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...
I was previously on here using my real name, but decided to re-enroll using a different name to keep my anonymous'ness.
Basically my short story is that I have OCD but really only work bothers me where I have constant anxiety. If I could get rid of anxiety there I would be ok and have very little. I used to do obsessive routines in high school but went to a mental hospital to get rid of them. My marriage partly broke up because of my obsessiveness but partly because I didn't cope with problems head on but instead obsessed about them. That was wrong, i learned. Now though through it all I'm a parent, friend to many, writer, have lots of hobbies, and so forth.
Basically my short story is that I have OCD but really only work bothers me where I have constant anxiety. If I could get rid of anxiety there I would be ok and have very little. I used to do obsessive routines in high school but went to a mental hospital to get rid of them. My marriage partly broke up because of my obsessiveness but partly because I didn't cope with problems head on but instead obsessed about them. That was wrong, i learned. Now though through it all I'm a parent, friend to many, writer, have lots of hobbies, and so forth.
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I did the dumbest thing today. I charged my earbuds, unplugged the block and put the block in my little bag instead of the earbuds. I wasn't happy about that when I got to the gym. What a dummy!
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Years ago, I won a mirrored armoire from my job. It's in my bedroom but I rarely stand in front of it. Yesterday, I had to have a dexascan done so I had to change into a gown. There was a full length mirror in the changing room. I'm aware that I gained 5 to 7 pounds over the last year from cheating on Keto but I didn't know what it looked like. It was a reality check.
What is your anxiety like now, and how do you manage it?
I't s a daily struggle and I just fight through it. Last year was especially rough because my brother died and I get back from a three day affair of wake, funeral, and burial and get wildly yelled at at work from people who have anger issues. Other things happened that sent me on an obsessive spiral. There have been some changes that have made things better but I learned some things about myself that have helped me realize why I was coping so horribly. This 'put your anxiety in a jar" this is just my latest idea.