overwhelmed with anxiety/depression

[anxiousgirly]

I just joined this, so I have no idea if Im doing this right haha. I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety my entire life, and I usually manage it with therapy and sometimes medication, but as of right now I can’t afford either. I have so many anxiety triggering things going on in my life right now I have just hit a breaking point. I figured I’d try this, the crisis lifeline gave me this link to this website.

[anxiousgirly]

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it.

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Follow some folks - I find the most action is in “chat”

[anxiousgirly in reply to Hidden]

okay! Good to know, thank you so much.

[Agora1]

Hi anxiousgirly and Welcome to a safe and comfortable support site.

As important as Medication and Therapy can be in addressing your issues,

it is just as important in finding methods/tools in helping you learn how to

get back control of your life. My "go to" has always been YouTube. It's free

as well as having professional counselors making videos that may help you.

I personally have gotten back control of my life and now use Meditation and

Breathing exercises to keep me afloat from everyday stresses. It's about

retraining your brain not to think negatively all the time, not to worry obsessively

everyday. Training your mind to more positive thoughts can open up doors for you.

Bombarding your subconscious mind before sleep with positive affirmations and

visualization can eventually provide you with a full night's REM sleep as well as

retraining your brain. Anxiety comes from a misconception. A thought that goes

awry by our overthinking it. You are in the right place to learn from other's experiences

with mental health issues. I'm happy you are here with us xx

[anxiousgirly in reply to Agora1]

Wow, thank you so much for this! Thank you for taking the time to welcome me and reply. I definitely need to start meditating and trying different coping techniques. Really appreciate you! 😄

[Agora1 in reply to anxiousgirly]

Anytime, I'm here to pass my success forward as well as

to give hope and confidence to others struggling.

It doesn't happen overnight but with belief and commitment it can happen.

A book I started out with where I built my foundation was Dr. Claire Weekes'

book on "Hope & Help for Your Nerves" Also free videos on YouTube to listen to.

She had a theory about Acceptance being the "key" to understanding and taking

back control of Anxiety. It might be a start for you. My best xx

[designguy]

Hello anxiousgirl, welcome and glad you are here, I hope you find it helpful for you here. Take a deep breath, relax and enjoy it here.

[anxiousgirly in reply to designguy]

Thank you designguy!! Really appreciate you welcoming me

[designguy in reply to anxiousgirly]

You're welcome. A few of the things that have helped me with anxiety besides medication are, making sure my hormones, thyroid and adrenals are functioning properly because they can cause or contribute to it and another was learning and practicing simple mindfulness mediation to be able to start being able to observe my thoughts and not believe them and to be able to let them go. It's also a good way to start being more present in life as well as calming myself down. The other thing was learning that anxiety is just or body's builtin warning system malfunctioning and we need to desensitize ourselves to the feelings of it and accept that the anxious thoughts aren't real and to not believe them. Anxiety is actually a paradox, the more you resist it the more it persists so the solution is to surrender to the feelings, quit struggling with them and not feed the anxiety with the anxious thoughts. It takes time and diligence but it really does work. I found the DARE Anxiety book and their youtube videos very helpful and I also like the youtube videos and website of Paige Pradko.

[marsbarr in reply to designguy]

This is great

[designguy in reply to marsbarr]

Thank you, hope you are doing well.

[anxiousgirly in reply to designguy]

thank you so much for this! You have no idea how much that helped. I really needed that reminder to just observe the thoughts and let them go and to not believe them. Thank you so much for all your advice. Everything helped tremendously!

[designguy in reply to anxiousgirly]

You're very welcome, glad it helped. When we get overwhelmed with anxiety it's easy to forget what works, thats why I like having the DARE book handy to refer to, it's simple and easy to understand.

[downinthecrud]

Hello! I’m new here too. It’s good that you’re here. Welcome

[anxiousgirly]

thank you!! And welcome too