Hi,
I have just had one of those very anxious and on edge days. I am currently on a little UK break with my partner and only a couple of hours from home, the first 3 days were great. I felt quite relaxed and calm and my anxiety symptoms were rare. However today I feel extremely anxious, I can feel my heart beat very prominently and have a nervous type feeling in my chest and a weird 'out of mind' feeling like I'm not really in my mind at the moment.
It could be the being away from home and my 'safe place'. I am unsure as to what has triggered this today, or maybe it is just one of those bad days. I have been on Citalopram for about 4 weeks now and this is the first time I've been away from home for more than one night since my anxiety heightened. Could it be that?!
Just having a bit of a rant really and trying to get it written down to see if it'll help. I'm heading back to the hotel soon and going to have a bath and listen to a meditation on YouTube. Fingers crossed it helps me relax!
hey jade.. It happens to all of us unfortunately. Half the time I wake up anxious and I don't even know why. Lately i've been anxious to even leave my house. Anxiety really really sucks.I try to drink tea sometimes I feel like that helps me relax. Also calming music from youtube helps. It's all about making your mind think your okay
Hi I think it's probably because you are away for the first time like you said , I think having a bath and mediating is a good idea, when my anxiety creeps back up I tell myself I've beat this before , I remember how bad I've been at my worse and I tell myself this won't happen again .
Remember you have got this , it's not got you
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Thank you for this. I really need to remind myself that I have also beat this before so I can do it again!
Thank you for your reply. This forum is brilliant for moral support. I've even switched to decaf tea to help!
I can do this, sending you support too x
Hi Jade you have only been on citalopram for 4 weeks so it hasn't properly leveled out in your system yet.You say you have been having good days on your break up until now so don't allow today ruin your break.lt is a blip go back to your hotel and relax and enjoy the rest of your break
Hi Jade,
Hoping today is better for you, don't let it ruin your break.
That's the problem with anxiety it just pops up from no where sometimes, hey , even my mental health nurse specialist says he suffers with low grade anxiety and was in the supermarket recently when a wave of anxiety came over him and he thought, where the hell did that come from!!
But because he knows how to, he over rode it with breathing!