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 think my symptoms are slowly getting better, but the morning anxiety is so hard! I woke at 4 and breathed my way back to sleep. At 9 am, the anxiety is still hanging on. My lexapro was increased from 10 to 20, 25 days ago. I have lorazepam .5 for when things are bad, but I'm trying to avoid it. Even 1/2 a tab works really well.
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I haven't written in my diary on my computer since May because I thought that my computer was dying. I got away from writing but my computer is hanging in there. I think that I will start writing in it again. It's so therapeutic.
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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.
Anxiety awareness includes your hydration levels.
steadying support while you let the healing mysteries do their work. be gentle with yourself and patient with the process.
Big hug <3
1. Cortisol MTD anything that can address Cortisol. She has thyroid issues, with levels being continually adjusted- more medicine, levels too high, too low, hypothyroid, too high, hyper. Anything beside Synthyroid (thyroid medicine) that can address the cortisol problem. Telling her not to be anxious does not seem to do much good, as I post in another anxiety group.
2. Ativan/Lorezipam Yep, this does seem to work, but medical people suggest its not designed for long-term use. The idea is that Lexapro will assume the function of relieving stress and anxiety long term. Tell us if the bump to 20 helps.
3. Other methods I assume you've been told about other tools, Yoga, meditation, deep breathing, positive affirmations. How come you're not utilizing those and do they work. Not asking in accusatory fashion, just trying to understand because my wife is told about these tools, has tough mornings, and doesn't use them.
Showing or telling me how upset or anxious she is, when I'm starting a very busy, and stressful day, is not helpful to me. I'm in position of saying, please, please, please, please, try to do what they say, (I come into the end of some therapy sessions, understand what they recommended),. '