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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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GertrudeRebel
GertrudeRebel

I got frustrated today and now my mind is stuck in anxiety mode again. Trying to break free because I really want to sleep again tonight. I have a therapy appointment tomorrow and I have to maintain until then. It's a new therapist I hope it works out. 

arfie
arfie
Steadying support while you set yourself free, Gertrude. Sweet dreams.

Good luck with the new therapist. Hope healing happens here.
Tropicaloo
Tropicaloo
I hope you sleep well and your new therapist is great.
Bobby5000
Bobby5000
What do you do when a family member has substantial anxiety, perseverates, is not interested in solutions, blames herself, and just creates worst case scenarios repeating the same thing over and over again. Being caring and understanding is possible for a few minutes but hearing the same thing for more than an 1/2 hour makes you want to start solving things, or say don't get me involved.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Stop, pause, breathe, step back, repeat until you find the calm to make a clear head decision.

Frustration is a 'block'. To break a block, you choose what works for you fast naturally (anxiety helper), and even breathing will give you the space to make the decision that works the best for you.

I have to remind myself that I am responsible for what I say, do, react, and respond. I have learned that I am able to care, understand, respect, and listen and to NOT get involved with someone else's decision making, it's their problem, not mine.
GertrudeRebel
GertrudeRebel
So the new therapist was odd. She works for the veterans administration but all her suggestions were things I had to pay for out of pocket. I did order the cognitive behavior therapy book. I have to wait for another appointment to get a prescription because she’s not a prescribing therapist. At least I’m one step closer to stabilizing medication.
GertrudeRebel
GertrudeRebel
@bobby. Sometimes it’s hard to seek help. Sometimes you don’t know which way to turn. But you getting frustrated and in turn frustrating them isn’t going to help
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