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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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Getting up and doing something about it

BJAR
BJAR

I'm a currently on my first walk and out of the house for the first time since February 15th.. finally built some courage 

arfie
arfie
Yay Bjar!!! Way to do the do!!!

May it set a sustainable precedent you can build on.
serenity1977
serenity1977
Well done
dahlia639
dahlia639
Good for you! I too have to force myself. Sometimes I can't drive. Don't know why. Hang in there and know that others feel the same way. I find that getting mad at myself helps me to get going
BJAR
BJAR
Thank you all seriously it feels so freaking good to action.. I had a terrible anxiety attack that quickly turned into panic attack back in February.. totally crippled me afraid of EVERYTHING cause I felt like everything was gonna give me that feeling again.. not leaving my house cause I'm afraid an attack in public and losing control and nothing to help.. but I have educated myself on the feelings and everything deciding I cant live like this anymore.. trying to take baby steps to build confidence and to keep going!
arfie
arfie
I like to ply some "positive affirmation" in between each of my baby steps to help make it easier to do ^it^ again. Maybe a treat to celebrate?
BJAR
BJAR
That's not a bad idea.. what do you normally do? I'm thinking of buying myself a new book to treat myself
BJAR
BJAR
SimpsonsOK you had problems leaving the house too?
bigred170
bigred170
Good for you!

I’m having a bit of a set back and I don’t want to fall into that again. I was afraid to be alone for a long time - even at home. So the anxiety attack, panic attack, impending doom feeling has been haunting me all day and it was a struggle to get through the work day.

I even layed back down in bed before I left this morning and contemplated staying home :(

Be soooo proud of yourself for taking the first step to get out there!
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