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...
Hello, everyone. It's been a little while since my last visit to this group. I've been especially better the past month or so and I'm trying new meds that seem to be working. But, this week I noticed my heart racing at work, grinding my teeth, and just having this feeling like I was very fragile and about to fly apart at any second.
It all came to a head this weekend. I can't sleep and I feel depressed and so exhausted. I think it's because my husband is leaving today for several weeks for work. He's been gone like this before and it didn't affect me this way. Or maybe it has just built and built and built. We've had to deal with many separations and long-distance situations.
I just feel very stretched thin right now, just barely hanging on, so I'm feeling a lot of dread about all this. So, we ended up in a little bit of a fight and now I feel worse than ever. I know I'm experiencing a lot of anxiety because I'm sore all over from the muscle tension.
I won't be seeing my counselor until the 29th, unfortunately.
It all came to a head this weekend. I can't sleep and I feel depressed and so exhausted. I think it's because my husband is leaving today for several weeks for work. He's been gone like this before and it didn't affect me this way. Or maybe it has just built and built and built. We've had to deal with many separations and long-distance situations.
I just feel very stretched thin right now, just barely hanging on, so I'm feeling a lot of dread about all this. So, we ended up in a little bit of a fight and now I feel worse than ever. I know I'm experiencing a lot of anxiety because I'm sore all over from the muscle tension.
I won't be seeing my counselor until the 29th, unfortunately.
The best thoughts I can give is to take it a day at a time, be okay that your anxiety might be higher and that's all right, and maybe find something social to do while you are by yourself, i.e. go to a dance class, get a massage (which would probably help your muscles anyway), hang out at a park and read, etc. These kinds of things helped me when I was alone a lot several years ago.
I wish you the best and hope you keep in contact while you are by yourself if you need to!