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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Why are we like this!

sarahsarah
sarahsarah
Someone please helps me with this. It's flu season and of course I get a cold on top of this cold I get laryngitis in which makes you feel so closeterphobic it's absolutely freaking me out. I now have this weird new symptoms of one of my nasal cavities blocked dried Nd swollen Nd its really scaring me. I can't sleep I'm just obsessing thinking my throats going to close. I guess I want to know if I sound ligitimate in fears or if this is anxiety
WishKittie
WishKittie
Your anxiety is making your mind over think the common cold. Take a few deep breathes, distract yourself and if you are still worried about it go visit your doctor about the new symptoms.
deleted_user
deleted_user
that nedi pot.. I hear works great if you can stand doing it to yourself.. Im not sure thats how you spell it.. but looks like a little tea pot thing you stick in your nose.. I know sounds wierd.. but I hear it works real good.. but make sure you follow the directions.. drink tea and lots of brothy soups.. hang in there.. this too shall pass
lapopessa
lapopessa
Aside from the medical part - I can address the mental. My therapist called it the "Circle of Destruction." Our minds create a closed circle of thought that repeats and repeats until we're on high anxiety alert.

For instance:

"I feel bad / I'm going to die"

replace it with

"I feel bad / I've felt this way before / I was fine then / I will be fine now / this is anxiety / it doesn't rule me / I can rule it / I will be fine.