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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ocdgirl 12/16/2011

I need somebody to talk to. I have OCD and the anxiety it causes is horrible. It's a whole body physical sensation and I feel "out of it". I have nobody to talk to about it, at least nobody that understands. It's getting worse too, I use to be able to function somewhat normally, but lately I can barely do anything. I'm late to work or I leave work early and when I'm there I can hardly do anything. I have awful thoughts running through my head constantly and I need something. I probably need to start on meds again.

Anybody out there that has time to talk?

deleted_user 12/16/2011

I have mild OCD but it makes me frustrated more than it makes me anxious. I can't imagine my random small OCD trips giving me the terrible anxiety I have over other things. I feel for you. Do you have any exercises or anything that can help interrupt the repetitive thoughts?

ocdgirl 12/16/2011

I used to be able to get away from the thoughts by playing on the computer or watching tv, but these few weeks it's constant OCD thoughts and the horrible anxiety that goes with it. The worst is when I'm unable to complete a compulsion then the anxiety gets bad. It's like it's taking over and I hate it.

deleted_user 12/16/2011

1. Psychotherapy
2. Medication

deleted_user 12/16/2011

I don't get superbad compulsions very often, mine are usually mild (I'm more visually OCD than anything else, though there are some textures that really set me off)

as silly as it is, the best compulsion stopper for me is my cats, their fur is so soft, once I touch one I can't not pet it and snug it and love on it, and it kind of just creates an interruption. It's not as effective for the anxiety though. I've been doing a tense/retense exercise (progressively tensing part of your body, usually starting with feet, holding it for a few seconds, then tensing the next part like your calves, progressing all the way to the face) it forces me to concentrate on my muscles, which really helped me earlier today when I was having a panic attack.

deleted_user 12/17/2011

Mine has been through the roof for the past month. You are not alone.....the not being able to complete a compulsion is the WORST. I feel you're pain..going through it myself as we speak.

pictureguy 12/18/2011

I had those terrible thoughts like I was going to do something violent or bad to the ones I love. The only thing that took it away for me was zoloft. Of course everyone reacts different to meds but it definitely helped me.,

deleted_user 12/25/2011

I am here to share some methods that worked for my various traumas and symptoms on my healing blog I made to share. The guided imagery is free. Please try it.

http://cronewise.wordpress.com/

deleted_user 12/25/2011

I am feeling it now. That is one of the reasons I use my computer.

deleted_user 12/26/2011

Hello...I just wanted to tell you that I have OCD/anxiety issues as well that I have learned to manage pretty well. If you have any questions, just send me a message and I will do my best to help you through.

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