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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ann54
ann54
I have dealt with anxiety for longer then I can remember and take many meds for it. for about 3 weeks now it is so bad in the morning, even on days off of work. I wake up with a pit in my stomach and a bad anxious feeling. I don't know why this is happening, I get anxious when have to go somewhere or do something I am unsure about but this is just there, I shouldn't feel like this when I am off work. I do think of the day ahead of me and wonder and have to plan how to fill it and to make sure I get exercise in. I cant handle idle, free time, I feel like I have to always be busy, this is part of my eating disorder.
I see a therapist, have for over 18 years but it is to a point I don't know what to say anymore, it seems to always be the same thing. he asks me why do I feel anxious, deep down what am I feeling, and most times I have no idea. this anxiety and eating disorder have crippled me and I have become a loner, losing friendships because of fear and the need to be home by a certain time. I cant stay anywhere long, I want to go after a couple of hours.
with the ncer weather coming I am hoping thngs will get better, but right now I feel awful and I had to reach out.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Take a moment to just be "in the moment". Find one positive thing in your view ( a tree, sunlight, flower, a rock, any item that catches your eye). Take time to appreciate breathing - have you considered how you breathe? It's fun to feel the air rushing through your nostrils and it gives you a break from the usual pattern of thought.

Worry is fear talking. So, give your worry a place to be, put it in a box, and open it for five minutes, and then close it, and go forth. Distract your thought with a simple plan word. I write out what I have planned, and I put a word at the to use when I get into "..." mode.

You are not alone, and you can do this! Best wishes!
ann54
ann54
thanks for the suggestions, I like how you talk about fear and worry, and formulating a plan to use when the anxiety arises. thanks hugss
kathywonders
kathywonders
It can be difficult to say where anxiety specifically comes from. I think its to do with the complexity of life and difficulties in different areas. Maybe your 18-year old therapeutic relationship is getting a bit stale? I hope mideyebrows suggestions help and I hope you get lots more sunshine this spring!
gramybear
gramybear
It sounds like after 18 years, your therapist shouldn't be asking such questions that should be asked in the beginning. Maybe it's time to find a new therapist with different ideas to help you. Why do you feel you have to be home at a certain time? Is there someone that expects you to be? You are definitely a type A personality which is why you can't stand to be idle. I know the feeling and it's frustrating. I go through the same thing. I have woken up many times with anxiety and wondered why since I was asleep prior. We haven't really talked that much and I hope we get the chance to do so, but it sounds like something is eating at you that you haven't confronted yet or acknowledged. Sometimes it's easier, we think, to be in denial, but that is what leads to eating disorders and anxiety. I am always here for you if you want to talk. What also might help you is to volunteer on your days off or at least one of them. Find an organization that you would enjoy giving your free time to. Many hugs GB
ann54
ann54
there are definetly life situations that cause the anxiety to go very high, ones that I can do nothing much to handle, or at least I think so. then I dwell on what to do. I have gotten myself into the need to be home by 8:30 so I can have my dinner, I wont let myself or allow myself to eat earlier. plus when I had the opposite eating disorder I ate all juk food as dinner late at night as a comfort for my depression and lonliness. I still think I eat then for those reasons, it is a comforting way for me to end the day. on the same note though I feel disgusted with myself most nights as I feel I have eaten to much and then I don't eat breakfast. it is interesting what you guys say about my therapist who is also my pschy. he has helped me in ways I cant even begin to say, but I have also thought I think I have come to comfortable and I don't know what to say anymore and is it a waste of money? the thought of not seeing him scares me as well though. im just messed up. grammybear I would love to get to know you better.
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