What coping mechanisms do you find helpful /excluding the general recommendations: breathing, grounding etc./ ?

[silverkitty]

I m feel overwhelmed from many aspects of my life, mostly from work and than spiralling in endless worries. When I try to rationalise particular situations, I see there shouldn’t be space for that amount of worrying and stressing but still my brain just responds differently.Sometimes after so many years of fighting anxiety in particular panic or anxiety attacks I feel like I am back on the day one.Maybe you can help me with the following.

What coping mechanisms do you personally find helpful /excluding the general recommendations: breathing, grounding etc./

Do you have some suggestions that helped you?

hugs 🐱

[SayNOtoPanic]

hi silver kitty

You’re definitely not alone. It feels that way sometimes where the worries and the anxiety sitting with you is just more apparent and more loud. For me with thoughts I find acknowledging them but then stopping them helps. I like saying aloud or to myself NOPE or STOP and then doing mindfulness just identifying stuff around me or identifying an object then spelling it backwards. I also like saying what it is that is bugging and then adding a sentence like; this is crap, I’m done listening and engaging for today. Then immediately find something to do. Whatever comes after that I dismiss just allow it there but don’t engage. Hang in there.

[silverkitty in reply to SayNOtoPanic]

Thank you for the answer SayNOtoPanic. I definitely can try this. Of course some days are good and some days are bad. After the bad one I am always thinking how this can change for good, how can I be less anxious in my life. How can I manage stress better. Also knowing that I have so many people around me that are calm and managing stressful situations very good. I can try to be a copycat and just try their way of responding to stress. But it is definitely not easy in the moment of panic and anxiety. Everything becomes a blur, feeling stuck.

[SayNOtoPanic in reply to silverkitty]

OMG I hear you and exactly what you’re saying. In those moments you feel like you know nothing. Like the tools and the common sense goes especially if the fear takes over. You got this. I’m struggling myself at the moment. Had a very bad panic attack last night. The hangover aftermath is there and it’s not pleasant. I’m focusing on breathing and allowing it to just be while trying to do the things I need to and want to. Lifting us both in prayer and all going through this stuff. Progress sure isn’t linear. 🙏🏻

[Nothing_but_books]

For regular, everyday anxiety, I find getting things done is calming. I turn off my obsessive mind listening to something as I work.

[Catsuit53]

Exercise and these statements help me.

Anxiety coping statements