Kevin160 in reply to Hidden3 years ago

Thank you so much, great to see someone who understand, i have lived with anxiety for most of my life without knowing it was anxiety, when i finally knew what it was, you would think i felt relieved for having an answer, but i felt the opposite , i gotten worse and my health mentally and physically deteriorated , i hit rock bottom

And years back i would get some of these ocd ticks or anxiety caused ticks idk what they are but i would get these urges and not know what they are but now that im grown up a bit and im aware of these things, im picking up the pieces of the puzzle

I relate to you on every level, i suffered home abuse , and it really took a hit on my mental health , my moms camcer diagnosis and my parents divorce really made me a fragile shell, and in december 2018 i really cracked after a very rough couple of months , i hope the best for you ❤️

Hidden in reply to Kevin1603 years ago

Thank you. I'm so sorry for your pain. I have a child now and try to give her my best. Remember those times for when one day if you have a child. We have to stop this cycle.

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Agora1 in reply to Hidden3 years ago

Thank you fibrofoggy for your input..

That makes a lot of sense. xx

Kevin160 in reply to Hidden3 years ago

Thank you for explaining this, its definitely possible that this is dueto some tension , eventhough my anxiety is much improved and i can go weeks without any attacks (or atleast weeks without a severe one)recently im mostly getting mild attacks that are short lived or no anxiety at all , which after almost a year of hardwork is finally doing its job

So im not sure i thought its from the anxiety because i hear alot about he ocd tendancies or some of the things that accompany anxiety for some people

Anyway sorry for the long speech , thank you for the help nevertheless

Kevin160 in reply to Hidden3 years ago

I have not been noticing any difference even with my reduced anxiety , because for some reason the cold is causing these urges to worsen , and possibly increasing my anxiety without me realizing, but if you have any advice that would be nice

Hidden in reply to Kevin1603 years ago

If its any consolation I stretch my feet too, its because they get stiff, especially in the cold. I'd say its your body self regulating. Most of the important work of the body just happens, without conscious direction.

Being self conscious about it is anxiety, as everyone stretches and flexes all the time, without a second thought.

Perhaps you can use an indirect procedure and consciously make yourself do the movements as often as you can. Instead of trying to stop them. This may help you realise its fine to do this, you aren't hurting anyone. And if you feel silly then its an exercise in overcoming embarrassment.

It's an experiment, nothing more, it may or not work. But it doesn't matter you're just giving yourself choices in how to react to stimuli (i.e. anxiety).

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Kevin160 in reply to NWGal3 years ago

thank you for your feedback, yes definitely i can roll with it as well, im still thankful for everything , i just was concerned that this could be another cause to it , eventhough i think its from some of the anxiety im getting every now and then, i dont take meds so my journey and all the coping mechanisms were mostly natural , im much better now thankfully but the symptoms of anxiety come and go , and for a while i have been noticing that these urges are getting stronger and a bit more annoying , they are not so bad though