dying. I got away from writing but my computer is hanging in there. I think that I will start writing in it again. It's so therapeutic.
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Years ago, I won a mirrored armoire from my job. It's in my bedroom but I rarely stand in front of it. Yesterday, I had to have a dexascan done so I had to change into a gown. There was a full length mirror in the changing room. I'm aware that I gained 5 to 7 pounds over the last year from cheating on Keto but I didn't know what it looked like. It was a reality check.
Based on my own herstory, your therapy work does sound like a suspect here. There was a time neither I nor many of the people around me would have called me, anxious. That is still true, for the most part, but working through my repressed/denial issues in therapy has shown me that I suffer severe anxiety. I'm **just** exceptionally good at repression and metaphorical masking. Just call me, "Sheeba, Queen of De Nial." Until all that repression explodes, of course. Those pesky details. . .
Is it worse that I never seem to be able to put the monster back in the bottle once it explodes and/or they are brought up in therapy? Dunno. . . Which is worse? A man-made explosion or an all-natural volcanic eruption? Either way, remediation is an ordeal.
Also based on my personal herstory, the quickest way out is straight on through. Keep going. Small steps help avoid going in circles. Vent freely here. Sort often.
You are not alone. Listening. . .
Arfie, I love reading you. I am starting to think that you are my distant, known-yet-unknown, mental mentor because of the frequency in which you post comments or mediations that speak to exactly what I'm going through on a given day or in the day or two previous that I'm still grappling with. Thank you. :)
I am going to need to stop going in circles by moving straight on through, but I'll soon be likely needing to take large steps to get there since the small steps over a few years have made progress, but also dug the circle deeper.
Thank you!
Instead, I'm trying to just accept it. To help me with this I listen to the You Tube channel Therapy in a Nutshell. Its got so many fantastic tips. So now, when the waves of anxiety come. I let them in and sit with them instead of trying to control them and panic when I can't. I'm a lot more accepting of the uncomfortable sensations they bring, because I know they won't kill me. I also suffer from insomnia - sometimes only getting one or two hours sleep a night. Rather than toss and turn I get up and do something for about an hour and then listen to guided meditation for the rest of the night. I figured I may as well make the most of being awake rather than fretting about it. And if my brain won't go to sleep then at least I can deeply relax my body. I hope this helps a little? It's good to keep a journal too. A great way to write yourself calm.
Anxiety is natural and it is a helper. Once you begin writing it out, you've taken an important first step in finding what works to improve your balance and calm.
Stress...writing it out...sorting it out...organizing 'relax' moments through out the day will help you do better balancing of moving through the stress calmly.
Best wishes.
When I read your post, it sounds like you have a lot on your plate and I am wondering if you are making enough time for yourself? Taking care of just you?
Stress can definitely cause anxiety to flare up. Do things that you enjoy and are relaxing to you. A hobby, crafts, taking a walk in nature alone, bubble baths, yoga, exercising... something that you like that is just for you. I hope that helps bring your anxiety down.