Accepting anxiety/don't fight it

[mz_rachel]

Why is this so damn hard!?!?! I know that a fight without a fight isn't anything at all. So why is it that I try to fight me being uncomfortable?!? I'm trying to tell myself, accept it and welcome it but it seems like I'm fighting more. Is it bc I don't fully trust myself?

[Hidden]

Hi Rachel. I totally get that and get so confused what does it even mean. But I think to accept the anxiety is to observe it. Like hey I see you there but Im not going to engage with you. To showyou arent afraid of it. Which of course takeslots of practice because anxiety is a friggen monster. I have been suffering bad with it. Knowing it will pass always brings me some comfort. Feel free to message me anytime.

[mz_rachel in reply to Hidden]

Thank you xtina. I just feel like it's getting worse for me everyday... sigh

[Hidden in reply to mz_rachel]

I know. Same here. I have had tons of anxiety and I dont know why. In a calm state right now I can tell you I reach out to someone (which your doing) and lots of deep breathing, get oxygen to your brain and slow down nervous system.

[mz_rachel in reply to Hidden]

It's so damn scary.. I'm breathing but I keep thinking otherwise.

[Hidden in reply to mz_rachel]

I know. Its terrifying. Just keep breathing. It will pass. If your having an anxiety attack in a few mins it will be over. Just keep letting go. Its all ok

[Hidden in reply to mz_rachel]

Thoughts are just thoughts. Nothing more. They will pass if you dont hold on and let them go. Let go as much as you can.

[Claudiag]

My anxiety has physical symptoms so it's kinda hard to stop and letting it go but it's possible. I just hate how anxiety has caused me to feel my heartbeat either ven trying dk when I try to sleep if an because my heartbeat is strong and I'm too focused on it. Also my depression worsen my anxiety. It's not about jsut anxiety thoguhts it's actually feeling tierrible too. I'm in a never ending cycle right now plus I have derealization. I try to tell myself that I'll be okay but I don't know. Sometimes I would like to end it but i jsut can't. I don't want medication to be able to gain control of MY BRAIN. I want to control my brain. My brain can think one little thing like "anxiety I feel you" and I feel it going higher and then I start getting scared because I have tremors and shakes with anxiety attacks. I'm only 18 I had my life together but for some reason this just had to happen to me. You'll be fine soon. I haven't been able to eat or sleep either so like hm.

[snoman523228]

I've been reading these posts and I want to help and yet I so often need help. Without my faith I don't think I would have hope so I'm not sure how others cope that don't look to God. Even with looking to God, I still suffer much anxiety, depression, and what seems to be the edge of despair, but when I hit the bottom he always seems to pick me up and I wonder if he does this for all of us even if we don't realize where it's coming from. I hate to read all these posts because it shows me all the pain and suffering that is happening and yet it makes me feel that maybe I have it better than a lot of other people. I wish I could find a way to help and I wish we could find a way to help each other because all the pain and suffering is coming from all the selfishness in the world. I get so caught up with all my problems and needs it seems that I'm never helping anyone else and I think that is one of our greatest needs: to help others. But we have to take care of our needs first and it seems like there's nothing left after trying to do that! So what's the answer?