I spend most of my days alone in my apartment with my cat. Like you I am sometimes consumed with irrational anxiety.

What helps is Klonopin 2x a day as it is prescribed to me, a Xanax PRN in case of emergency, yoga and journaling. It's possible you need to change your anti-anxiety med if the one that you're taking isn't helping.

Loud sounds and messy things are awful,l I agree.

Happens to me sometimes as well, some nights I find myself very restless and I just get out of bed and get on the computer and listen to music or I'll just start lifting my weights or doing push ups. Something to to keep me occupied until I can fall asleep or the thoughts go away. I know what you mean about loud and messy things as well, I hate being in places that are messy, I keep my room as clean as I can without over straining my back or anything. I don't like loud noises either unless it's music, and then just the music that I actually enjoy.

Loud sounds and disorganization brings on feelings of intense anxiety for me sometimes as well. I recommend changing your meds to include either Klonopin or Xanax. It works much faster than vistoril.

I feel you pain my friend I feel the same way noise and mess are things that send me in to a irrational tailspin. . hugs and prayers for you

I think your brain gets something very like an autoimmune disease when there are no actual sensory inputs. It invents them and attacks them.

Go turn the radio on, or the telly. Listen to some music. Go out, meet people for coffee. Go to the swimming pool with the toddler. Make some noise. Reconnect with reality. Go to the kindergarten and shove your hands in the play dough.

Pills are all very well, but actually going for a bush walk would help more. Getting your body touching things, getting your mind active. Having to say hello to people.

Kindy is a wonderful place to have anxiety, because you can play with the kids and nobody thinks that's insane or spaced out, they just think you're being a mum. But meanwhile you're interacting on a non-threatening level with the worlds least judgmental people.

Go to kindy. Spend a couple of hours doing water play. :D See if you're still so spaced out after that.

Yes.... that is totally me. Sometimes I am just so perplexed, thinking, none of this should be overwhelming me, yet it just IS. I can't help it. How does vistaril work? Does it help?

Definitely know you're not alone in this. Mess is a trigger for me too. If I'm having aparticularly bad anxiety episode I'll clean everything I can reach top to bottom and inside out.

It may be possible your medication isn't working out. I recently weaned off of lexapro for my depression and anxiety. I also have haphephobia so physical contact is also a bad trigger for me. You might want to consider having a word with your doctor.

Allot of us have little comforts that help serve as a distraction. Bridgie has posted many very good suggestions.