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...
Anyone else out there able to sort of pinpoint what makes them anxious?
For instance, I was doing great this week after a hypnotism session...anxiety free and loving life. Well, a friend who I usually avoid during periods of high anxiety (she always has some sort of drama going on) called me, and feeling great, I decided to answer the call.
Well, all I hear is her and this guy she is seeing screaming and cursing at each other and I can tell she is crying and she's yelling into the phone, "I need to get out of here! What should I do?!" Mind you, I live in Florida and she is in New Jersey, so there's nothing I can physically do for her.
That situation not only made me feel completely helpless but gave me horrific flashbacks of when my Dad would get really drunk and fight with my Mom.
Needless to say, my high spirits have begun to slowly decline since that conversation with her and I am feeling anxious again. The hypnotherapy has reprogrammed me to the point where I am no longer getting actual attacks, but I am feeling full-force the uncomfortable symptoms that used to lead me into one (tightness in chest/throat, feeling short of breath, etc.)
I feel awful because I want to be there for her, but I just can't right now. I go in for my second session on Sunday, so I am hoping he can help me resolve the pre-anxiety symptoms I am feeling and I can once again make my way back to that happy place.
For instance, I was doing great this week after a hypnotism session...anxiety free and loving life. Well, a friend who I usually avoid during periods of high anxiety (she always has some sort of drama going on) called me, and feeling great, I decided to answer the call.
Well, all I hear is her and this guy she is seeing screaming and cursing at each other and I can tell she is crying and she's yelling into the phone, "I need to get out of here! What should I do?!" Mind you, I live in Florida and she is in New Jersey, so there's nothing I can physically do for her.
That situation not only made me feel completely helpless but gave me horrific flashbacks of when my Dad would get really drunk and fight with my Mom.
Needless to say, my high spirits have begun to slowly decline since that conversation with her and I am feeling anxious again. The hypnotherapy has reprogrammed me to the point where I am no longer getting actual attacks, but I am feeling full-force the uncomfortable symptoms that used to lead me into one (tightness in chest/throat, feeling short of breath, etc.)
I feel awful because I want to be there for her, but I just can't right now. I go in for my second session on Sunday, so I am hoping he can help me resolve the pre-anxiety symptoms I am feeling and I can once again make my way back to that happy place.
I am actually going over my Mom's soon...we have some early morning shopping to do:) She lives about 20-25 minutes away, but I hate driving when I feel the way I do right now.
Plus, I live with my boyfriend and he plays golf every Saturday so I won't see him until tomorrow night and will miss him. He is very supportive and good with me about all of this.
He hasn't had to actually deal with my anxiety until recently because I was in a state of "remission" when he and I met up until just a few weeks ago and we have been dating for about 2 years now.
I just want these uncomfortable feelings to go away already!! I am in pure frustration...I keep clenching my teeth and my throat feels so tender and tight.
I know it is all in my head because after my hypnotherapy session the other day when my mind was free of clutter and stress, I felt NONE of these things. It really is my mind playing tricks on me...and that's the hardest part I think.
If only it was easy to make those feelings go away...