Hi everyone,
I have been away from this site for quite some time. I was relieved this morning to come back and see some familiar folks - Hugs4U, Davit. Hi!
When I joined this site, I found it I think by accident, and had been suffering with stress and anxiety but since I have had anxiety my whole life I didn't at that time really see my anxiety the way I do now because it had been normalized by me. I didn't really know what was wrong with me. I researched and researched, and tried to determine if I had this or that stress disorder or personality type. I read about all sorts of conditions and aspects of mental health.
My experience with this site was that I found support here at a time when I wasn't finding much badly needed support anywhere else in my life. It made a huge difference. I look back now, and one of the thoughts I've been successful in working with is the belif that other people would have to change. I could not shake the belief that other people needed to change in order for me to feel better. I now take more responsibility for my condition which involves increasing my assertiveness skills and setting boundaries with others. These are important aspects of my recovery.
Today, I am coming back to this site because of the forums and how helpful it is to exchange thoughts and ideas with other people who experience / understand anxiety. I am less focused on obtaining a diagnosis and more focused on practicing and learning strategies that can really help me to manage anxiety and help me to enjoy life more. Anxiety takes its toll.
My goal is to find more techniques that I can use to feel better. My mind races a lot. Anyone else have this and has found strategies, ways to help that?
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