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...

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Broken_Bridges72
Broken_Bridges72

It is Monday again.  The anxiety started yesterday although the anxiety was helped while I Instacarted all day yesterday.  


Even as I sat here this morning I was fighting the anxiety.  I know what I need to do but fear keeps me from it even though Roomie told me I would alright.  


I had alot of time to think.  Life for me at this stage is not about money as long as I have my basic needs meet.  I have a whole closet full of clothes and the fridge is full.  Sammycat has a roof over his head and I have a  bed to sleep on.  I make more now than I ever did but I'm also more miserable.  I want to come home mentally or physically  tired and right now I'm not.  I'm not challenged.  


I have a 1130 phone interview today so we will see how that goes.  I called a temp agency last week and they are ready to work for me.  I'm the only one who can change things.


Tropicaloo
Tropicaloo
It must be time for a change and a step forward. Best of luck with it. Try not to view the anxiety so badly, it could just be the catalyst you need. I hope so anyway.
arfie
arfie
Perhaps my most important anxiety management tool is the radical acceptance that I be an Anxious Annie. Does it matter whether that be by nature or nurture? The fact is, daily bouts of anxiety are part of who and what I am. The more time I have to think, the more bouts of anxiety I seem to have. With that radical acceptance, my business-as-usual anxiety attacks are as easy to manage as my daily bowel movement. Messy and inconvenient, to be sure, but easier to manage than the consequences of denial and repression.

Good luck on the phone interview. Be picky. You really are the only one who can change things. Believe in yourself.
mtd
mtd
Have you started therapy yet? Started meditation? Or relaxation breathing? Or found a good web site that can teach you about anxiety? If not, you are letting tome pass that you could be starting to heal. Anxiety rarely goes away if left to our own devices. It takes learning and willingness to help ourselves and do what it takes to recover. You are suffering needlessly if you haven’t taken steps yet.
Broken_Bridges72
Broken_Bridges72
I know what is causing my anxiety and I think the way to cure it is to make a change. I've tried meds before. One made me so out of it I could hardly hold my head up...another one...caused me to feel rage. I dont believe in meds. Meds are just a bandaid. I think it's better to address the infection instead of covering it up. This is for me though as I'm sure there have been plenty who have benefited from meds.
SirGrits
SirGrits
Hey Bridges, I'm not on meds either. I don't take the stance that they're never going to be useful for me. But I cannot see how meds would help without also working on ourselves and managing our thoughts. Seems to me like you're doing that. Be sure to keep working on your strategies, the cbt stuff.
I suspect you know the answer to this but haven't shared it yet, perhaps in another post? But do make sure you're clear with yourself about the specific part of your situation causing you the anxiety. We humans tend to make mistakes in patterns; if you're not super clear with what you're trying to remove from your life you may end up finding the same stressor dressed up in a different guise.
Prayers friend.
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