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...
Hey everyone. I've noticed that hearing people talk about their anxiety helps me realize I'm not alone in feeling certain symptoms. What are some of the physical feelings/symptoms you feel when you're experiencing anxiety/panic? Also, are you always aware when you're anxious, or do you sometimes experience the symptom first and then become anxious because of it?
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I haven't written in my diary on my computer since May because I thought that my computer was dying. I got away from writing but my computer is hanging in there. I think that I will start writing in it again. It's so therapeutic.
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First, I hope everyone is doing well, and continuing to fight that good fight! Keep up the great work on yourselves; I'm rooting for all of you!So, I started doing therapy at the beginning of the year, when I was in my most depressed state, but with my therapist, I made big changes and steps in the right direction. But, over a month ago, she couldn't take my insurance anymore, and I had to stop...
My anxiety wakes me up. Not sure if my mind begins to stir before I'm aware of it, but lately i can barely sleep. When you worry or panic, your body dumps adrenaline into the bloodstream, which makes you more nervous and the panic begets more panic. it sucks.
mindfulness is one of my tools for managing my anxiety. the sooner i catch the cycle, the easier it is to remediate. the longer i practice mindfulness, the more skilled i become at catching and disrupting the cycle early before it escalates to all those other gnarly symptoms. i have been practicing mindfulness for long enough that often i can catch the cycle from the initial trigger.
just breathe. . .
Heart palpitations, rapid heart rate, chest tightening and pain, shortness of breath, headaches, muscle aches and pains all over, dizzy/lightheaded, distorted vision, GI discomfort, hair loss. Teeth clenching i don't realize im doing. I have a bad back, and notice my back is impacted more by it due to muscles tightening from anxiety. I also start to feel like I am getting sick.
I have a demanding job and anxiety significantly increases with stress.
When I'm feeling free of anxiety I feel normal and don't experience anything except an aftermath of soreness and dealing with knots all over in muscles. I have a massager I'll use and it helps a ton.
But same here, I kind of recognize the feelings or my thoughts patterns pretty early on before they get wildly out of control and am able to apply some techniques I’ve learned to head them off or at least make manageable.