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've been feeling anxious and having some physical symptoms. I have a doctor's appointment next week but I get anxious about what my symptoms could "mean."
I know others have posted about how they get the same thing and for those of us who find ourselves searching medical databases and getting freaked out, I have an alternative.
Tonight I went out to search for positive news and found this site:
http://positivenews.org.uk/
For me, when I'm anxious, I go searching for the "why" and wind up finding all sorts of bad news. Then I can wind up depressed AND anxious. I figure - why not go looking for good news instead?
I know others have posted about how they get the same thing and for those of us who find ourselves searching medical databases and getting freaked out, I have an alternative.
Tonight I went out to search for positive news and found this site:
http://positivenews.org.uk/
For me, when I'm anxious, I go searching for the "why" and wind up finding all sorts of bad news. Then I can wind up depressed AND anxious. I figure - why not go looking for good news instead?
I'm a thousand times better than I was. The anxiety has tried to sneak back in but I keep combating it with positive and the breathing exercises and it works every time :)
I keep very busy these days. I eat right, get plenty of sleep (not too much and not too little), walk, and have engaged in drawing again.
I've found I get the negative thoughts before I'm quite awake - often the result of (I guess) bad dreams I'm not even aware I'm having. But I wake up catastrophizing which can set me into an anxious mood.
This morning I went out to find some good news instead of ruminating and learned about solar roadways. It's really incredible - solar panels covered by tempered glass that make sure roads/sidewalks/tennis courts/basketball courts/etc. never freeze. So they don't crack and need repairs. They also light up and sense animals or things on the roadway so they can display "SLOW DOWN - MOOSE AHEAD" or whatever.
It got me to thinking about how brilliant people are, how much most people really want to do good in the world and how so many are working for the common good. And it works out for everything - the inventors are going to make a lot of money and now that the prototype has been successfully tried out, it means a ton of jobs and a boost to the economy.
Put me in a great mood to think of that. Hope it helps you smile too.