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...
Ive been on an emotional roller coaster for many yrs. i have social phobia and issues with anxiety. i want to be a professional performer. i need to get over these anxious feelings and gain more confidence in myself at the same time. i don't want to take drugs to be considered "emotionally stable". what do i do??? i really feel so bad about myself and my life that it would be easier to die...
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I THINK YOU YOU CAN GAIN CONFIDENCE AND STILL LEARN TO LIVE WITH HAVING ANXIETY. ALOT OF SPORTS AND PROFESSIONAL PERFORMERS HAVE TO BATTLE ANXIETY. THEY LEARN TO MANAGE IT. THE DRUGS ARE NOT THAT BAD. I HAVE BEEN ON AND OFF THEM , I USES THEM TO HELP MANAGE THE DISORDER. DO NOT LET ANXIETY RUN YOUR LIFE.
MrOutacontrol
Wow, could you have chosen a tougher path--social phobia and performing? Did you choose that path to force yourself to confront your anxiety?--very gutsy, but will it work in the long run? It is so hard to back away from what we have decided is our path, and choose another. Have you any thoughts on that? As far as anxiety and performance, talk with you doc about beta blockers-lots of times using a med for a while can put you in a position to learn to deal once the incapacitating effects of anxiety are controlled.
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