Anxiety leading to Health anxiety, disconnection and existential Crisis!

[Mur0610]

Even a smallest of trigger is creating feelings like everything is going out of control, feelings of what will happen to my family is something happens to me, thinking to the extreme even with a smallest symptoms. normal chest pain or discomfort is creating chaos like a Heart attack. Along with this I am having existential thoughts and feeling disconnected from reality.

My conscious mind knows that death is inevitable and out of my control and I should live with peace but my unconscious mind it always looking and observing everything that is putting me in the state of fight and flight.

How do I deal with it, I want to know how do I do it and is there any way to do it.

Please help!!

[LazyXrayEyes2255]

Therapy in a nutshell anxiety youtube has nice videos and you may want to look at, just google - see if you like to

[GinkgoLeaf]

I'm sorry you are suffering. Good on you for reaching out in this community for help. I have very similar mental health challenges - assuming the worst, negative thought patterns, panicking, etc. A couple things that helped me - regular appointments with a therapist are crucial for processing these feelings. I would highly recommend this for processing anxiety. Second - a process called I Feel, I Think, I Know. When I have a bad bout of anxiety, I Feel Anxious, I Think I'm in Danger, but I Know I've felt this before. This will help challenge your brain and start to see anxiety as an isolated symptom instead of something large and unmanageable. Ultimately, your thoughts are just thoughts, not reality. Best of luck building the skills to change the negative thought patterns to positive thought patterns - difficult but so rewarding!

[Mur0610 in reply to GinkgoLeaf]

Hey, Thanks Ginkgo

I am trying ways to work on how to process anxiety and how to live a fullfilling life. It will take time and lot of practice but I will keep working on it.

The community is very helpful though. I am from India and glad people are coming together to work for everyone's betterment without judging anyone.

Love

[GinkgoLeaf in reply to Mur0610]

Good on your for seeking out help. Be kind to yourself on the journey - it is hard but so rewarding!

[Beloved01]

The worst part of it all is the never ending cycle... even when you start thinking 'ahhhh this is it' no other person can convince you otherwise.When you cannot differentiate between the real and illusion, it's so frustrating.

[Mur0610 in reply to Beloved01]

For me, writing about it and try not to control it and not react does help to pass.

Deep breathing does wonders over a long time so practice that for some relief.

The issue is when I am having other health issues like viral or any flu, it makes it worse to manage.

[Beloved01]

I've tried different managing tactics...non of them works... are you Christian?

[Mur0610 in reply to Beloved01]

No I am a Hindu!

[Beloved01]

Praying calms you

[Mur0610 in reply to Beloved01]

Whenever things are out of my control, I leave it on the almighty and accept it. I feel that peace sometimes.

I lost my father sometime back and anxiety was at its peak at that time, I was literally crying from inside. I had to take him to the hospital and it was his last ride. I was looking at his face and it was like the universe is collapsing upon me, dreadful like anything you can imagine. Was getting out of control and then I prayed for strength to face with tears in my eyes. Suddenly something worked and I was able to manage myself and my family.

So I can say yes it works! people will find different explanations some will try to find logic but remember one thing Where Logic doesnt works, magic works!

So believe that things will be alright, you might have to change the way you look at it. The definition of peace will be different probably. Dont stick to only one definition of peace and recovery, change the way you look at it.

Peace