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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sdwill 05/16/2014

I am at work, but kinda useless because I absolutely cannot concentrate. It's like my mind is going 100 mph in every direction. Every worry that I can think of is just going around and around in there. Geez, if I could just be calm and at ease.

DonL61 05/16/2014

This may sound insane ... but when my anxiety peaks I go outside (preferably in the grass) and lean my face to the sky. Then I TRY to feel every one of my senses. the warmth (or coolness) on my face. The sound of the wind in the trees or bushes or if concentrating enough even the grass. The smell sin the air.
I concentrate on those things which helps push back the random rushing thoughts that were in my head driving me crazy ...
just a thought, since that might be hard to do at work. :)

ginateresa 05/16/2014

I'm at work too, and I'm bored to tears!!! Sorry you're feeling this way....
:( vent away!!

Reed31 05/16/2014

I'm so sorry you're having such a hard day. Wish I had some good advise for you but all I can say is that I'm sending good thoughts.

drew4lostluv 05/16/2014

I can usually think about 2 things at once and function. Try thinking about something that makes you happy, focus on that and your task at hand. It helps calm me down.

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