It is an excellent question! Thank you for posting it. We are all different, that is true but we are all letting our anxiety affect our lives either by wanting sex as an escape or avoiding it! It is crap! I have stopped avoiding sex in the past 3 weeks and at least it is something less to get anxious about lol
Does anybody find that their anxiety levels increase just before their period is due? I have noticed that just before my period I feel sluggish, more on edge which increases my anxiety and avoid more. Any suggestions on how to deal with this?
I go dancing once a week - wish could go more often! I do ballroom and latin american dance and it has really helped me. When I am having a panic attack I close my eyes and practice steps in my mind, I count steps and visualise them. I find that in no time the panic has lifted and my mind is relaxed again.
Not sure where to post this.....
Just read that some people go to CBT groups. I am in Brighton, UK and was wondering if there is such a thing here. I have been on the list for CBT for over 3 years and have been paying a counsellor in the meantime but have not been able to find a CBT one that is recommended - I only go to recommended therapists!!
Anyone got any information or suggestions?
Thanks
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I am constantly tired and have also had lots of tests and there is nothing wrong with me! I have done depression tests and am not particularly depressed either!!! Being anxious takes a hell of a lot of energy, add life to that.... work, kids, partners, etc and there is bound to be little left if anything.
Do not get caught up in the depression thing, it is only something else to worry about. Are you eating healthy food, getting enough exercise and fresh air, is your work stressful, do you have fun with your kids? I could go on but when I started to look at each individual item in my life, I found that not all was as I thought. For example.... being with my kids was a chore, I was eating loads of chocolate, not doing much in my spare time, etc.
All these things will make you tired so look at the whole picture if you can.
Not sure if this helps or not......
It really is good fun! Give it a go you can always stop if it is not for you. It is fun, good exercise and takes your mind off things as you have to concentrate. :)
I am finding it difficult to deal with my anxiety! I woke up today and just feel this awful anxiety in my stomach. I am not sure why it is there or what the thoughts are behind it. This is quite common for me, I get the physical feelings and they escalate without me quite knowing why they are happening. Any suggestions on how to deal with this? It makes me feel helpless and more anxious as I do not know what to challenge!
I have not been doing this but have been filling the web session diary on a daily basis, adding comments when I feel the need to do so. Is this enough or should I also be filling in the manual paperwork?
I do not know what scares me about death. Foe me it is the end, it is the fact that there is nothing I can do about it, I can not stop it or decide when it is going to happen. It is the ultimate threat to my being! I do not believe in God and death is the end of life, there is nothingness once we are dead and all the things we have now and the people we know will all be gone and forgotten. It is dark and I try to think that all that matters is the now, the present. I do my best at work, at home and for my children and pass on recipes and memories that hopefully they will cherish. Somehow death is always in the air for me. A lot of people have died around me since I Was very young, my grandparents, my mother when I was 18, my sister committed suicide, a couple of friends alse died in tragic circumstances. Maybe all these things have made me more aware of death?!
I do wonder if thinking about death is just another way to continue my anxiety, another "bad" habit, something that I dwell on instead of letting go and allwoing myself to be happy.... :confuse:
I think I know what you mean - it is like you have to try really hard to actually enjoy something, to be able to engage as the anxiety otherwise takes over the experience. Positive self talk does work sometimes but not always, I find! Sometimes I think that not focussing so much on this actually works better. For example if I go to a music concert I feel anxious as I do not like crowds. If I spend most of the time thinking about not feeling anxious it is like I am creating this cycle in my mind. What I found can help is to tell myself "f*** it, I am here and am going to enjoy it" and leave it at that. In other words do not give it any attention or credit, like a child having a tamtrum!
Not sure if this helps..... :quest:
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