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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Calming down.

michiev
michiev
So last sunday I had a panic attack and normally I need a day or two to recouperate from that panic and those thoughts/feelings.. But since the very next day was my period, I didn't get that chance.. I've been on a whirlwind of anxiety and depression and pain from my back injury for a week, It's going to take me some time to get back to where I was.. and i know this is partly my fault for stressing myself out so much but.. i have a question.

What do you guys/girls do to get yourself back on track after a bad anxiety week (or even a bad month)? Does it take you a while to get used to new feelings and old feelings alike? My OCD is making me anxious because things are changing around and it's not the norm to me, I have to get used to these new things and it's hard.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It does take some time. When you wake up with a thought that leads you to anxious thoughts it's almost like it's a wrap from there. However, I think it helps me to have something else going on. As a matter of fact, it helps me to have several things going on at once. Once the idea of anxiety continueously keeps creeping into your head (and we know it's almost impossible to keep it out, yet try anyway) we have to lock into something else. With several normal things happening around us it makes it easier. Have the radio on while doing housework. Have a movie running while browsing the internet. Distract yourself. 1 distraction (at least for me) doesn't cut it. A couple, or more!, helps. Please try it. I hope this or someone elses response helps you. I wouldn't wish anxiety on my worst enemy.
Stay strong!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I agree with distraction. I confess though, distraction doesn't always work once anxiety enters the picture.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Once you know it's anxiety, it's a matter of finding a way to release the anxiety and then taking measures to reduce the pain from whatever else is happening.
You can make it through this in a short period of time.
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