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'm having a rough couple of days. I went to my psychiatrist yesterday and had to get my meds readjusted. I had to up my buspar to help control my anxiety. I've been having some yucky, intrusive thoughts and the dr. thought it would be beneficial to tweak the meds a bit. I feel really down and super anxious now. I hate this. I hate not feeling well. I just want to feel like a "normal" person. I hate that I have to rely on meds. I didn't sleep so well last night and that never helps with the anxiety. I just feel stuck in my head. What are some tricks I can use to get out of this funk.
What I've found to be helpful is just telling myself that all I need to do is just get through that day. I don't need to go above and beyond. I just need to do the essentials until I feel better.
Napping, soaking in a tub, power watching funny movies, listening to music and napping some more is perfectly acceptable. Enjoying some of my favorite foods, asking friends to check in and asking family for help are all within reason at this point.
And breathe. Just focusing on breath. Meditation if you are okay with that, prayer if you feel it helps, stretching.
When people feel awful, sometimes it helps to make it your job just to get as comfy as possible until you feel better.