I notice the feeling of anxiety

[Theloudone]

And I am walking around outside repeating

ABCDEFGHIGKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ now I don’t have anxiety. Next time won’t you sing with me.

[JCPrague]

I will try. I am glad it helps you.

[Theloudone in reply to JCPrague]

Thanks. I am alive.

My anxiety is so crippling right now that that in and of itself feels like an accomplishment.

I hope it brings you moments of relief as well.

[JCPrague in reply to Theloudone]

My anxiety is also often crippling. It is a terrible feeling. I cannot even predict when it will occur. Sometimes, it has nothing to do with my personal situation. It is strange. I wish I could find a way to conquer it. It often gets the better of me.

[Theloudone in reply to JCPrague]

Yes, that’s how it was for me in the beginning. I would be fine, then all of a sudden a rush of anxiety. Through years of therapy and medication, it is easier for me to feel the anxiety coming, and recognize that what my triggers are so I can avoid them.

I hope you are able to find your triggers and the root so it could be easier to manage.

[JCPrague in reply to Theloudone]

You are right. I am not sure what my triggers are. Unfortunately there is always some stressful things that happen in life. They are unavoidable. I take meds also. I have to think about what you said, the root cause and my triggers. That is important. Thanks for mentioning those things to me.

[Theloudone in reply to JCPrague]

Yess 100% always gonna be stressors.

Of course, feel free to message me anytime!

I’ll tell you the root of my anxiety stems from a strong belief I have that there is something wrong with me- (thoughts, actions, how I look, everything).

Something that I just read recently about anxiety is that our body doesn’t have enough hormones to sustain the adrenaline rush of stress, so one of my recent panic attacks, I repeated:

I won’t be anxious forever, I won’t be anxious forever.

The repartition of these words, abcs, etc’ takes my mind off of the fear of my anxiety and I am more able to breathe and calm down.

Sending you all the best!

[JCPrague in reply to Theloudone]

Yes, being anxious is a terrible feeling. I am trying to cope with it this morning. Although, I do have stressful things going on in my life now. Panic attacks are even much more difficult to cope with, such a terrible feeling.

I see, the cause of your anxiety is that you have a poor self image. But all humans have faults and weaknesses. We must accept them as part of being human. We need to have compassion and forgiveness for ourself, as well as others. I know it is easier said than done.

It's good you have a coping mechanism. You won't be anxious forever. It is difficult for me. I am often anxious for long periods of time. Not complete panic, but anxious.

I have stress in my life now, due to bad marital relations. It is tough. I am trying to cope with it.

I wish you all the best as well. We will fight the battle with anxiety.

[isin13955]

There’s maybe a link between that and how music seems to help some on the autistic spectrum.

[Theloudone in reply to isin13955]

Maybe

[findingmyzen]

Thanks for this tip. Glad it helps you. Will definitely try this out. Wishing you the best.