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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Bobby5000
Bobby5000

Some people here have significant issues and many have helped me.  Interestingly, when people are giving out advice, they are usually calm, sensible, brief, and well-organized leading to the obvious questions, why not give yourself advice in the same fashion.  

confessionsofaqueen
confessionsofaqueen
Oh, I try to apply what I dish out, it's the only way to apply the Golden Rule as intended from the get-go. However, I do find myself to be passionate about my own self-help treatment.
annieheart
annieheart
Yes, writing in the journal helps calm me down sometimes. Others replies and support help, Then I can think a bit clearer with calmer emotions.
arfie
arfie
ya can't climb a lifeline which is attached only to your own belt.
GirlinCalif
GirlinCalif
I wish I could take my own advice! LoL.

I don't know why that is, Bobby. Guess it's just easier to look at someone else's situation from an outside perspective. My own stuff hits too close to home.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
For me, I use writing it out to help sort out the conflict that is part of my 'doing thinking' pattern.

It is easier to put something in as a suggestion to a post here, for everyone, since it is 'helping'. I know I feel better knowing that I can share something here and it might help someone else.
maria718
maria718
Never thought about that. You have a good point. I'm going to try to take my own advice, give it a shot at least.
mtd
mtd
Human nature, the mote in the eye comes to mind. Believe it or not I actually listen to myself these days more than I ever did.
rmb
rmb
Me too. I take my own advice quite a bit.
Goldielocks5
Goldielocks5
I am really glad you posted this. I think we all need to ask ourselves this? Me personally I have been getting back to it, questioning myself, giving myself advice. I think we get to focused on the outcomes, which is the future. Future causes anxiety. If we can stop being to focused, then maybe we wouldn't need advice of others because we feel lost to help ourselves. It literally hypes us up!
Just my thoughts.
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