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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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How does your anxiety Fluctuate?

anxiouschick
anxiouschick
Hi,
I'm curious to know how your anxiety fluctuates.

Is it dull and chronic all the time?
How does it manifest itself?
does it come and go in waves thru the day?
does it come around for a couple weeks then go away
do you just get straight panic attacks that last an hour and then you are back to normal?

For me it's been this dull consistent anxiety lasting for about two months now, after a good six months of being anxiety free.
And I sometimes get a day or two in there anxiety free.

Just curious.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Mine comes in waves throught the day, Some days it is a constant dull ache, and on those days are when it comes in big waves. I also have a couple anxiety free days everynow and then and I just love those days, then get down when the anxiety comes back.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Mines kinda hard to describe because I would wake up and go to sleep with anxity. I also have dpression..lol.
deleted_user
deleted_user
And mine is more severe right now because I have a job interview Friday.
deleted_user
deleted_user
mine is all day every day and with really shitty panic attacks at times! NO FUN
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Mine is a build-up to the afternoon, and then it starts a wave until after dinner is finished.
When you know you're going into anxiety mode, drink some liquid, do a few relaxation moves (tapping toes, or whatever gives you a regular rhythm) and see if that helps.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Mine is kind of all over the place. Most of the time it is just dull and chronic, but I will have days, weeks or even months where it is worse than others. I struggle with some anxiety every day (taking the bus has been a big one lately) It hasn't been too bad lately (knock on wood) and I've been doing very well but I still deal with it pretty much every day. I guess I've just gotten better at coping? I have to keep pushing myself to do certain things, because if I slip once it may get harder again. I don't really know how I'd consider it, but I guess it's a combination if that makes sense.
Squarley
Squarley
I am a lot like you, I have a month with none then boom it back ,it starts every min. of the day then will come in waves some times i think its gone and it starts again. i have tried so many anti depressents with bad side effects ,xanx seems the only thing that helps , I have had it for 20 years and tired of it. Wish i could help but seems we are all on the same boat ,just in different waters. Hugs Squarley
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