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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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Could use some positive vibes

lucillegem
lucillegem

Anybody else feel that severe anxiety makes them lose motivation??


For the past few days Ive been suffering from a shortness of breath/tightness in my chest. No matter what I do this feeling lingers...


I talk to a counselor/ tried some grounding methods but alas, I wake up, still with this feeling. It makes me sad, that I cant seem to shake it off...


Sigh. My critical voice is very dominant atm and it scares me. I wish I can runaway from it... but its there, watching over my shoulder and being judgy about every little thing I do. I know its a very harsh voice, and the counselor I talked to recommended I try challenging it. Still it frightens me, because it makes me paralyzed. Its hard. 


Anyways, thanks for letting me express myself on here... Could use some postive vibes while I try to find my motivation again...

Thor2008
Thor2008
Lucille - positive vibes are being sent out. Challenging that voice is a good thing to do. It shines a light on what your fears are. Also, I find journalling about your fears forces you to face them. This will help keep you calm.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Oh...to help with that 'voice', put a face on it...that helped me to get the strength to push it back.

Here's to finding your better balance!
kbelle2020
kbelle2020
I feel your pain! Hate the feeling that it has the power and control, and not you.

Do you ever try to exercise? For some, it is a welcome form of intensity, and therefore a great distraction.
arfie
arfie
Positive vibes coming your way in hopes of getting the wave strong enough to carry some back to me. The marshal law isolation isn't getting any easier to deal with.

Vent freely. Vent often. It's all the marshal law officials are allowing. So far. . . Censorship wouldn't be much of a surprise from here.
GirlinCalif
GirlinCalif
I find going outside for a walk, even a little walk, helps me feel better. Sunshine has that feel good Vitamin D. Looking at nature, squirrels running by and birds chirping. Maybe it's just a distraction, but I think getting fresh air helps my anxiety.
carlyj1202
carlyj1202
Positive vibes going everyone's way. Anxiety is not understood from those who don't have it.

arfie, not really sure what you mean. Censorship sometimes might be good if you are out of line. Been there done that. :-( It is not fun to be cut off without an explanation.

GirlinCalif, sounds like you are on the right path to getting rid of your anxiety.
xoxo
lucillegem
lucillegem
thanks all for your encouraging words - this is definitely still a new process for me.
Sunshinegirl0228
Sunshinegirl0228
Sending those vibes. Anxiety also lowers my motivation. I just force myself to do what needs done. That’s how I get through it
hyperpgal
hyperpgal
Like Mid-I put a name and a face to my voice...a therapist told me to send her on vacation...so I named her Estelle, and spent the week drawing pictures of her on vacation---falling off a boat while on a cruise--shark fin in the distance....showed her in Hawaii--falling into a volcano. etc. It was a fun little activity for me-and took the sting out of her "voice"...when I showed my therapist she thought I should be kinder to Estelle...I told her "Hell no--Estelle is a bitch!) lol...it makes it easier to talk back to her when she is making me crazy.
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