Hello 👋

[Lluviaa]

Hi, I just hope to talk to someone who is going through the same situation of anxiety and nervousness. Some days I am fine or I try to be and other days It is what it is

[6lamily4life2020]

Same here, sometimes 30 min at a time

[Dolphin14 in reply to 6lamily4life2020]

6lamily4life2020

Welcome to the community. I hope you will be able to learn some coping strategies here to help decrease the length of time that anxiety lasts

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[Dolphin14]

Lluviaa

Welcome to the community. We are all in different stages of trying to deal with anxiety. You will find a lot of support here

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[Lluviaa in reply to Dolphin14]

Hello, I know that everyone is at a different stage, so thank you for the welcome and I hope to continue talking with you, it's a pleasure to meet you.

[PadThaiNoodles]

Have you tried CBT? My GP referred me (I'm in Ireland), but I think you might be able to self-refer under the NHS?

Anyway, I found both it and anti-depressants helped immensely.

[Lluviaa in reply to PadThaiNoodles]

Hi, I personally have not tried other cognitive methods. I have simply been recommended breathing exercises and the medications my doctor gives me and visits to the psychiatrist. What is it like for you to deal with anxiety?

[PadThaiNoodles in reply to Lluviaa]

That's a hard question to answer because depression is my dominant mental health issue, rather than anxiety. So for me it was more that some of the treatments for my depression (such as escitalopram and CBT) also had a really good effect on my anxiety levels.

[Lluviaa in reply to PadThaiNoodles]

doI understand, and I hope that you will continue to be here so that we can continue talking and sharing more of the experiences that we have to live through. In my case it is generalized anxiety and I am glad that it is tending to positive changes in your life with medications that are important to treat depression or anxiety

[Starrlight]

hi guys! I find that walks help my mood. Today I had planned to go out early but I’m anxious so I think I’ll put it off a bit. It’s frustrating to not know when anxiety will strike.

[Rufus07 in reply to Starrlight]

it is very frustrating not knowing when anxiety will strike. It rears its ugly head whenever it wants too.

[Lluviaa]

Hi, I've also been recommended to go for a walk, but it also happens that when I'm going to do it, anxiety appears out of nowhere. It's difficult to live like this