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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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Recovery feels amazing

BigTuna
BigTuna

This past weekend was really big for me. I worked at an event promoting for my families business for the first time since covid started. My social anxiety has been horrible recently but I have been hard at work with acceptance and this weekend was the ultimate test. Other than a few moments, I felt amazing all weekend. My driving anxiety is fading, my social anxiety is fading, the wild thoughts are dissipating, and the crazy feelings are melting away. Through all the ups and downs, I have tried to stay true to the acceptance method; Alowing everything as best as I can. And I'm so happy to say to you all that, at least for me, it's working. I'm getting my life back. I'm feeling emotions again, I'm feeling confident again, and best of all, im feeling at peace again. I know that I am not fully recovered yet, but I can now see that full recovery for me is not only possible, but completely reachable. It has taken me 8 months of hard work and determination to get to this point. I am becoming a student of my anxiety. And I still have a lifetime of learning to go, but I know that I will get there. For all of you out there who are struggling with agoraphobic anxiety and panic, I hope you never give up on your quest to recovery. I'm going to sum this story up as if it were a video game. The goal at the end is to beat the game yes, and if you want you can fly through the story and get there. But unless you go back and complete every single side mission, you haven't actually beaten the game. Side missions take time and they can be frustrating and sometimes feel downright impossible. And there's nothing worse than coming to a point in the game, and it tells you that you need a key to open door, but you haven't found that key yet. When that happens, people often give up and move onto a different game. But with anxiety recovery, you have to go back and find that key. I don't know if any of that made sense but that's how I have been approaching my recovery. I hope this mess of words can help some of you in your own recovery. For most people, there is no easy way out. The road is long and bumpy, but eventually with hard work and determination, full recovery is possible. 

Tropicaloo
Tropicaloo
I’m happy to hear this. It’s great to hear a success story. If you hit another bump in the road you know now you can cope and this too shall pass.
arfie
arfie
Thank you for the day brightener, Big Tuna. Most impressive, indeed. Perhaps the most impressive part is that you found the strength to be honest about those few tough moments without letting the pollute the glory of the weekend. Way to keep your eye on the prize! ! !

Life's not about being perfect. It's about working it out.
mtd
mtd
In my own recovery, I’m finding that things I thought were issues were actually not. Some of the issues just seem to fizzle away, but it leaves me more aware of my real issues, the biggest one I think is believing in myself. Did you use the acceptance method that Carl James wrote about? It is fashioned after the work of the late Dr. Claire Weeks who suffered anxiety herself. Just recently found this book and it’s great. My congrats on your successful weekend and your increase in confidence. Thanks for sharing.
BigTuna
BigTuna
I did use the recovery method that Carl James wrote. After my last post, I purchased the book off of your recommendation and realized that my therapist had been teaching me the same method all along lol. She just didn’t really explain it in a way that I fully understood. The wording that Carl James uses in the book really resonated with me.
mtd
mtd
You are right, the book is worded so you hat we can easily understand. Glad you got it, it’s been a great help to me.
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