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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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iamcrissmantoo
iamcrissmantoo

There are some huge changes coming in my life. Not by choice rather being forced on me. I feel alone and hopeless. I feel totally paralyzed. 

arfie
arfie
hello iam. welcome to the forum. sorry for what brings you here, but glad you are here.

gentle empathy on those uninvited changes. 2018 marked the beginning of a string of domestic shit storms that resulted in a life i barely recognized by the end of 2019. what i **wanted** has not even been on the menu since the start of those domestic shit storms. paralysis felt like my safest option. every move i made seemed to stir up another shit storm. each shit storm seemed to alter the landscape in even more unrecognizable ways.

i'm still not fully certain what planet i am on, but the situation has stabilized far enough that i feel overdue for breaking that paralysis. i sure wish i could just it all and get back to business as usual, but. . . what is my new business as usual, anyway.

i'm moving in small steps -itsy bitsy baby steps- with big faith and lots of prayer. emotional support helps allot and i get generous supplies of that here. i hope you do, also.

welcome aboard.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Here is a place where you can share freely and safely to find your better balance as you move through the changes with the best of the moment decisions you will make for your well-being.

Life is changes. Nothing ever stays the same.

Keep writing it out, keeping a private journal here is one way to give yourself a way to see what works, and what needs a bit of help along the way.

You are not alone here!

Welcome to the anxiety board!
hasty_05
hasty_05
Your feelings as you describe the situation on here are likely very normal. Most of us don't know exactly what to do when big changes occur in our lives. And especially big changes not planned on. Take some time to think and journal as Mid said. Write out your feelings, name the feeling words. Be okay with resting your mind for a short while. Come back on here and share with us how you are doing. Take care of yourself.
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