Well I guess I have more than a statement than a question. But I feel that for the past 5 months since I have had General Anxiety Disorder, that I consumed most of my days just worrying about it and trying every quick tip to make it go away. I just feel like if I do not do this that I am not staying on top to combat this issue. But I have other things going on if my life that are important. I am just tired of this consuming my days.
Especially when I feel symptoms I get scared and I go on this forum basic all day trying to get reassurance. But besides from my job, I have projects, new career aspirations, my family and I am taking some classes in two weeks. But it is like I am putting that aside to feel scared that I have a major anxiety disorder and wanting to go away now.
It is like if I consume myself with other things, I do not mean to intentionally distract myself thinking that anxiety will go away instantly, but it is like if I just spent my whole days focusing on projects, my career aspirations, etc. that I am not trying to in a way over come my anxiety disorder.
I would not mind making 2 hours during a day to use techniques and advice on to help my disorder. But not make it a whole 16 Hour thing every day.
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Mind you, this is just my opinion. From reading your post, it sounds like the reason you are spending so much time on your anxiety fears is this. It's like stacking wood. A person starts the stack, then thinks the stack can hold even more so the person stacks more wood on and it becomes an obsession to see just how big the stack can get. Not the greatest analogy but I feel that is what you are doing to yourself. You've gotten your "anxiety stack" so high that nothing else is put first. All you can do is think about that stack.
I use to wake up with anxiety attacks and to be honest, I was confused as to how I could be anxious when I wasn't even awake yet! After I stopped giving it so much thought, I actually stopped having them in the mornings. When all of this bad news started, I begain having panic attacks and anxiety more than I should. I spoke to my Therapist and he told me to stay off of Facebook where I spent hours and to only watch 30 minutes of my local news a day, if that. And it helped a great deal.
Lets say you do have severe anxiety? Why do you find that so scary? More people than ever are dealing with high anxiety and panic attacks. It CAN go away but not if it's on your mind 24/7. There are a lot of ways to control it if you choose not to take medications. For now I'm taking Xanax when it gets bad but my Psychiatrist won't keep me on them forever. I find ways to help control it. I listen to music, I walk my fur baby, I talk to a friend, anything to distract myself and get the hell out of my own head! Does this make any sense? I hate knowing you are feeling so afraid. I truly do hate it. If I can do anything, please let me know. Research, suggestions, whatever I can do. Hugs
When you have anxiety your living in the future. I call it "what if land" Unfortunately your have created this future with your past anxious experiences so you will continue to live in this anxious loop until you learn to stop feeding your anxiety. Your emotions create chemicals in your brain and you actually become addicted to them. If they are always negative emotions your mind creates scenerios and events to get that next chemical "fix". What I did for my anxiety was I "what iffed" the opposite of my anxious thought. Like : I was anxious about driving my car in case I crashed and died. So I would tell myself " but what if I didn't crash and die?" What if I made it to my destination perfectly fine and enjoyed myself?" Now I have a choice. I can choose fear or be brave. I stopped letting anxiety run my life
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