anxiety help

[morgan120]

hi i am on medication sertraline but i want to improve my anxiety havent been out properley in a long time and i want to try and go town on my own on the 10th of this month as my other half is out in london does anyone have any tips for some anxiety relief u do keep trying to meditate but finding it hard to clear my mind i always end up getting distracted and also i dont have any friends where i live in bedford so find it hard to make friends and go out i feel quite lonely in that sense x

[Cat33]

Hello morgan120My heart goes out to you as I know exactly how you are feeling

Have you tried going out for walks ? If you have keep that up every day before you go into town

I have found that if I tell myself it's my thoughts that are causing anxiety I try and stop the "what if's" straight away and think of something else

Easy to say I know but I have been practising it and it has worked I say to myself "Stop -focus on something else it's just my thoughts bringing on the anxiety"

Agora 1 who posts on here and is so lovely suggested "belly breathing " and I have found that a great help Just breathe deeply into your tummy

I do it all through the day and that really helps

Mindfulness meditation is great

Andrew Major videos are very good he has loads and I have found they have helped

Also a good video on You Tube is Dr Harry Barry he explains panic attacks and how they can't hurt you Sorry I can't remember exactly what it's called but if you Google him you will find it

How are you going into town ?

If it's by car then you know that you can go back to it at anytime to go home Knowing that will calm you

I'm sorry that you have found it hard to make friends having anxiety is so isolating

Do you have hobbies, could you join something locally ?

I wish you all the very very best for the 10th would love to hear how you get on

Take care