hello samanng. welcome back.

girl howdy, i wish letting go of worry and fear was as easy as a just! ! ! for my broken brain, letting go of worry and fear is a long and tedious process, seems like i snatch the worry back even quicker than i can let it go. well just just it all! ! !

getting those worries into words and sharing those words in a safe place helps me allot with managing those worries far enough that i can get out and be part of life. this very forum is one of the safe places i do exactly that. i hope you'll stick around and give it a whirl.

Nothing happens instantly so just keep walking your path and plan. It will happen in its time. I’m working on telling myself to stop fretting and it works fairly well but not perfect. Self talk that is loving and positive. Each and every time. Which means I know this and it helps but patterns take a long while to change. For some, medication works a lot to help us. And understand I’m saying I start over every day. It’s probably unhelpful to expect change to be easy. Praise yourself for doing the things that help yourself. Don’t just focus on the negatives.

That may be one problem I have I want results I want to see them quickly. I feel like ive been living this way so long that I should just be ok with it or with all the work I have put into feeling better I should be "feeling Better". I cant travel even the thought of going somewhere freaks me out, I don't like to leave home, I have had panic attacks at work and in my car. I try to move on and say that was in the past but it just doesn't help.

Talk back to your anxiety. I have OCD which is an anxiety disorder. I have known for a very long time that I can beat it but I became so tolerant to it that it has been with me for a long time. The truth is that I did beat it when I was about 15. It was so annoying. The consequence was that the boy I liked would die. One day, I just said "Fuck it..Let him die", which totally broke the OCD spell. So I am working on that again.

It takes time. It doesn't happen right away. Friends and Family who don't have the anxiety don't understand and say it's easy, just do t think that.

I got rid of nearly all anxiety some years ago. Some still lingered. I ate really well, exercised, walked alot, meditated, epsom salt baths, lavendar oils only watch happy things on TV, social media was more fun then, etc. My job was not intense back then either. Life was moving in a good direction. That all went away when I had my daughter. Now my anxiety is back full force.

I feel likes it’s taking forever. I have tried everything. I really don’t want to take meds I have had bad side effects of worsening panic and anxiety. But am at the point that it really couldn’t make it any worse. I’m worried as well as it interfering with my job the kats time I took meds I couldn’t get out of my Ed I was so sick nauseas and couldn’t stop crying. I also have a very hard time sleeping. So I am wondering if that’s another reason it’s been so much worse lately

Hi! I feel you! I am struggling with laying down my fears and worries at the foot of the cross. I try to lay it down and I pray that the Lord will take away these feelings and it just hasn’t completely happened yet. I feel like I may feel good for a few minutes then a thought will creep in and leave me with a pit in my stomach. It makes me feel like I’m not a good enough Christian but deep down I know that’s part of the disease of anxiety and depression. This isn’t a new song but if you haven’t heard it you should listen to the song “You Say” by Lauren Daigle. It helped me get through a tough time awhile back. Don’t give up! You are not alone and you are loved. ❤️

Thank you. I feel so overwhelmed. I put so much pressure on myself to do this right or that right. And I am stuck in anxiety. It’s all I think about. I am putting so much pressure on myself to get better I’m making it worse but I’m not sure how to stop it. I just want to be able to be somewhat “normal”. Be able to live laugh and enjoy life. I can’t travel I’m always nervous and scared I’m pushing my husband away.