Hi. i want you to know you are not alone. i feel the same way. i find it very very hard to get up in the morning and go to work. im just comstantly anxious and i also pray. i feel like it will never get better sometimes but i promise it will. have faith that you will find what works for you best. I talk a lot about it and that seems to help. it makes me feel like, no, im not crazy! try distracting yourself from your thoughts. it is tough though. remember your not alone

I feel the same too, its horrid and I feel for you, you really are not alone! Sending my best wishes to you.

Thanks for the advice. I'm glad I'm not alone. I'm glad I found this site.

I'm the same way. Check out my profile, I've been working through this for about 20 years. I'm pretty sure I have Generalized Anxiety because I don't obsess on just one thing; I tend to worry about almost everything. I am my own worst enemy. Although I do sometimes get the courage to branch out and try things, it seems like I'm exerting a level of effort extremely disproportionate to the task. As soon as I get out of bed my inner critic runs off a list of reasons to feel that it will be a bad day. I feel I have shortchanged myself in many ways. I have tried herbal remedies and meditation with some effect. I have not tried any pharma meds. Sorry to ramble, just want to say you are NOT alone.

I felt for a year like someone had a loaded gun in my mouth. I would shake and obsess with crazy thoughts. Just think about what your conscious mind throws out to you constantly. It brings up past anxiety memories and helps you to project more horrible things in the future.

If all these emotional thoughts continue, it is almost impossible to heal. The law of attraction alone would say you are developing alot of energy which is very negative and harmful.

You have to quiet you conscious mind and learn how to observe your thoughts without the emotion. It is not fast or easy but it can be done.

you are so not alone with this problem, im anxious all the time too and it peaks when i come face to face with ppl now, my lifes so limited anyway, but living with a fear of ppl is crippling....im trying new pills in april, have to ween myself off my current ones 1st....i do know how lonely and scared you feel, honestly.....BIG HUG xxxxx

hello jeanieanx, trust me your not alone, just like everyone says. I suffer from GAD and panic attacks and you know in the begining i had a very hard time , i stayed out of work for over a month, till this day i only drive short distances (which makes me depressed cause i feel like dont have my independence) and I got through it.. i went to a psychologist, i went walking everyday...it helped a lot. i read and read about anxiety and panic attacks and i learned how to just accept it and you know its there everyday but i know how to handle it better. it sounds impossible but if you want to over come it you will, you jsut have to put your mind to it...I felt alone too but you know my family and friends an co workers are very supportive and they helped a lot too!! if you need any help let me know...its a tough path i had to go through but its worth it when you can accept it and understand it. take care

hiya jeanie,
I just wanted to let you know that i had hypnotherapy for 6 months and it has helped me
enormously, it takes time, and you must stick with it, even if you think its sometimes ridiculous, (which i did!). This time last year i was a wreck...anxiety 24/7, terrible chest pain, palps, shaking, panic attacks....thought i was gonna die constantly. i still feel anxious occasionally, but i know know that im not gonna die and i truly believe it, cos my brain has been trained to think differently, thats what a good hypnotherapist can do for you. Good luck, Freckle.xxx