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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jreyna 03/08/2015

I just got out of the hospital about a week ago. The doctor changed my meds and I'm on seroquel, klonopin and effexor. I was good for about 4 days and now my anxiety came back. It feels like my seroquel stops working after a few hours and I wake up at about 6:30 because I have anxiety and need to take my effexor and klonopin. I feel like such a burden to my family and I just don't know what to do. I do the self-talk and breathing and affirmations and still nothing. I'm in the same boat and sinking fast. I just feel like this is it!

Razor91 03/08/2015

You're not a burden, my anxiety has made me feel the same before. I feel that breathing exercises don't work for me, escalate my anxiety further. Have you tried therapy?

jreyna 03/09/2015

I think sometimes the medicine won't work 100% unless *I* push it along and get rid of my anxiety. Today was a better day than yesterday and I just need to concentrate on getting better instead of the negatives. It's hard but I've done it before and I'll do it again! Hope everyone has a good day!

skeeterelf 03/09/2015

Suffering from anxiety stinks - it seems that everything causes me anxiety including going to the store or even driving out to visit my daughter and granddaughters. Don't think as yourself as a burden on others because you are not. Little things are like mountains to us who suffer from anxiety so I try to not do a whole lot of thinking about something before hand. I just do things more on the spur of the moment because if I try to plan something out my anxiety kicks in and I start dwelling on it and then end up not being able to accomplish what I was hoping to. Try thinking positive thoughts - I never found that the breathing exercise worked for me either. Maybe you need to talk to your doctor about a different combination of medications or increasing your dosage. Hope things get better for you.

gramybear 03/09/2015

Please don't feel that you are a burden, you are doing the best that you can and when family loves us, they don't look at us the way we look at ourselves. You are special, whether you are going through an attack or feeling great. Don't be so hard on yourself. Hugs GB

debib399 03/09/2015

skeeterelf,
I totally understand how you are feeling. A friend told me today something that kinda hit home for me.
If you are depressed you are living in the past.
If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present.
I get so anxious before an event and think about it and get really anxious. Guess we have to stop living in the future and take one day at a time.
Hugs to you and hope you feel better.

PokemonKid 03/10/2015

What a therapist told me was to focus on my surrounding when I begin to feel overwhelmed. She said to do this for my OCD, PTSD, and anxiety. Focus on whether you are, feel the air in the room, listen to all of the sounds, and zone on on them. Close your eyes and focus on all your other senses. It can help a little.
I really hope everything gets better for you. You probably just need to get a different mix of meds. It took me forever to find a medication that worked, but after a while I found the key. Effexor really helped me and I know a lot of other people it works for. It may just take time.
Also, remember you are never a burden. You are valuable and loved. You have acceptance from people here on DailyStrength. It'll all be okay.

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