Night out anxiety

[Chrisp123]

Hi I'm due to go out on a night out with my misses on Friday ...but my anxiety is kicking off already and I just don't think I'll be able to go how do you lot deal with situations like this because I'm a mess atm thanks in advance

[Anxietyfree]

Try calming yourself by picturing a positive experience. Once you can do that visualise yourself coping with whatever happens. Calming breathing really does work..look up 7-11 breathing.. It takes practice. All the best

[Kobojunkie]

I dealt with mine by seeing a psychiatrist and getting on a treatment plan to help me live my life with the symptoms of anxiety and panic disorder combined. So my days are without attacks of any emotional kind and I can go anywhere i like without getting overwhlemed

[Indigojoe in reply to Kobojunkie]

Kobojunkie, can you share your plan?

[Kobojunkie in reply to Indigojoe]

my current treatment plan? Oh, i am.on Effexor xl , clonazepam, bupropion.xl and Adderall.

Diagnosis you can guess is MDD, GAD, anxiety, and panic disorder.

I monitor my body and mind for any changes and if i find one, i quickly report back to the psychiatrist so something can be done to "fix it" immediately!

Without problems, i still see the psychiatrist every month in case i may have missed something. 😁

[Marci76]

To me it helps when i go out with friends, of if i am between people. I am scared and in anxiety mainly when i am alone. Maybe you will feel better out too, not to think so much about the bad things. Crossing my fingers that you do well

[Chrisp123]

Thanks everyone I'm trying my best not to think about it but it's consuming all my thoughts.....I'm In work now and just want to walk out because the anxiety over this night out is too much....it's ridiculous...I'm determined to go out

[Anxious2befree in reply to Chrisp123]

Get some grounding techniques ready so if your anxiety is to overwhelming you can at least keep it together. So my psychologist said to me to do the 5x5x5 which is name 5things you can hear, 5 things you can see and 5 things you can smell. This takes the focus off your anxiety and redirects the focus to the 5x5x5. Reassure yourself in your head saying you are ok repeatedly, go for a walk then come back. Goodluck

[Anxietyfree in reply to Anxious2befree]

This technique is also good for sleep x

[Indigojoe in reply to Anxious2befree]

Bee, i used this yesterday at the post office. I was FINE, until I was not. But i did not want to leave the line, i had to mail the packages. I said "5x5..." And i did NOT have to run out of there. It took awhile to refocus, but when I left I was fine! 😎

[Indigojoe in reply to Chrisp123]

Sometimes you just accept you will not go, this time. Relax you have your reasons for not going or you would not be this triggered.

[Agora1 in reply to Indigojoe]

You are so right Indigojoe, in regards to reasons for not leaving a store etc. When you have just spent an hour picking out clothes, makeup and other goodies, you get determined to not walk out and leave that all behind

Talk about mind over matter.... lol

[Indigojoe]

Hey, what ever happened??????