Hi everyone....

[london-man]

Just to let you all know that I am doing much better, here's some things that may help others.

I have started a bit of walking and jogging, cutting down on cigarettes, eating healthier, setting some goals, getting out everyday and socialising with good people, making new friends, cycling.

Now we all know it's incredibly hard when we are exhausted but it beats sitting there and suffering, setting goals and following them through helps beat the random thoughts, having a focus on a goal really does help, it rewires the sub conscious to new paths.

Many people will find the weekends harder, especially sundays because it's a much quieter day, go out...go and walk, jog...visit sunday markets, friends etc....DO THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOUR ANXIETY TELLS YOU!

I hope this helps, it's working for me, It's not easy, I suffer with back pain, I don't use pain killers but use a muscle rub. You can do this....if I can...we all can.

Love to you all xxx

[mimii]

Thanks london man and well done your doing brilliantly, an inspiration, right enough sitting here Im going to get going lol

Mimii

[mayalida]

thank you London-man i will try to do something today at least get out of bed

[Hidden]

Morning LM

What a lovely positive post , I am so pleased things are getting a lot better for you

Already you have inspired mimii I wonder what she is going to get up & do , somehow I cant see her jogging , we will have to see if she posts later & lets us no

Hope the boys are doing well

Again really thrilled to hear you so positive

Love

whywhy

xxx

[mimii in reply to Hidden]

Ok whywhy Im a jaguar good at running you do make me laugh xxx

Mimii

[Hidden in reply to mimii]

Not as much as you make me laugh , was seeing you there in your jogging gear , even a head band ready to go

So its a jaguar today , thought we had agreed on a cougar yesterday

xxx

[mimii in reply to Hidden]

bit of both lol, ok coffee and fag then look for jogging gear, but that might take all day to find it

Mimii xx

[Hidden in reply to mimii]

Oh heck

Not sure we are meant to have the coffee & fag first & if we are having to look for the jogging gear , I will take this as a no post later that mimii went jogging

Sunday dinner though maybe

Any meat on offer we need to no about

xxx

[mimii in reply to Hidden]

Yes scotch beef top rump was half price yesterday so have joint in freezer and having chicken tonight

Mimii xx

[Hidden in reply to mimii]

Oh was that Sainsburys again then We are on a bit of pork & stuffing balls . have it around 3 ish

xxx

[mimii in reply to Hidden]

Get all my shopping in Sainsbury as Ive got reward card soon adds up! Hows the tooth today or shouldn't I remind you xx

[Hidden in reply to mimii]

Reward card , now its all coming out

Tesco's myself , only maybe because I find it easy to on line shop there , & you get points , with their cards

erm , tooth , well , its better than it was , still not quite right , I am thinking one of them may be needing a root canal , not sure , but if it does , I am really hoping it will hang on as with the hospital this week , if I had to attend the dentist as well all in one week well ...

So keep everything crossed , even in your dreams , that I can last out with the dentist visit

xxx

[mimii in reply to Hidden]

I will be keeping everything crossed unless I get a special visitor but will tell them to hurry up

[Hidden in reply to mimii]

Cheers Thanks

xxx

[london-man in reply to Hidden]

Thanx whywhy,

It will help others, it's working for me. I have two job opportunities coming my way, one is teaching photography and the London hospital have asked me to do some lectures and consulting for the smokers clinic. I should hear back from them in two weeks. The photography thing is in the pipeline, friends of mine have opened an art gallery and want me to run photography classes from there.

In the meantime i'm concentrating on getting fitter and healthier, eating well and creating new things. We can all do this, we all know it's incredibly hard when we have this anxiety problem but it is the way forward....I will go out of my way to help everyone here get their lives back.

xxx

[mimii in reply to london-man]

That sounds amazing , you must be very talented, hope it all works out

Mimii x

[Hidden in reply to london-man]

That sounds great

Good luck to you , I am so pleased you seem to have managed to turn this round , I do believe we all take different paths with this anxiety , some longer than others & believe which ever one we do go down , there is always a reason , but we will all get down them in the end , well done you

xxx

[london-man]

Happy to help, you's can do it, get out, get up....do something that leads to a positive outcome, i'm with you all the way.

Start today, start taking your life back, stick with it and you will change, I promise you xxx

[silver_snow]

Hey!, its great to hear things have turned around so well for you, i often find i crash down then slowly build back up just trying to carry on doing what i would normally do and then without realising it I'm 'ok' again. I completely agree with the idea of just doing what you don't feel like doing, as i know if i sit in my house feeling safe i wont get better until i just go and do the things that are worrying me and prove to myself i can. Eventually i get so frustrated sitting in as i know its not what i want my life to be. anyway slightly ramble but hey ho never mind. Also i have a dog and she is good for me as i know i have no option but to get up and walk her in the morning, no 'waiting til i feel ok' i just get up and go before i convince myself otherwise...

xx

[london-man in reply to silver_snow]

Hi Silver,

Yep...it's the way forward, i had two anxiety attacks last night and woke up this morning a bit shaky, but i'm just having a cuppa tea then i'm off out on my bicycle for a while. Later at 5pm i'm off to a turkish steam bath, it's my first time...my mate is bringing me, he's a massuese and is going to work on my back.

Make some goals, follow them through....it really does change things for the better.

xxx

[bonnie1959]

Sitting in my car crying wont to out but shaking and feel ill and bit detached. Car got have petrol so going to garage. Then

Back. Giving it ago.

Bonnie

Xx

[bonnie1959]

Sitting in my car crying wont to out but shaking and feel ill and bit detached. Car got have petrol so going to garage. Then

Back. Giving it ago.

Bonnie

Xx

[london-man in reply to bonnie1959]

Hi bonnie, you can do this, imagine I am sitting in the passenger seat next to you, think that it's just a normal day,you're out driving with a friend. Talk to me as if I am right next to you, pay no attention to anyone looking at you, they will just think you are using a hands free phone.

You can do it, I know you can xxx

[bonnie1959 in reply to london-man]

I went got the petrol. Putting it in i felt wobbly shaky and detache but aware of what i was doing. So strange and horrible. I then chatted away to you as i drove around different roads. Made out i was showing you the sites. I did feel like i was behaving a bit mad .so i

Put music up at the loudest it would go. And was singing to it. But didnt feel right like i felt a fake. Pretending to enjoy the music if you no what i mean. So then put blue tooth on and rang a friend and drove and drove and talked to them. I got back at 1.30 . So did it for 2 and half hours. Felt better most of the time . Stil ill but better if you no what i mean. I didnt want to come home. But the heat was making me feel worse so i came back. My air con is not working in my car so to hot.

Bonnie

Xx

[london-man in reply to bonnie1959]

Well done hun, just keep going...that's your first step done, as you keep going forward you find new things to do and before you know it...you have your life back

xxx

[bonnie1959 in reply to london-man]

Thank you LM . I am chilling now doing some reading. Going for a short walk in a bit with my daughter. Then a soak.

Enough for today then . Start again tomorrow. Gonna get back to the pool. That is a goal. To get back to swimming.

Maybe one morning early when its empty.

Hopw you continue to make progress.

Bonnie

Xx

[london-man in reply to bonnie1959]

Well done Bonnie, small steps every day xxx