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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squidbilly821 10/06/2017

this morning's anxiety was accompanied by muscle cramps in legs and feet. I was hoping I had this muscle spasticity thing beat. Apparently not. Anywho, it was a minor distraction from the anxiety. So that's something.

sharaninmd 10/07/2017

Sorry this has happened to you. I have heard that if you drink a cup of water before going to bed that it will help prevent the muscle cramps in your legs. It might be worth a try.

squidbilly821 10/07/2017

thanks for the info. we'll give it a try.

bridgie101 10/07/2017

Magnesium? Usually low salt isn't it?

Another old wive's tale is to put a cork in the bed with you. I would do the magnesium (epsom salts) bath first if I were you. Apparently you can take it in through the skin (this is true of plants too. :D)

squidbilly821 10/07/2017

I've heard Ivory soap in foot of bed. I owe you folks an apology. I have a genetic blood disorder that damages the axon of the nerve cell. So I have muscle spasticity issues similar to Ms.. I didn't intend to mislead you good people.

bridgie101 10/08/2017

LOL that's okay, if you don't mislead us, we'll mislead ourselves.

I hope there's something that can be done for you.

squidbilly821 10/08/2017

tks. I do soak in epsom salt and it does help.

hygeia4life 10/08/2017

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wa5IF7x-ziA

Please listen along with this exercise. It might be helpful in clearing through some of the energetic stagnation that gets stored in the body/mind

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