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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Gah!!!!

silverlight
silverlight

i have been up since about 4:30 AM.My anxiety spiked around 6 AM when i took a couple of prns.Heart pounding through my chest,trembling,fidgeting.Yesterday was terrible in the late afternoon,and early evening.i ended up curled up on my bed at one point,rocking back and forth.


i have calmed down some,here at 8:04 AM,but still so concious of my heart beating,and that oh so familiar weight on my chest.


It's not helping that i have to go get my eyes tested today and i have a huge phobia of getting my eyes tested.All i can think of on a loop is the optometrist telling me,"I'm sorry,but you are going blind." i worry about this happening,but i don't get my eyes tested every year as i should,so it is a tad ironic."Because you are not taking care of your eyes you are going to go blind."


OCD thought loops,Anxiety latches on to my fears.


My chest is burning.


i have considered going for massage therapy because i am carrying so much tension in my body,but i don't know if it would freak me out or not.


Anyway.


*Sigh*


But sigh?


i do a lot of it,but right now my breath is just so halted.


i guess i repeat myself in my posts so i do apologize for that.


Left a message for my pyschiatrist/therapist,but i don't know what he can do really.


i can't take this anymore.


The "Anymore" has been breathing for quite some time now.


This is not abating.i don't remember the last time i had an anxiety free day. A good day.


i am losing hope.


i need this to stop.


i need this to stop.


sarangie
sarangie
Do you think seeing your eye doctor more regularly would help? Maybe you need more regular confirmation that your eyes are fine.

If you're concerned something's going on with your eyes, you could try taking AREDS 2 vitamins. They help with eye health, it's a studied formula of vitamins. I take them myself. Taking them does NOT mean you are going blind. It's just peace of mind, something small to do to take charge of one issue.

You can do this. You're not alone.
arfie
arfie
Continued sympathy, Silver. You do seem to be caught in quite a vicious loop. Have you tried anything new lately?

Hope healing happens here.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Here's what I find happening when spoken words are repeated by me: my brain is processing additional information and is changing response, but my mouth is already moving and does not get the information to change words fast enough because the circuits are overloaded.

So, writing it out slows down the process enough that you notice it. Nothing wrong, natural part of anxiety working for you.

Here's to finding balance!
Ollyvie
Ollyvie
Hello Silverlight, how are you doing today? I can understand how you are feeling. You are not alone here. I want you to know that if you have survived this all these will then you have got what it takes to overcome this too. I know it can be overwhelming sometimes but be the loudest positive voice in your head. Try often with deep breathing exercise to help slow the rate of heartbeat. The ‘what if’ will prevent you from living the now. Try refocusing on something else when you become anxious. Have you tried listening to calming inspirational messages and songs for healing? You can try them. They have been helpful, sending you love and hugs. I pray you have a wonderful weekend.
silverlight
silverlight
Thank you all for your caring replies.
Feeling better today for the most part.
i wish i could stop the worrying thought loops though.
arfie
arfie
What have you tried so far?

In my own herstory, evaluating what hasn't worked often offers clues to what will work.
silverlight
silverlight
Well Arfie,

i guess the most helpful thing for me is reality checking.i do a lot of this in my work with my therapist.
My head can come up with some wild ideas,and although it is terribly difficult to challenge them,especially in an anxiety crisis i'm trying,i'm trying.
Doing something to exercise my head like crossword puzzles helps.
i just dunno what to do about the terrible physical manifestations of my anxiety aside from prns,lavender baths and tea.But these don't seem to really cut through it.
Suggestions welcome.
lotus2
lotus2
Physical anxiety gives me whole body internal shaking and the only thing that helps me besides the hot lavender Epsom salt bath is to get up and do some basic yoga poses and breath work. About 20-30 min of that helps bring the panic/anxiety down from a 10+ to about a 5-6 which I can tolerate. Then I start tapping (EFT). That got me to this morning without going to the ER or taking more meds. I hope this helps you and that today is a better day.
perce
perce
As I have recommended to others I believe you need to get back to a starting point where you feel decent and your suffering has been reduced. There are pharmaceuticals that can help, especially Xanex which literally helps almost immediately. Yes, you have to be careful with it, but it can give you a new starting point from which to move forward. Moving forward might include numerous activities that many on this board recommend, but getting stabilized has to come first. Imipramine worked great for me.
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