Posted July 5Jul 5 Anxiety can sneak up without warning. Whether it's racing thoughts, chest tightness, or just a general sense of dread. how do you cope?
July 5Jul 5 If I'm somewhere safe, just try and sit somewhere quietly and and focus my mind. I have distraction techniques my therapist taught me to try and move my brain away from things that are getting to me, but we all know anxiety doesn't just move on easily. Techniques like the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 method (name 5 things you can see, 4 things you can hear, 3 things you can touch, 2 things you can smell and 1 thing you can taste in the immediate area), the ROYGBIV method (find something Red, something Orange, something Yellow, something Green, something Blue, something Indigo and something Violet, say the words out loud as you find them), and more. If I'm driving or in public when it hits, I try to pull over or get somewhere safe or quiet and either use the same methods to try and calm down or just drink water. Does it work? No, not always, like I said, we all know anxiety and panic attacks don't just stop, it takes time and even then sometimes the thoughts don't stop, but you do what you can.
July 9Jul 9 I just...can't."Control " ( Feel like with my experience with anorexia the word "Control" is a dangerous and treacherous word...)Right now, after having been awake for awhile, my morning anxiety'the very intense and uncomfortable physical manifestations of my GAD feel quite literally as though my heart, my core, is all twisted up, the heavy, heavy pressure of the weight of an anvil on my chest, radiating to my abdomen..But, where is this coming from.?It does help to write, and I feel terrible fir such a negative post-for being difficult, not even trying positive coping skills, after 16 years on therapy, a million I P stays...nor even trying.Forgive me, friends.GADis likely something I have " lived" with since a child..along with so much else that has coloured my entire life...And, I don't know how to escape...but for a new church, a new spirtual father, and a daily and nightly habit of prayer and reading Scripture and orher Holy books, no matter my medicated somnulance...Well...my buspirone has quickly seemed to have kicked in, thanks be to God.Brain zaps as usual, but works sonwwhst with my anxiety...The point is, [ and yes, I do think might have a point.here, I just. After all these years, I STILL don't know how to cope with my anxiety ...And upon thinking of this, better refill my prn nozinan today been awhile since I refilled it...Enough from me...hope ok to post on this thread...and again please forgive my desperate negativity...I guess. I just do not try hard enough...
July 9Jul 9 3 hours ago, Autumn75 said:I just...can't."Control " ( Feel like with my experience with anorexia the word "Control" is a dangerous and treacherous word...)Right now, after having been awake for awhile, my morning anxiety'the very intense and uncomfortable physical manifestations of my GAD feel quite literally as though my heart, my core, is all twisted up, the heavy, heavy pressure of the weight of an anvil on my chest, radiating to my abdomen..But, where is this coming from.?It does help to write, and I feel terrible fir such a negative post-for being difficult, not even trying positive coping skills, after 16 years on therapy, a million I P stays...nor even trying.Forgive me, friends.GADis likely something I have " lived" with since a child..along with so much else that has coloured my entire life...And, I don't know how to escape...but for a new church, a new spirtual father, and a daily and nightly habit of prayer and reading Scripture and orher Holy books, no matter my medicated somnulance...Well...my buspirone has quickly seemed to have kicked in, thanks be to God.Brain zaps as usual, but works sonwwhst with my anxiety...The point is, [ and yes, I do think might have a point.here, I just. After all these years, I STILL don't know how to cope with my anxiety ...And upon thinking of this, better refill my prn nozinan today been awhile since I refilled it...Enough from me...hope ok to post on this thread...and again please forgive my desperate negativity...I guess. I just do not try hard enough...Don't feel like you're wrong or failing somehow. It's ok to feel like you're not coping or struggling to cope. Anxiety is extremely difficult to manage, and when it hits it hits hard. It's absolutely ok to not be ok
July 9Jul 9 47 minutes ago, SpilledIt said:Don't feel like you're wrong or failing somehow. It's ok to feel like you're not coping or struggling to cope. Anxiety is extremely difficult to manage, and when it hits it hits hard. It's absolutely ok to not be ok Thank you so much for your compassion.🩷, as well as the validation.I appreciate so much another hunan being being so understanding and kin judgemental.Thank you 🙂
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