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 keep telling my doctor that I have been on effexor xr for around 20 years. I told her, I am only 50 years old and can never focus, and have short term memory loss. She just seems to ignore what I say. I still have social anxiety. I she won 't take me off even though I asked her to. I have Medicaid. It seems it is always the same b.s
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I did the dumbest thing today. I charged my earbuds, unplugged the block and put the block in my little bag instead of the earbuds. I wasn't happy about that when I got to the gym. What a dummy!
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Years ago, I won a mirrored armoire from my job. It's in my bedroom but I rarely stand in front of it. Yesterday, I had to have a dexascan done so I had to change into a gown. There was a full length mirror in the changing room. I'm aware that I gained 5 to 7 pounds over the last year from cheating on Keto but I didn't know what it looked like. It was a reality check.
It makes a difference to know what you are doing to help your anxiety be easier to work with.
Social anxiety...pick something that you can work through and use the tools you have (even breathing, staying hydrated, gentle motion movement) to help you through the something.
It will not change until you make a personal change to change how you respond, react, and when you make the changes, sometimes, it is better, sometimes, not. You make choices and improve by trial and error.
Your doctor does not have medical information to change your medication. You will have to be your health advocate, keeping a journal that shows how your medication works, and what you want your medication to provide for you.
Best wishes.