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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Wanthappiness
Wanthappiness

I have my appointment tomorrow haven't been to an appt in two years and 8 years before that. New person so I am kind of nervous if we will match.  But I know it's better to speak to someone. I just wish this would not happen.

Community LeaderMid
Mid
Writing it out helps you to see the way you are thinking about the change you are working towards for your well-being.

Best wishes for a successful appointment!
GirlinCalif
GirlinCalif
I think it's great news that you have your therapist appointment tomorrow. Good for you for going.

I would recommend being completely honest with them, so that they can best help you.

Therapy has helped me a lot.

I hope it goes well for you! Good luck!
Wanthappiness
Wanthappiness
Thank you I will spill my guts if I can start feeling better
Wanthappiness
Wanthappiness
Mid why do you feel writing it down helps it makes me so nervous I rather talk than write
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Writing it out releases it from continuing to play in your mind.
Misslynn85
Misslynn85
First steps are always the hardest. I use to think I could solve all my problems on my own, until I realized it was not possible. Seeking a therapist and psychiatrist has been the best decision I made! Good for you I hope it works and give it time to heal you.
arfie
arfie
Steadying support while you take this brave first step. You can do this.

When I look back on my devout wishes that I could **be Normal**, I now believe I was suppressing some of my greatest attributes in order to appear like the mythical Jane Q Normal. Much therapy work later I now believe Jane Q Normal is more mythical than unicorns and I have learned the me that I really am.

For what it's worth
Writing out my psycho ticks helps me bring order to the chaos between my ears and make my peace with the social weirds around me. Talking about ^it^ helps, too, but talking is too transcendental to bring about sustainable change.
rmb
rmb
For me the verbalizing helps me just de-escalate when I’m like on 10 in terms of intrusive or negative thoughts. It’s like saying them out loud removes some of the power they have and pulls me back into a more reasonable mind set. It’s really a form of purging. for me.

The writing part can be a sort of purge too but it really allows me to organize and my thoughts, ideas and feelings and problem solve.

Spilling your guts to a therapist is awesome. I’ve done it, on more than one occasion! But it’s just a small part of the therapeutic process, in my opinion.

So try the writing and if you really are struggling with it, mention it to your therapy and ask for guidance.
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