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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TanyaA30
TanyaA30

I've been recently diagnosed with this disorder, and having an extremely rough time dealing with it. I have anxiety/panic attacks quite often. I take medication for it, but it only helps so much. And I know that a big part of this is me and my thoughts, and beliefs (especially subconscious thoughts that I'm not even aware of at times), but it's just so damn hard to stop the "ripple effect" before it escalates because my worst case scenario thinking feels pretty much automatic.

pringlegal72
pringlegal72
I know exactly how you feel. Like I’m aware when I’m building up my thoughts to much and I even know I’m going to have an anxiety attack but trying to stop then is hard because your constantly thinking. I’m aware my thoughts and emotions are taking over I’m just not aware on how to stop it.
arfie
arfie
Hello Tanya. Welcome to DS.

Is it petty of me to think of my anxiety disorders (plural intended) as symptoms I live with more than character flaws? I don't **choose** to have the racing thoughts nor the many ripples of my anxiety disorders any more than I chose my ancestors. ^It^ is what ^it^ is, however I choose to judge ^it^.

For me, this distinction helps me feel a bit more empowered to decide what to do with ^it^ and to be a bit gentler and a bit more self-tolerant for having symptoms over which I have no control. Ply anxiety management tools here, one bit at a time.

Whether that made a lick of sense to you or not, welcome aboard. Hope you find stabilizing companionship here.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Welcome to the anxiety board at DS.

Writing it out is the first step in finding your new balance.

Try separating your sentences and think about your feelings of each sentence. Do this in a private journal to help you sort through the patterns of your thoughts.

Practice focus on a single task to distract the usual thought pattern. Stay hydrated. Do even breathing.

Best wishes.
brittanyani
brittanyani
I remember when I was first diagnosed as well. I couldn’t do anything I had no clue why my body was doing this. I had to do a lot of changes for me. I started working out which made me want to eat healthy. Starting drinking only water. I quit smoking cigarettes. Doing yard work was and still is a big one for me as well. Everyone is different I see a lot of people suggesting to write down your feelings maybe that’ll help. But it’s definitely a whole mind set and it’ll take time to see what works for you.
cbgrace1980
cbgrace1980
Hi, thank you for sharing. That is a good step to have a diagnosis. Have you thought about talking to a counselor? That really helped me after some severe trauma I experienced as a child growing up. Please know that you are not alone and you don't have to face this alone. We are here for you!
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