Hi all I have had anxiety for nearly 2 years experiencing mood swings depression heart palps and the list goes on. I have accepted that this is anxiety after my many trips to the doc. I hAve had cbt therapy and been on medication. I have had good weeks and bad and I know we're my anxiety came from but today I have a heaviness on my chest and a fuzzy head and I have heard every heart beat in my chest . It's so exhausting . I so miss the person I was . I do try and be positive and live my life. At the minute I'm angry at myself . I feel I gave up or something that caused this anxiety to take over me . I know there are so many that properly feel like me . I hope someday soon I will wake up me again
You are you now. You dont have to wait for anything. Thats very important to understand.
knowing, accepting is good. Now learn to self calm. It took me years to realize this is possible. In small spurts at times but possible. Mindful exercises. Embrace it and practice. It is the one goto i rely on. I learned it off you tube. All the therapy, books and what not. One day i had high bp and was noway. I went on you tube and learned it. It works. You just have to learn to catch it in the first minute it starts. Not so hard because it is so obvious when it begins. No noway to stop it from starting or the thoughts but you can calm the actual panic attacks. I have never mstered the GAD thinking i think its so tied into personality its hard. I rationaliE it out but interesting that can get mucked up easily because fight or flight will rationalize out the weirdest things. Especially when some stuff becomes chronic. I have a three month rule of seing doctors as i do have ailments so i cant ignore it all. If i had noting id ignore it all.
The heartbeat thing can be managed woth mindful excersiee and really believing and accepting you are safe. Theres a part you very distrusting.
No no. Do not be angry at yourself. This is sabatage and so unfair. This isnt the battle you think it is. It needs self love and tenderness. Not a pity party, not anger..self love. Very different. Sounds off but you have to love yourself up even woth anxiety, look noone even knows for sure why this exist the way it does. Would you hate yourself because you had an ailment acceptable by the world yes you would. So love yourself as is. Your soul needs it.
good days and bad days. So on the good days go for it and live life. Laught and enjoy. Bad days..they suck but know a good day is coming. This is your life. You said you accepted it, accept it as is and keep learning self calm.
there are a good 42 million people at any given moment living as you are ...as we all are. So you are not alone. And one fourth the globe has an anxiety related issue.
add raw ginger to your diet daily. Helped me a ton. Its bitter and gross so nibble it but helos a lot of the body part symptoms. Its an anti inflammation, anti dizzy..etc..i east a minimum of one inch a day. When i dont i know it.
hang in there you are on your way to a happier life.
No you wouldnt hate yourself if it was an ailment diagnosed* I wrote yes by mistake
I have felt with health anxiety for 2 years! I know how you feel! It is debilitating most days! I worry a lot about my physical symptoms because I always think there is something bad going on with me! I started having anxiety after I had my son and I miss the person that I used to be it's so hard to enjoy things now and I feel guilty a lot and I cry a lot because I don't want to be like this anymore
Well another missed opportunity.Supposed to be going out for lunch with my small group.Cant go feeling nervous,and my pains in my stomache etc.I do not like going out.What to do.? thanks Lisa.
There is no cure known yet. You have to find something that resonates woth you to self calm and break the anxiety cycle. It is a terrible things we are all going thru. I dont know how to cure or fix it. I do my best to manage it, accepting it is only step one.
Id say maybe the lunch group can also walk? A little walking group. Walk around a park or area 20-30 minutes a day. It helps anxiety too.
truth is we all get left behind at some point. Life goes on whether we embrace that or not. So sometimes we have to oush ourselves past what is comforting or what we feel is safe. And just go. But in short spurts haha. Having an anxiety attacks isnt a good feeling but at least try. Most lose many friends and family gets drained or desenstisized to our discomfort. That why it is very important to be in therapy as well. You need good decent guidance and skills and such,
Dear Lisa,I actually pushed myself to go out to lunch(with tablets help)and enjoyed it.Thanks for your reply to my last post.