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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When It Spikes...

silverlight
silverlight

When it spikes i feel terrified,and my head can come up with another new worry every second.


When it spikes it is hard to even remember my coping skills.


i have been in the middle of a spike for about 3 hours now.


Really glad it is almost time for my night meds.


How to stop intense anxiety from being 100 on a scale of severity from 1-10?


Can i stop it in it's tracks?


The only thing working for me right now (Fleetingly) is having epsom salts and lavender baths.


i can't very well live in my bath tub.


Hm.


ACK!!!!!

arfie
arfie
If there is a way to stop anxiety in its tracks, I haven't found it yet, outside of a syringe. Alas, the syringe variety they gave me in the psyche ward had a freight train load of side effects.

Breathing with you, Silver. . .
"ACK!!!!!" about covers ^it^ in my own anxiety attacks.
LoriGirl
LoriGirl
Lavender. I have lavender candles & Airwicks & body wash & body spray & essential oils & ... you get the picture. Sometimes it works, sometimes helps, sometimes it doesn't.
Anxiety is paralyzing! My meds don't seem to work anymore. Tried a new med & I hate it & want off it immediately! But of course I have to taper.
I share your frustration! And unless someone knows anxiety as we do, they have no clue how we feel. If I knew how to stop it in its tracks, I'd be rich. Otherwise, I have a pile of Grown-up coloring books, and coloring helps me. With burning Lavender incense burning, of course.
Sharing helps me somewhat. I'm so glad I found this group.
silverlight
silverlight
Thank you both.

Although i wish you guys weren't suffering with this,it is good to not feel so alone.
EllaEscribe
EllaEscribe
There is a way to stop it... not sure how you feel about God, but He took away my anxiety attacks, fear and depression, all of which debilitated me for almost 40 years. And now, I do things that I would have never thought I could or would do ever. I used to have anxiety attacks daily, so bad that I couldn't move or breathe and then I would spend hours after just sobbing. No more... and it is so wonderful.

I am so sorry for this for all of you... it is truly a horrible thing to have to deal with. I am healed... you can be too. I believe it, and pray it for you! HUGS!
silverlight
silverlight
Thank you,Ella.

So glad to hear you are free from anxiety.
Thank you for your prayers.
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