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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penntucky 11/26/2013

i found that quote, and use it as a screensaver, to try to get brain washed by it.

'everything you're running away from is in your head"----thats another screensaver quote i hope will help me.

'all problems become smaller if you dont dodge them but confront them."

i have a couple hundred such screen savers; i'm "just" plain stubborn when it comes to having a better, upbeat, attitude.

LuckyEmpath 11/26/2013

It does take time to change our self talk. I worked hard on it in my 20's - I'm now 46. I was successful at it but it took years. So glad I did that when I was in my 20's. Not sure I could handle that now along with healing from childhood sexual abuse and anxiety and panic. It would be too much for sure.

Keep plugging away at it - you will get there.

worldofblah4 11/26/2013

I like the quote: "pain is inevitable, suffering is optional!"
Have a great day and thank you for your words.

deleted_user 11/26/2013

I really like the quotes. Thanks for sharing! :)

deleted_user 11/26/2013

Thank you for sharing your strength. I am very partial to quotes myself, often using them to pick me up when I am feeling anxious.

Being that I come from a recovery background I find a lot of strength in the serenity prayer, "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference."

Also, another quote I like is the snippet, "Turn fear into faith." It is my faith in a benevolent higher power that gives me strength and somewhere to turn to when i'm feeling down.

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