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...

23,095 Members
43,236 Posts
1 Online
Anxiety Disorders
/ Anxiety Support Group

Back again….

tcl18
tcl18

Hi there, I'm new here but not to anxiety.  I thought I had the knack of handling it- been three years med free - exercise, eating well and occasional guided imagery have kept me good.  Until now.


I have been very sick the past two weeks - can't eat, can't exercise feeling rotten.  In the last few days I've started to feel better and BAM!  I wake up with anxiety the other morning .  My anxiety manifest as an overwhelming feeling that something is wrong but I don't necessarily know what, that I can't do my job, that I'm going to lose "it".   It never happens when I'm busy only when I'm relaxed, and once it hits I can't relax.  This latest bout has got me questioning everything , including my relationship, which has been wonderful and new and exciting.


I keep telling myself that it's because I've been so sick, I'm out of balance etc.  but those thoughts keep wizzing around in my head messing with my confidence and doubting my ability.
Can you all give me some pointers on how to get this back on track before it gets to far - I really don't want to go back in meds, side effects and all.  Thank you, sorry for the long post.

Rruussnn
Rruussnn
What you are going through sounds very much like my recent emergence of panic/anxiety. I have the same fears about losing it. I take meds and an increase helped squelch it (not benzos). There's a book called DARE which I referred back to that helped me to not drown in the anxiety. I feel better now but need time to recover, reread the book, and be prepared in case of another emergence.
tcl18
tcl18
Thank you for sharing. I’ll have to look up that book. I have some benzodiazepines left over, but don’t want to use them unless I have to. Been here before - why is it so hard every single time?!
arfie
arfie
i'm wondering if you are being to quick to give up on the notion that your recent illness is the primary culprit here. i've had my anxiety well-managed and have been living med free since the turn of the millennium but a rough illness or personal tragedy still has the power to set me back to the days when my anxiety was out of control. it takes a while to regain my balance.

just wondering. . .

steadying support while you figure it out.
mtd
mtd
Research Dr Claire Weekes’ work on anxiety acceptance. It has been a life changer for me. Anxiety is nothing more than exaggerated fear, which is only an emotion. All those thoughts and feelings are just a result of the anxiety.
tcl18
tcl18
Yes, Clare Weeks wrote Hope and Help for your Nerves? I read that a long time ago but gave my copy to someone else. Crust book was very helpful.
tcl18
tcl18
Argue, I do think it’s the illness that has rebounded my anxiety. I’ve just been doing so well, it seems to be the trigger. What helps you regain balance?
tcl18
tcl18
Sorry, that last was meant for arfie. Didn’t have my glasses on, lol
hasty_05
hasty_05
Just a thought, it seems to me that feeling anxiety with a long and not improving illness would be what most of us would feel. We’d all likely be wondering when this stops and we get back to normal health. So we can enjoy life again. It’s hard to be happy when one is sick. Use all your coping skills and also get a health check up by your doctor. Sometimes I make a list of what I might do to help my illness. Going to a doctor at this point, if you have not already.

I’ve got a cold like thing. It got better and came back yucky again yesterday. I decided I needed to eat well, and drink some healthy juice and go to bed earlier. I did my errands yesterday as planned and also planned today would be a rest day. That is what I do, sit down and plan out how to help myself. I was feeling anxious yesterday waking up feeling bad, but working a healing plan helped me feel better in my head. We all are different so do what things have worked before. Sickness can create or increase anxiety.
tcl18
tcl18
Thank you hasty_05, that was very helpful - helped me get some perspective. I like the idea of the wellness plan and building in both errands and rest. I’ll give it a go!
arfie
arfie
"argue" is a nickname that just might catch on, tcl. i've been known to try to convince 2 year olds that they WANT that nice nursey to stick them with a needle.

what i do to regain my balance is a tricky question. what i need to regain balance lost to a common cold can be radically different from regaining balance lost to my fear of success or the balance lost to worry that the light at the end of the proverbial tunnel is just another fast moving train.

where's my one-size-fits-all answer book?
tcl18
tcl18
True, tricky question!
arfie
arfie
one of my personal favorite meditations on the question of balance is the visualization of riding a bike. i seldom have words for the adjustments in balance needed to cross a driveway slope versus jumping a curb, but the adjustments are more easily made than said.
Posts You May Be Interested In
  • GreenEyes727

    My Diary

    Posted by: GreenEyes727
    Last Reply: GreenEyes727
    7
    I haven't written in my diary on my computer since May because I thought that my computer was dying.  I got away from writing but my computer is hanging in there.  I think that I will start writing in it again.  It's so therapeutic.  
  • GreenEyes727

    Reality Check

    Posted by: GreenEyes727
    Last Reply: GreenEyes727
    6
    Years ago, I won a mirrored armoire from my job.  It's in my bedroom but I rarely stand in front of it.  Yesterday, I had to have a dexascan done so I had to change into a gown.  There was a full length mirror in the changing room.  I'm aware that I gained 5 to 7 pounds over the last year from cheating on Keto but I didn't know what it looked like.  It was a reality check.