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[Brokenpromise54]

I am new here. Decided to try this out. Looking for ideas on how others cope with their own anxiety. I know it's not an easy road to travel...by no means. It's exhausting and a lonely road.

[Agora1]

Brokenpromise54 you will be lonely no more. You have come to the rightplace to talk with others who feel your emotional pain as well as understand.

Welcome to this safe and caring site. xx

[Brokenpromise54 in reply to Agora1]

Thank you for the welcome !👍🙂

[Brokenpromise54 in reply to Agora1]

Thank you very much for the welcome !🙂

[AuntBee]

Welcome Brokenpromise54 ❤️

[BrainIsFull]

Hi. Welcome to the forum. There are a lot of good ideas here. Unfortunately, my mind is empty right now. 😬 But things will come back around and I will share what I have tried. I just need a little time to come back to myself.

Good job for posting here! 💚

[Brokenpromise54 in reply to BrainIsFull]

Awwww thank you so very much. I appreciate that. Take your time...I know exactly what you mean.🙂

[Brokenpromise54 in reply to BrainIsFull]

Thank you for the welcome also !👍

[Megapanda]

Hello and welcome . This is a great community with like minded people so please feel free to share and post when ever you need to .

[Brokenpromise54 in reply to Megapanda]

Thank you for the welcome ! I surely will do that ! 👍😊 Can already tell this is a great support group of people by all the welcomes I have gotten 🙂

[Megapanda]

Going outside , doing exercise . Mediation , journalling helps me with mine .

[Brokenpromise54 in reply to Megapanda]

I go outside quite a bit for walks..(I got a dog ) who enjoys the walks plus the snow and it does help to get out away from things and also to get some fresh air

[GeneBeckwith]

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[ShakeyD]

It definitely gets difficult. At times, almost intolerable. What helps me is to try to take a moment out of every day to just do something that truly makes me happy or relaxed. It can give you something to look forward to and sometimes even elevate anxiety.

[Manxiety]

Hi from the not so sunny UK!I think for anxiety there are things you can do to help. Exercise (just a 30 minute walk) can work really well and doing anything that makes your brain switch off from the anxiety and onto something else. I do quiz games, counting back from 100 in 3's, sometimes write about memories and think what I am writing - just get your mind working on something other than anxiety.

For panic attacks and really intrusive anxiety, for me only medication works and although effective they take quite some time to work - but they do work. I think having an open and frank discussion with your Dr (as well as family and friends) is a really good place to start.

Wishing you all the best with this and a happy 2022

[Brokenpromise54 in reply to Manxiety]

Thank you very much for your input and the welcome ! Wishing you also the best

[Kamgal5]

Welcome! First off- my first suggestion is to read “ Hope and Help for your Nerves” by Claire Weekes. Always my first suggestion. Other helps: meditation, praying, exercise, journaling- especially a gratitude journal, keeping busy with house, volunteering somewhere, taking Vit D, C, zinc, eliminating most sugars, caffeine and processed foods, drinking red tea, stop watching the news, the list can go longer if you have panic attacks, but you didn’t mention that. Good luck! Find peace within yourself.

[Brokenpromise54 in reply to Kamgal5]

Thank you for the suggestion on the book !!!! I read a lot about anxiety and the dreaded panic attacks..(which I get quite often) .I do keep quite busy during the day, am not the type of person to sit and do nothing. I go for walks a couple times during the day.

Really appreciate your input !! Also, thank you for the welcome to this group !!!

🙂🙂

[Tigglypoo]

It's not easy Christmas is hard on your own. I had major anxiety fir week before and the agitation is the worse bit. Iam a walker love beach ,but I love to talk it helps .

[Brokenpromise54 in reply to Tigglypoo]

I totally agree with you !

[Daveacr1959]

Going for walks, doing the Wim Hof guided 3 rounds breathing exercises before meals. Free on you tube. A cool 5 minute shower rinse after your shower.

[Brokenpromise54 in reply to Daveacr1959]

Thank you for the input !👍

[Brokenpromise54]

I read this once : anxious people fear the feeling of fear. What do you think about this ?

[Sarah0816 in reply to Brokenpromise54]

Yes true for me

[FifLove in reply to Brokenpromise54]

Absolutely

[Existing in reply to Brokenpromise54]

Yes, the feeling of dread about fear.

Me when I panic

[NewBeginnings2018 in reply to Brokenpromise54]

I am currently feeling that way. It’s not fun. But I have an awesome therapist and support system.

[Brokenpromise54]

Many people with an anxiety disorder have stopped daring to HOPE for more than just simply getting through the day !!!

[TammieB]

I understand. I try to keep very busy with trying to learn new crafts. It seems if I keep my hands busy it takes things off my mind.

[Brokenpromise54 in reply to TammieB]

So very true ! 😊

[Existing]

Meditation, guided meditations (YouTube has them for everything) mindfulness practices, relaxation, progressive relaxation (where you tense then release muscles) breathing practices.

[Brokenpromise54]

I read this today ! It is written by... Russell Kennedy M.D. Many of us have anxiety because WE gave to others before ourselves. We are called highly sensitive people, empaths and people-pleasers. WE lost touch with what WE needed because WE perceived our survival was predicated on someone else being okay.

Many of us are good at giving other people care and attention, but the sense of what WE ourselves need has atrophied from disuse. WE adopted caregiving roles and honed them because it gave us a sense of power in situations where WE otherwise felt powerless or immobilized.

Over time WE lost touch with ourselves. When you lose touch with yourself, you are like a cork bobbing in the waves of the ocean at the whim of external forces, unable to find your own port.

This sums up exactly how I feel !!!!