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...
My daughter has been sick for the past 2 weeks with a severe cold. I have managed to avoid getting sick until last night. Of course when the symptoms started my anxiety went sky high. I kept reminding myself that I was only getting a cold, but all sort of thoughts started racing through my head. On top of that my high anxiety level has set off all of my other physical symptoms I struggle with, so I feel horrible.
I kind of enjoy getting a cold sometimes. (not the flu though) Gives me a chance to kick it down a few notches and take care of myself and gives me an excuse to not do a dang thing. Things like watch TV - Lurk on the computer for a while, etc...
I know exactly how you feel though. Just this morning I had to get myself out of my usual funk. But before I did that my dumb anxiety was high and I too was catastrophizing about stuff too.
Hang in there
God Bless