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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shannon1022
shannon1022

Hi, I am new and I have severe anxiety and it is effecting my day to day and I just want support, everyone keeps telling me to calm down and if you truly have it, you can't.  I just people that understand what I am going through.


Tired
Tired
I understand anxiety. Have had it all my life. You just can't calm
down. You have to learn ways to calm your brain. And some
people need medication also. I do. I have also been in therapy.
Was helped that way too. Maybe some therapy would help.
Josef
Josef
My wife suffers from anxiety as well and I recently discovered a lot of my hostile attitude is based on an adverse reaction in dealing with anxiety. The whole "calm down" thing is a very hard thing to hear. I'm looking for a therapist now but have realized sometimes my best option is to walk away and recollect my thoughts without any external interference.
edr1961
edr1961
Hello I use to think people just would say those things about anxiety,and being depressed,but now living through it since 2009 you become someone you don't recognize,let alone I cant remember how I use to be,
AMC_306
AMC_306
I have issues with anxiety. I have issues with depression.

I have dealt with these problems all my life. Sometimes I have periods in my life where things are so dark I don't see a way out. I obsess over things I cannot control, and humiliate myself in public with crying spells and panic attacks.

Other times, I feel great and I see nothing but possibilities for the future. I can't even remember why I was fearful or sad.

It is a crazy cycle. I understand whatever it is you're feeling.
cocopuffstuff
cocopuffstuff
Welcome! I am new here too. Other people just don't know how to respond sometimes or how to deal with other people's emotions in general. Yes your anxiety is real. And let me affirm you in that if we could choose to "just calm down" we would have done that a while ago! And it's okay to have feelings and express them. I relate to your problem and there's so many here that do.
Lovetohike59
Lovetohike59
I totally understand. I wont sleep for months unless I take meds. They are non narcotic. I read the Psalms a lot. I choose who I share this with because many who dont have anxiety have no compassion. For me to have quality of life I takes meds. It took a couple weeks to get into my system but welk worth it. In the mean time I tried to stay busy and find someone else I could help.
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