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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linajoy 08/20/2008

lately things have been wonderful. i got a job at this awesome place, my social life is great, and the family is ok. for about a week, my anxiety has come back. and tonight, i can't fucking sleep at all.

at first, i thought it might've been because i got a new surfboard and i'm always excited to paddle out with it. that sounds really stupid, i know, but i try to see it as feeling "stoked" all of the time.. considering how much i love surfing. if there are any surfers here, i'm sure you'd understand how being stoked feels like.

but i don't get it. i'm not even "stoked", i'm frustrated, annoyed, and ANXIOUS. i feel like my heart is gonna beat out of my chest and that induces more anxiety. my breathing gets all crazy and my head spins.

i'm so sleepy but it won't stop pounding against my chest!

no, i am not one for medication. been there done that, hasn't done shit for me.

this too shall pass..

deleted_user 08/20/2008

I think anxiety doesn't wait for a reason if you have the whole chemical imbalance thing. So life can be really great and you still start feeling anxious. Also, stress is stress even if it's good. The new job is probably stressing you a little even if it's good stress and this can precipitate anxiety too. I hope this helps. I don't really have answers.

deleted_user 08/20/2008

I agree with the above that sometimes anxiety occurs for no real reason, chemical or circumstantial.. and stress, positive or negative, can manifest as anxiety or nervous feelings. I'm in the same boat with a new job, sort of, but for me that's what's been causing a lot of anxiety.

Also, I kind of admire people who refuse medication, though I know it works for a lot of people and has helped me a little too. It's true that this too shall pass.

deleted_user 08/20/2008

I surf. After a session I'm stoked then evetually it fades and my anxiety returns. Work. Life. Traffic. Stupid shit.

I'm currently trying to get in the water once a week to help my anxiety. It works. Keeping going, have hope and don't give up.

ladykate 08/20/2008

I think everybody who suffers from GAD has those moments when you don't know what is happening or why...you just want the s--- to stop.Just know that it will stop but you gotta hang in there.There probably are no words to comfort but sometimes just knowing there are folks who've been there and feel you, can really make you feel a lot calmer.

JW78 08/20/2008

I dont know your condition, but stress, not sleeping, and not eating healthy is so critical to my anxiety sometimes its phenomenal. The more stress you put on your body, the more it has to deal with so, thats what happens to me at least. Everyone is different though.

deleted_user 08/20/2008

I've had random emotional crap come up for no reason, there are a bunch of different htings that work for me. Is there something that triggers it? Are there recuriing thoughts or images that you have in your head when the anxiety is running?

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