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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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rcurtis1010
rcurtis1010

I have been getting a lot more of my anxiety coming back recently. Simply sitting in the doctors office next to a small child with some sort of mental illness. I feel bad but i get a panic attack and all I want to do is leave. My boyfriend put his hand on my knee to hold me down and said i need to go in to see the doctor. I look at my boyfriend and see a different look in his eyes and it makes me want to cry. i'm overanalyzing and knitpicking every little damn thing in my life and i realized its pushing so many people away. Im going to try a life coach again. I have ativan.. Ive been using it when i need to if im around my purse. I look for 5 key points in the room im in to ground myself. What else can i do??

Community LeaderMid
Mid
Stop. Pause. Pick a single thing. Just a single thing.

Take time to journal look for patterns.

You can control your focus, and distract your thinking.

Best wishes.
LuckyDucky
LuckyDucky
Grounding Is a good way to keep yourself calm. Also self talk is a good way to keep yourself grounded. I talk to myself by saying ," I am okay. I can keep calm."
I also get stressed around loud children or any confrontation, Message me if you have any questions and I will try to help.
arfie
arfie
Find 3 things in your immediate surroundings worthy of appreciation.

1) A roof over my head.
2) A comfortable chair to sit in.
3) A blanket to keep me warm.
Sage7
Sage7
I agree with needing to keep yourself grounded. Also, take a deeper look at things that may be triggering the heightened anxiety. Has anything changed in your lifestyle recently? I feel like I'm always urging people to eat healthy, but there's truth to my stance. If you eat foods with certain chemicals them, it can react and cause anxiety. How about coffee and other caffeinated drinks that cause anxiety? Oh and don't forget to add awesome mood boosters like Omega 3 filled foods! Are you sleeping enough? Chin up-a few changes can make a big difference in your anxiety level, so you can get on with being a life coach!
rcurtis1010
rcurtis1010
@sage7
Thank you so much for your message. I try to eat healthy. These days it’s a struggle just to eat. I think as soon as next payday happens I’m going to stock up on some vitamins! I’ve been avoiding coffee and sticking to tea (peppermint and ginger) for my stomach as I feel so nauseous all the time when I get anxiety. Sleep is something that depends night to night. I try to meditate before bed but it depends if my thoughts wake me up or not.
naturenut
naturenut
Your not alone with the way you feel.the grounding technique is good.deep breathing helps me a lot.i say “in with the good” on the inhale & “out with the bad” on the exhale.
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