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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codymama
codymama
My therapist told me about the Compass technique. First draw a circle and label N-North, E-east ,S-south, and W-west. Write the word moment inside the circle where the lines intersect. Label North now, East future,South so where am I and so what should I do, West past. Determine where your thought is coming from and then decide what you can do and bring yourself back to the moment. This technique really works for me. I also started Serequel which is helping because I am getting a good night sleep for a change.
Please let me know if it helps you.
Becky
gramybear
gramybear
Thank you for sharing. Here is a quote that I love
God put our eyes in the front of our head to keep us from looking backwards. If we don't have a plan for the future, we will always live in the past.
Hugs GB
BridgetsMom
BridgetsMom
I am a little confused but could be the anxiety meds....So North is now and East is future,West is Past? and South is ? This sounds like something worth a try.....
Thank You
koonwoon
koonwoon
I think that mindfulness is similar to this. For myself I am prescribed Buspirone for my generalized anxiety disorder which I had most of my life without knowing why and it could be helped with medication. I also am learning meditation and self-hypnosis and so I am finally in graduate school and doing well.