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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hummingbird123 09/02/2016

I've been dealing with anxiety for about 6 years now. It used to be so bad that I was even scared to eat.

I had a flare up of high anxiety at the beginning of this year for a couple months and then had a few months of very little of no anxiety. It was wonderful.

The past month my anxiety has increased again, usually at night. I'm sure most of it is based on the fact I'm moving across the country in two months.

Its just incredible to me how fast I forget how terrible anxiety can make you feel. I mean I know how to breathe through it, distract myself, allow it, or talk about it to help make the panic subside. Yet when the anxiety starts, it's amazing how fast I believe it'll never end and I may die from it.

Gladdmatt 09/02/2016

I'm the same way, when the anxiety hits it feels like it can never possibly go away. I recently retired, and even though I wanted to and did not like my job or the people I worked with, I am still dealing with anxiety about it, waiting for the roof to cave in. A move across the country is a big deal, even if you are doing it by choice. Even people who don't experience much anxiety may well experience it when making such a big move. A mistake I keep making is that when the anxiety lifts, I feel like it will never come back again, but sure enough something comes along that makes me anxious all over again. Meds and talk therapy help me to deal with my anxiety. I will pray for you.

AnxietyFreak40 09/02/2016

When that happens to me I keep reminding myself how far I have come and that I CAN win. I think that knowing the tools and believing in them are not always the same for me. You are strong! You CAN beat it back. Hugs!

kenznoel 09/04/2016

It's awful isn't it? I recently started having anxiety. It runs in my family on both sides so I was bound to have it. I had no idea what was happening to my mind it my body.

I totally know what you mean though. When you're not feeling anxious, you know what to do to cope and you know you'll eventually be okay but then when it actually happens you feel like you're having a heart attack or you're going to stop breathing. God it's awful. Are you on medication?

hummingbird123 09/05/2016

Gladmatt-- Thank you. It's nice to have a reminder that a move that big would cause anyone anxiety, simply because it's a big change. :)

AnxietyFreak40--Thank you for the support and hugs!

Kenznoel--It is pretty awful. I am on medication (just Lorazepam, I don't do well on SSRI's) and it does help take the edge off. I've always been resistant to taking more than I need and I've been down in dosage for several months. Lol--I can almost hear my therapist saying "the medication is to help during the times when you have more stress, and therefore increased anxiety". I suppose moving across the country is "more stress". :) Maybe I don't need to be afraid to increase my dosage a little for the next couple months.

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