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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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MelT2020
MelT2020

I keep going to the national suicide hotline website thinking I will get the courage to start a chat. However, I find more hope in just writing it out on DS.  Thanks everyone for letting me rant. Many of you have heard my story of losing my husband, 13 yr career and home in 2020.  Now stuck in a crap job with money issues and not sure how to begin again (sigh)


Most days I try to find things to be grateful for:  my health, health of aging mom, a working vehicle that's fully paid, a roof over my head last night, ability to read/write, strong faith.  Seems the more I write with gratitude the smaller my stressors become and then life isn't so overwhelming (step by step)

arfie
arfie
in my own anxiety management, i don't believe that WHERE i get my anxieties of the day into writing and share them is as important as simply getting the job done. writing them out helps me focus. sharing them helps me feel less alone in the balancing act.

practicing gratitude helps me allot, too. however dismal my circumstance of the day, there are always things around me worthy of appreciation. the more i practice, the easier it is to be sincerely grateful. practice, practice, practice, ESPECIALLY on the days i have to fake it till i make it.
rmb
rmb
Big on practicing gratitude myself. Gratitude for the smallest things, little moments, etc always helps me slow down my thoughts, reset my perspective etc.

And yeah it’s a practice for sure. Some days I feel defiant about it but I get there eventually. Some days I fight it all the way until I surrender to it, and then, AHHH… relief and release.
mtd
mtd
Gratitude is a powerful thing. Kind of gets our mind off ourselves and think about what is really important.
maria718
maria718
Oh yeah!! Also what works for me is thinking "there's always someone out there in a situation worse than mine". And there always is. Be Grateful, be humble!
anona123
anona123
I have used their chat in the past. Was scared too but they are very nice and patient. Takes a little while to connect as fyi. Glad you find support here. Overall I think communities like this are more helpful long-term.
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