Hello Jazz. Welcome to the forum.

I still haven't found a way to rid myself from anxiety, but I have learned tons of therapy tools which help me manage it. Still there, but it doesn't rain on every parade like it used to. Sometimes it even comes in handy to help me get out of the path of clear and present danger, as Nature designed it to do. It is the heart and soul of our survival instincts, after all. Alas, it is far more useful for clear and present danger than it is for dealing with 21st century stresses.

This very forum is one of my anxiety management tools. Verbalizing my anxieties of the day here helps me hold more steady through my day.

Hope it helps you, too. Welcome aboard.

Hi Jazz, I understand how anxiety causes a lot of troubles. Mine used to stop me from a lot of stuff. It is very important to learn coping/calming mechanisms. I use a breathing technique where I take a break and breathe in for four seconds, hold for four seconds, exhale for four seconds, hold for four seconds, and repeat until I'm calm and imagine a square while doing it. You can do amazing things and I know anxiety can make it feel like you can't but I think you can do amazing things if you put your mind to it. I hope this helped even a little. I also hope it gets better for you.

Welcome to the anxiety board at DS.

You've taken the important first step in writing it out.

That stop, pause, breathe, is an excellent anxiety technique designed to help you calm quietly, naturally, and fast in the situation of anxiety. Anxiety is a helper, and learning how to make it work effectively takes a bit of detective work for your better balance.

Your reactions are normal and to be expected. I do the same thing when Ii get anxious over something. I tend to tune out everything and just stand there. You might want to see a therapist to develop some tools to deal with the anxiety.

Mid has the right idea in writing out the anxiety. Tell us more, the telling will help..

Like Mid, I would suggest the writing out of your feelings. Maybe even while you’re at work (if you have the time) or maybe record your anxious feelings and then delete them. Like, getting rid of the problems.

Thanks all. It really helps to know people who go through the same things I go through. I’m determined to beat this anxiety. I’m ready to not live my life in fear.

I think your determination is the key to getting past this. When you find yourself in these places just take a moment to breath, really notice your breath, to direct your thoughts away from the circumstance that is causing the anxiety. I know this is difficult when you have a customer staring at you, but even just a few seconds may help you to recenter. Anxiety is so difficult, and unless you have lived through it, it can be hard to explain. Therapy is very helpful, even if you walk away with a few tools that can help you move through the hard moments..... Prayers to you