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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AP0402
AP0402

Hello everyone! I have been trying to keep myself busy to help with my anxiety but it overwhelms my life. I have started working full time and I take 14 credits at my college. Occuping my time at first was really helpful, and I had less time to worry, however I think I have started to over due it because my anxiety is getting worse than it was before. Midterms are coming up this week and the ball in my stomach, and the tingly feeling in my arms is back. I know that maybe after the testing week, maybe it will get better, but it is stressful not having as much time to study. On top of that, I still have a hard time sleeping, I wake up every couple of hours with the fear that I forgot something, or did something wrong at work. It has really affected my everyday life because I am just to tired to do anything besides work and school. Thank you for all the positivity and advice that I have been recieving. 

arfie
arfie
A full time job, a full time college course load and a new town with no established support/social network? I'm staggering with you, AP. That is quite a stress load. I might wonder if it would be worth dropping a class or three, if you can still do so without putting a whammy on your GPA. Just wondering. . .

Be gentle with yourself, AP. You are only one, solitary human. Gentle support while you work it out.
jefffeuss
jefffeuss
I say prioritize your education if possible and eliminate the things that you can so you have more time to study. Though anxiety still can be a hindrance to life. I was thinking of also keeping myself busy in order to fight my anxiety, but after listening to your experience, perhaps it is how you decide to keep yourself busy that could influence the anxiety getting worse. I wish you luck in dealing with anxiety
Brooke911
Brooke911
I can tell that you have a lot on your plate. All of that is a lot to handle. I have felt that we are always given exactly what we can handle. Nothing is given to us that the universe doesn't think we can deal with. So I believe that you can handle all of this. The thing is that you need to believe it as well. It can be a lot. But in the end all of the hard work will be worth it. Try to keep your head up and keep moving forward. You can do this!
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