Lots and lots of anxiety

[Survivor4Ever]

Hi, I just joined joined. Glad I found this community. People like me. I have to deal with anxiety left and right. It comes out of the blue with no rhyme or reason. I haven’t figured out what triggers my anxiety. I could be watching Tv, doing laundry,etc and all suddenly I get anxious. And at times begin panicking i.Does this happen to anyone? Do you not know what triggers you?

[Agora1]

Hi Survivor4Ever and Welcome.. oh I so remember those days when anxiety would

seem to appear out of no where. Actually, there is some rhyme or reason why this happens

to us. One of them is our mind telling us there is something not quite right with our lives.

This sends up an alert to our brain which then turns on the adrenaline and an anxiety episode is born. Now once we get that feeling overcome us, if we don't let it go but rather

procrastinate for hours after it happened then....the adrenaline never quite settles down.

It's like having a pilot light on all the time, it just takes a thought from our subconscious mind

to ignite our over sensitized nervous system which can then leave us bewildered as to what

happened?? "But I was just relaxing watching tv, washing clothes, cooking dinner" Well

yes, physically you were doing something but mentally, your subconscious mind was replaying your fears, issues, anxiety in the background.

This is anxiety at it's greatest right now but it doesn't have to be that way forever. By

being here with others who understand and support you, you will learn from their own

experiences what to do and where to go from here.

It's been a long journey for me, but that's all behind me now. I am here with others who

will gather around you through the tough times and celebrate the good times. I'm glad

you are here, you've taken the first step forward to a new path. xx

[Survivor4Ever in reply to Agora1]

Thank you for your support! Sometimes, I think it’s the brain reacting to a memory of something. Not sure. They say Depression is the past and Anxiety is the future , huh? Food for thought

[Agora1 in reply to Survivor4Ever]

"They say Depression is the past and Anxiety is the future" however true that may

be, unfortunately it is not that simple an answer. None of us with mental illness

like surprises and so we live in Limbo in anticipation of what tomorrow brings which

makes us anxious. However if we live in hopelessness each day because of a situation

around us, depression can hit us w/o being from the past.

It really makes no difference where it came from but in that it needs to be addressed.

We can never stay in an inconsistent state of mind. When we do, both anxiety and

depression can overwhelm us. Food for thought indeed. I agree xx

[Survivor4Ever in reply to Agora1]

I agree so when people say stupid things like get over it. They have no idea what they are talking about it!

[Agora1 in reply to Survivor4Ever]

You're right, just hearing those words "just get over it" still cut like a knife.

They will never know what it's like unless they too go through what we do. xx

[Survivor4Ever in reply to Agora1]

People have no idea what I ( we) go through everyday. it is such a long, lonely difficult journey( I only say lonely because I feel lonely around some people because they don’t understand me.). Some days are good others are bad and others are in between for me. Sometimes it can last from minutes,hours, days,weeks, months( yet to see the good last as long )Depending if my mood if it mood shifted yet,, anxiety evaporated or grew ,worrying about what others think of you , afraid of the world, or happy to be alive, or depression,Can’t believe I have made it this far, those types of things, etc or experiencing maybe anger or less irritable/irrational

,more irritable, more understandings, empathy.

[Junella in reply to Survivor4Ever]

I had panic attacks as a young adult. They went away when an insightful doctor tested for thyroid disease. I was severely hypothyroid--it runs in my family. After a short time on the medication, I felt normal and happy. However, being subject to anxiety, when something triggered my fear of illness, I had a more generalized anxiety rather than panics. I saw many psychologists; only one was helpful (others helped just be listening but not much). The one was a Christian and referred to faith a lot. He also used a kind of CBT and thought changing. Automatic negative thoughts cause the anxious feelings. It is a constant battle. What helped me most was regular exercise, a healthy diet of mostly fruits and vegetables, regular sleep, some supplements, social life--even by phone, and a spiritual life and practice of prayer and positive reading. Do not read violent novels or watch disturbing TV. Do deep breathing whenever you are anxious. These are what helps me. But you are not weak or bad for these feelings, they are an illness often from background or even inherited.

[Survivor4Ever in reply to Junella]

Thank you!

[Jumprope14 in reply to Junella]

Thanks for a lovely post. It's helpful to remind ourselves that it's an illness that is from our background or inherited. I know my father had anxiety his whole life. He was not able to travel alone because of severe anxiety. I know I take after him because my sister takes after my Mom and has always been very calm. I however have suffered from this since early adulthood. I am 59 and last few years it has come back to me. Don't know why, maybe from just getting older. It stinks but I lean on my faith also. Thanks again

[Timmypliskin]

Right now everyone in the world, is getting a look into the daily life of us with anxiety and health anxiety, ...

I'm personally hoping this will be a wake up call for how the world views, and dealts with anxiety and other issues.

As well as hope we all start devoting more time to world healh issues.

We put to much time and money into technology and entertainment, while health problems are all on the back burner...