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...
I have cause myself anxiety after years of doing the wrong thing.when it happens I think I'm doing the right thing, and then I do something to fix that, and something to fix that. I get hyper focused on a subject and I just can't stop. I don't know why I have anxiety. maybe it's because I grew up alone my entire life. I've lied make myself feel better with other people including my girlfriend, which causes me anxiety because I don't like the person I see looking in the mirror. I found this site after getting caught tonight and all the lies I was telling. I realized it wasn't normal to keep doing this, and they had to do something to fix myself.I have some form of anxiety with OCD. I like things a certain way, maybe I'm just a jerk.
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Hello- I am new to the group
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My therapist really knocked some sense into me last Friday about my spending. She said that there are needs and there are wants. She said that there is always going to be cheap stuff to buy, but do I need it? The answer is mostly "no". So today, I am taking back some things that I bought online at Kohl's, namely a 9 x 12 rug and a quilt for my bed. I also bought sheets that I don't need...
Here's what we do when we catch ourselves spiraling down the nonsense alley (all of us do it when we lose sight of our well-being, you're not alone with this one). We put ourselves back in the moment, and move forward.
It's not the past, nor the future, it's the moment here and now, that you are in.
Take time to be with you, to appreciate you, and enjoy you. You may find what you're looking for right in the mirror and that may heal the anxiety trigger.
Best wishes.
I think it's also fairly normal for people with anxiety or other issues to lie because often people won't take us seriously if we say we can't do something because we're anxious. We also want to make a certain impression and so we sometimes tell our life story as we wish it could be.
What I've learned as I get older is that I owe no one any explanation for how I live my life. I'm a home-body and I prefer smaller crowds. I like watching the same TV shows and movies over and over and over. My goal in life is to feel comfortable - not to have adventures like most people want. So what?
And there are a lot of things I just have absolutely no desire to do or try so I just say, "No thanks, but call me if you ever want to grab a cup of coffee or have some sushi."
As for accomplishments, anxious people as well as people with depression, PTSD and other issues consider different things accomplishments. While someone unaffected by these conditions may consider zip-lining or a huge promotion at work an accomplishment, for us going to a museum or getting a CAT scan may be monumental. But it feels weird to share that as an accomplishment. I just hope everyone celebrates these milestones.
The book that turned things around for me is, "What You Think of Me is None of My Business," by Terri Cole Whittaker. She mentions God in the book - in case that's an issue - but I love her perspective.
Be yourself and your vibe will draw your tribe. : )