Anxiety

[RainbowKitty03]

So I’m at work and I ran to the restroom because my eyes filled with tears. I keep over thinking my relationship and the stress with financials

I keep stressing about time and I just sent myself into a panic attack.

All I want is my mom or my significant other to hold me and comfort me.

I just want to be held and told that I am okay and that I can get through this I try to tell myself to be okay but I can’t believe that.

I’m refusing to take my anxiety medicine because I want to be able to do this on my own without medication and I know that this is why I’ve been feeling like this bc I’m not taking them.

I want to know why just why

Why can’t I be okay

Why is my mental stability like this

Why can’t I focus on simple task

Why do I have to live with this pain every day

I’m sorry if I’m rambling.. sometimes I use these post as a journal.

[Agora1]

RainbowKitty, slow down your breathing. You are safe. Close your eyes

for a moment, that is all we have at this time. Being in the present will

help reduce those negative thoughts swirling around your mind.

Breathe in deeply and slowly exhale. With each exhale, your adrenaline

levels will start reducing. Wipe your tears, look into the mirror and say to

yourself "I've got this". You are not alone, we support you, I support you.

We are as close as a message away. It's going to be okay. Sending hugs. xx

[RainbowKitty03 in reply to Agora1]

Each time I breathe I feel numb I feel no motivation to get up I just want to sleep

My head starts to clear but then somehow it starts back up again no matter what I tell myself .

I guess I don’t know how to control this I guess I am not strong like you guys .. I feel weak I feel like I can’t do this

[Agora1 in reply to RainbowKitty03]

You can do this. You are just as strong as anyone of us. It's not about strength anyways. It's about determination in beating this anxiety bully. I know it's difficult.

The controlling, the learning how to accept anxiety must start at home.

How are you feeling right now? When are you due home?

We will be here to help you through. xx

[ChicagoGirl1961]

Live in the moment by only concerning yourself about today. Thinking about tomorrow is like paying a bill before it's due. Take your meds. Anxiety is a disease just like diabetes is a disease. Would a diabetic itn need of taking insulin stopping taking there meds? Of course not, and neither should you. Be well.

[DenverHappy]

A, I agree completely! Please take your meds!!!! I feel terrible when I don’t take mine..we all do..that’s why we started taking them.. and why we continue to take them!

Try not to feel badly that you need them; replace that thought with, “I’m so lucky I found something that makes me feel better!”

We’re all so fortunate we live in 2019!! Just a few decades ago, the medication choices were very limited, and most came with bad side effects. Pharmacology only recently began to give serious attention to mental health. Thank Heavens!

[DenverHappy]

Sorry, A is for Rainbow’s first name, as we know each other. (I want to protect your privacy.)

[Veelala]

I’m suffering as well someone in this group shared a woman on YouTube by the name of Dr. weeks she’s awesome she talks a lot on anxiety and depression I’m learning a lot from her she’s great if you can take some time to listen to her. Have a good day

[Pat9]

So sorry your down again as others have said though your Ill and need your medication mental Health is no difference to physical when we’re ill the meds help us so not to take them is self defeating build in the wise words in what others have said here and look up Dr Claire Weekes on you tube or better still buy her book on Amazon she saved my life many yes ago when I went through a nervous breakdown and I’ve held in to her books all my life and if needs be I have dipped into them just to refresh on her advice and get back in track you can and will get better but at the moment you need help so good luck seek out Dr Weekes and know your never alone 🙂xx

[Hidden]

Sorry you're going through this. Do you have any techniques you use to help with calming? Can you hug yourself when no one else is there? Have you tried mindfulness or relaxation? I find for myself that spending a little time every day practicing mindfulness or doing progressive muscle relaxation are helpful in reducing some of my anxiety. Also, not trying to stop it in the moment...being okay with having a panic attack and just sitting through it, then moving again as I'm able instead of trying to fight it.