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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So weird

shakyinside
shakyinside

I’ve noticed since all the current changes that I’m actually feeling less anxious, sleeping better and getting more done. I’ve been told by the doctor to isolate because of my lung conditions but I already do that to an extent. I think it helps that it’s now seen as a necessity rather than a disorder and I don’t have the pressure of being helped or forced to change now. Who knew I’d be ahead of the game with that? I also don’t have to worry about having to make decisions like should I stay where I am or go travelling again, should I replant the veggie garden, whether to buy new clothes for winter (I’m in Australia) because my old ones are a bit worn, should I stop going on the iPad so much etc? Cool, it’s all sorted. Silver lining. Stay safe everyone.

Alittlelostinside
Alittlelostinside
Im glad ur feeling bit better about stuff. I think that decisions have been made for u would helped the most. Us aspergers folks dont like uncertainty. Now u have certainty and forced decision. Hugs.
arfie
arfie
The huge parts of myself I call, "The beaten crazy bitch wolf" has been vindicated. The political powers of the land have demanded she do everything those shrink-wrapped fools have told her is harmful to her well-being.

The jewels in the Corona Crown are still shifting and defining themselves, but the beaten crazy bitch wolf has been set free. Maybe. We see what grows.

Methinks I will need a new psychotherapy toolbox to reenter society after Corona finishes crowning. What are the powers that be going to be asking of us after all this is said, done and herstorically canonized? I may be long gone by then. Arguing with fools only makes the foolishness louder.
Thor2008
Thor2008
Shaky - Glad you are feeling better. I'm good with a shelter in place as I am very much a loner. I also married a loner so we are good being alone together. I am worried about my therapist as she is very old and I don't want her to get sick.
Butterfly_1111
Butterfly_1111
Maybe you're feelings aren't so weird, Shaky. I think we're allowed to have any and all feelings, there's no right or wrong way to feel. When the pandemic panic about the virus first started I was pretty calm as well. I tend to be more calm during a crisis than in my regular day to day life. I've been battling my inner demons for so long so and I'm used to pulling myself up out of fear into faith on a daily basis. The virus itself I'm not panicked about. I'm more concerned about the way it's changing our social behaviors and the effect it's having on small businesses. But for me big external events like pandemics don't scare me I'm not sure why.
Masha84
Masha84
I have had a similar reaction. I also think the strategies I have adopted to deal with my regular anxiety are helping me deal with this external threat. I prefer to freak out over imaginary stuff.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Here's to keeping a healthy balance.
cindy10989
cindy10989
I think even people who don't normally have anxiety are having trouble dealing with all this. So maybe it's that we feel somewhat validated? It's not just us.
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