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...
hello im new here
ive dealt with anxiety, depression, and agoraphobia since i was 7 and i am now 19, but over the years ive been overall closed off mentally and don't really know how to connect with people or open up and talk as of late it has given me more anxiety to try to connect with others or even talk and speak my mind and share my feelings because it ends up a mess when i do so or people misunderstand or think im being rude or don't care about them when it's the complete opposite i struggle even speaking with family and am unsure of how to handle or interpret my relationships ongoing forward i want to feel safe around anyone and be open or even openly be myself i often think that theres things wrong with me but i want to change overall and be better
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My day...today...misplaced my debit card...didn't realize it until I got to the register after shopping to a full cart. Used a different debit card and pulled apart everything looking for missing debit card before I left parking lot. Got home, dropped keys. So now I have a missing debit card, missing keys. A full cartload to unload and put away. I got everything put away.Dumped purse for a...
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I don't really know how to label this but I having a rough week and I can't say it's one thing.... I have a lot on my plate which is nothing new and I try to cope in many positive ways and do but I still have my moments.My kids more so my daughters talk to me about everything which I know it's cause of comfort and we are close.... however I really struggle with the venting about their dad which...
Writing it out helps you to sort out everything.
You are responsible for what you say, do, act, react, and respond. You change what you say, do, and act to improve your well-being and better balance and it will change the direction of the conversation. Often, it will get worse before it improves, and it's not your problem.
It is a part of you. No need to share it with others.
Learn even breathing. Stop, pause, breathe, option, repeat until calm and clear headed. This will help you find what works best when and where and with who.
Best wishes as you find your way to a better balance.
1. Good listener Understand people's interests and talk about them. Read How to Win Friends and Influence People. Don't hijack conversations, if your friend talks about his ides for a new project, stick with that, don't shift to what you're doing. Be genuinely interested in the other person.
2. Know and understand your friends. My family member seems drunk, I countered it seems at least 10 glassed of beer and I suggest we shut the party down at about 1:30 A.M. He says no, got everything under control buddy, I know what everyone will do, and he tells what about 8 of his friends will do in the next few hours and he's spot on. Popular people know and understand their friends. Consider a rule in the Seven Habits of Effective People, first, understand, then work on being understood.
3. Dress well Pick out a nice outfit if you're a man.
4. Try not to get rattled. Don't assume comments are directed to you personally. I saw my friend at a sports function, he was playing terribly, he was then the singer in the band, says to the crowd, everyone stand up, and no one moves. But he keeps his cool, does not get rattled, people then start dancing, everyone has a good time, and tells him this was a great event.
5. Smile and greet people. Someone new comes into the room, smile and greet him or her.
gentle empathy on the social anxiety. i'm the antithesis of agoraphobic, where i often can't bring myself to enter buildings of any kind, but the isolation from humanity is every bit as profound as someone who is afraid to leave their homes. i have taller ceilings but the angst of being in social settings is at least as intense. do i really have to claim a place in that trashy, loud, obnoxious human race? alas, as much as i'd prefer to be a lone eagle, i remain a homo sapiens and am hard-wired to crave the company of my own kind. sigh. . . does i have to?
the anonymous nature of support groups, such as this one, though live support groups are even more helpful, helps me study up a bit on the trust it takes to challenge my social anxiety. it remains an ongoing challenge, but? ? ? works in progress. . .
hope the support available here helps you as much as it does me. welcome aboard.