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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jessekay
jessekay

So I don't know I just wanted to post some thing because lately I've been having a lot of anxiety and I think it's geared towards my medication to be honest it's pretty bad I'm trying to cope with it I know we're all struggling with us at some point that people will understand where I'm coming from. I don't know what it is but I freeze up and I could be doing anything. I don't wanna focus on this because yes my anxiety was strong this week, but you know the feelings come and go, so I just wanted to just say that I am experience in anxiety, and I'm learning to cope with it and find ways to cope with it. It's not easy. i'm just trying to get through this because it's a part of my genetic make up. I guess no one can prevent it sometimes if you do struggle with it and apparently I do.

taylexie85
taylexie85
I think you gave yourself and us a wonderful reminder here that we all need to hear once in a while. "The feelings come and go." Although they are frequent and uncomfortable, they are in fact temporary. Thank you for that. I hope you'll remember that too next time you're feeling overwhelmed by anxiety. Hugs to you x.
jessekay
jessekay
Yes, it is a constant reminder and thank you for your response. I appreciate it. It’s nice to know others can relate.
arfie
arfie
among the many flaws i find in chasing the proverbial weasel around the why-berry bush is that the reasons why keep changing for every time around. whatever the source of my anxiety of the day, the same anxiety management tools are much more sustainably than knowing the reasons why.

a post such as this one is among the many anxiety management tools i use. it helps me to get ^it^ into words. sharing the words help me feel less alone and often even offer reminders and/or new coping tools.

hope the sharing helped, jessekay. steadying support while you find your way through. you are not alone.
enfieldguy
enfieldguy
Woke up anxious as hell this morning and felt better when I got out of bed and moved around. But the anxiety keeps returning and I’m trying to think of all the coping skills. Breathing, etc.
jessekay
jessekay
Oh yes I manage to keep my anxiety in check yes, breathing and relaxing at the very moment helps very much. I know anxiety is real. There’s ways to get past it, but you can get past it.
Community Leaderbobinmaine
bobinmaine
I never knew I had anxiety until my dentist refused to work on me because my blood pressure was extremely high, so now I have to take a valium before I go. I don't really like taking those for any reason but I don't have dental work very often so it's ok. There are some underlying causes that trigger my anxiety and I work on those, a little every day.
mtd
mtd
Anxiety has not been proven to be genetic. It is only a theory at this point. To back that up, there are many people who have successfully recovered from anxiety which defies the genetic theory. Anxiety is a learned behavior. I highly recommend you read It’s Only Anxiety by Carl James.
ReaDyO
ReaDyO
This may sound funny but I have found that some of the foods I eat and the time I eat them at cause me to have anxiety. If I eat too much sugar or caffeine, if I have anything spicy or acidic or something that makes me feel bloated like pastas and bread. Sometimes our guts and the health of the gut can cause more anxiety.
ReaDyO
ReaDyO
My suggestion is to pay attention to what you're eating and if you see a pattern between what you eat and your anxiety.
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