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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Elephant on my chest

Raeanne40
Raeanne40

Many days I walk around having a hard time concentrating and always feel like I am on the verge of an anxiety attack.  I do have a lot of stressors but I can handle them because that's what you are supposed to do as an adult.  I am medicated but the medication is reserved for severe days and most don't like to prescribe it.  I have tried everything under the sun other than medication I am unable to control my anxiety and I just don't know what to do 

Community LeaderMid
Mid
Welcome to the anxiety board at DS.

You are writing it out, which is important in helping you to find the better balance as you process your grief in both sadness and joy.

Anxiety is natural and it is your helper. To get it back into 'helping' mode, you will have to find what works to help you find the calm in the moment.

Practice even breathing. Stop, pause, breathe, option/choice, repeat until calm and clearheaded.
mtd
mtd
“It’s Only Anxiety” by Carl James on Amazon. “ anxietycentre.com. Both of these resources are excellent.
Ooms17
Ooms17
I lole to find things to put my nervous energy into. Coloring, knitting, crocheting; things that have to do with my hands really help me as an outlet. Maybe something like that could help? Hope things work out for you.
Raeanne40
Raeanne40
I really appreciate the responses, I do enjoy writing and have been working on my breathing. I will also check out the resources you have shown because I feel like educating myself will help and I do a lot of coloring and singing.
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