I know we are in this forum to try to help cope but I wish there was some stories if people over coming this demon . Advice to keep our hope up . This Is so hard and I don't know how long it will be or have anyone to help.
just like you julio42427 im hoping that we can escape from this nightmare... im tired of it... think that everyday is my last day of my life...
It's horrible. I am trying my best but I know I am making harder. I am not taking any meds
I think managing it would be more realistic.i have managed it for years at a time. Its a malfunction of some sort i dont kmow anyone who cured it all forever. I don't think it works like that with this. One day hopefully they will have a reset for it.
Your right managing it would be the best term . How are you and any tips on that worked for you ?
I've been fighting my anxiety since my breakdown in February. I have opted out of taking any drugs. I do drink a few beers most nights to help relax. I have learned that deep breathing and meditation help. I also get a deep tissue massage every two weeks to keep the tension out of my back and neck. The biggest hurdle I have now is the unsteadyness and surreal feelings I get sometimes. I try to keep positive about everything, and keep busy, to get my mind off of the things that trigger the anxiety. Sometimes it really catches me off guard. I just delt with a small attack earlier. It is getting easier to get over them.
I had a Horrible night last night I was lucky if i gotn3 hours of sleep . But it's awesome that your working thru It wthout meds. My therapist also mention me seeing a chiropractor/massage therapy . Has it mad a big improvement getting a massage every 2 weeks?
Absolutely. It has helped release the tension in my neck and back. I tried to go every three weeks, but found out real quick that it was too far apart.
I am gonna give it a try !!!
I did. Actually it took me a few years. The thing is you have to leave some time for your thoughts accept them don't scare from them. Joined a gym. Focused more on studies. Took risks (embarresed myself). Enjoyed the process instead of hating it. Never took meds. Changed places. Talked more about my feelings. Faced my insecurities. Accepted them. Lived in solitude. Then went back to the world. And boom! Thick skin no more fears. It was more about accepting that anxiety is a normal part in every human..
Did you also have panic attacks? I don't know if there is a difference because I suffer from health anxiety and I hate all the physical symptoms. I really do need to work out . I know that helps alot
I have constant anxiety for nearly 30 years..Took meds for years..came off them,due to the dizziness they caused..taking xanax now as needed...I cant get rid of it..but my niece was very bad with it,and she got over it, by facing it..she did one thing every day, that made her anxious,kept doing it until it stopped making her anxious..it worked for her. as she has just returned from 3 weeks in the U.S. and was on 5 aeroplanes, without even a sedative...I admire her, but I am not as strong.I just live with it...but yes if you face it, and do things anyway, I do believe it will go away...its ourselves that keeps it going ,by being afraid of it...