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...
To all the people that helped me through my low spot a couple of weeks ago, here is an update:
The meds are definitely kicking in and I am feeling much less anxiety throughout the day. I have met with my therapist twice and it has been life-changing already! I feel like I have accepted my anxienty/panic disorder and I have more tools in my toolbox to deal with my attacks. I found that taking a week off of work to rest after my illness and focus on getting better was very important too. I am looking forward to continuing with therapy for the next little bit and working on changing my thinking patterns and processing my emotions in a healthier manner.
Thanks you so much to those who encouraged me. There were days I read your words multiple times just for reassurance that someone else out there understood what I was going through!
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I did the dumbest thing today. I charged my earbuds, unplugged the block and put the block in my little bag instead of the earbuds. I wasn't happy about that when I got to the gym. What a dummy!
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Ever since I stopped doing therapy because of insurance, I've been feeling that old tense and irritable sense of anxiety and stress. I hate that. I was making so many strides and changes during therapy, my therapist would acknowledge all of my progress and accomplishments, and I miss that reassurance. Today I thought about it, and I made those changes! She would always tell me that I chose to...
Thanks for the update, You got this! :)
The healing of one is the healing of us all. I sincerely hope you will keep the updates coming.
anxiety disorder. Last year I finally accepted that I have an anxiety disorder
And to stop wishing it away. Using anxiety tools to cope with it instead.