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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HowMuchLonger
HowMuchLonger

I'm trying to keep my anxiety in check and it's harder then it seems. I want so much more in my life, but my anixity at times is crippling. I keep trying to push myself, but I'm a very inpatient person. I know where I should be in life and I'm no where near that. I've always achieved things later then my peers and that's just how it happeneds, but it's very annoying. I know I'm the only one who can make these things happen, but I'm stuck and my anixity doesn't help me at all. 

GirlinCalif
GirlinCalif
Hi welcome back. Yeah, sometimes we are too hard on ourselves, and that is going to cause stress and anxiety.

You could try at the end of each day, jot down all the things you did that day. You are probably accomplishing a lot more than you realize.

Give yourself a break :)
arfie
arfie
Welcome back, HML. No doubt about it. Managing anxiety is an ongoing head/heartache. It seems like the harder I try, the more muddled I get. What's a nutjob to do? ? ?

What seems to work best for me is doing a little bit every day instead of letting ^it^ accumulate until my anxiety is out of control and running my life. That out of control phase would be when I start trying to hard and getting nothing but more muddled for the effort. Taking ^it^ in small bytes, then chewing each byte for a very long time makes the effort easier and more productive.

But that is me. . .

Gentle support while you find your own path. Welcome back.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Quit fighting your natural level of anxiety. Instead, use it to help you find ways to do more.

Welcome back to DS.

Take time to journal and see how much you are doing every day.

Stay hydrated.

Best wishes.
EllaEscribe
EllaEscribe
Try slowing down and taking a breath. Don't try to push yourself. It might even be what is causing your anxiety. And look at where you you were a year ago, 2, 3... I bet you'll see you have come so far. Believe in yourself, and give yourself time. You can do so much!!! Sending hugs and prayers!
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