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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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I feel upset/really stressed

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All my current stress:


~Final week


~Work standards are higher because of district manager


~Suicidal Aunt 


~2 Fs at school and term ends on Wednesday 


~Religion is putting stress on me to do stuff


~Mother needs me to help her with things constantly and also distracts me from doing homework


~I have PTSD from abuse and my Co-Workers won’t stop talking about it


~I’m a perfectionist and I also have OCD


~I have a kid who is 1 years old


~I barely get 4 hours of sleep


~My Anxiety has been awful because my mom has left me on bad terms after an argument we had


~I yelled at my mom and I feel like I may have overreacted, so now I feel depressed.


~I’m studying to become a Nurse Assistant


And much more......

Community LeaderMid
Mid
You have written these out in sentences.

Take a moment to really express your feelings.

You can not change how others act, think, or respond. You can change how you react, think, and respond. Use breathing, gentle movement to help reduce sudden anxiety spikes, and put your thought process to "in the moment".

All is not lost here. You take a moment to set a plan that gives you the most back for what you are doing. Do your best, do what you can, and let the rest go.

Everyone has feelings and when those feelings are high emotion, fact is often left aside. It's why we have to remind ourselves, just because someone says it does NOT make it our problem.

How you respond is for your well-being. Remember what you say is your words. Your words are your action. So, do what works for you.

Be kind to yourself. You know you want better for you, and you can make the changes, and remind yourself, this is for you.

Best wishes.
patti22
patti22
Prioritize. If you don't have a pocket calendar...get one. Write down all dates when things need to be done.

If church asks you to do things...clearly state, "I'm getting 4 hours of sleep as it is, and my daughter HAS to come first with what time I have. Honestly, I could use help. And desperately need SLEEP in my coming time off. It's not like I"ll even have time to myself for ANYTHING."

Gentle hugs, parenting a baby/toddler is HARD work. Give yourself credit, and know that it won't last forever.

(I remember all too well those days of 4 hours of sleep.)
nancy6464
nancy6464
I like the serenity prayer and when life is really stressful, as yours appears to be, i only say the last verse. Give me the wisdom to know the difference between what I can change and what I can't and I'll take care of the serenity and courage myself. so that's what I do first when I have a list like you have here. I get a pen and I cross off everything I cannot change. I usually reduce my stress by half. Then, sigh, it's serenity and courage time. I agree with both of the above responses. And I would just add that it's really okay to put yourself at the very top of your priority list. Let's face it, if you don't , you limit your ability to achieve the rest of your goals
Problemchild1220
Problemchild1220
Sometimes we need to take a deep breath and deal with one issue at a time. Seems if you deal with the family end of it first that's your best bet trust me I put off dealing me with the family stuff and that was my biggest drawback
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