Anxiety - Is this everyone???

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Registered: 01-28-2006
Anxiety - Is this everyone???
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Mon, 10-02-2006 - 9:08pm

Does anyone else have these symptoms of anxiety??? I feel guilt and a lot of the time no reason to be happy. The anxiety controls so much of my life. Sometimes, when I am happy I start to feel anxiety so I stop having a good time. It is so hard to ever have a "good" time. I can't relax. I can always find a reason to have anxiety pop into my mind. How can I stop guilt? How can I stop the raceing thoughts in my mind?
Any advice would help!!!

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-22-2003
Mon, 10-02-2006 - 9:29pm

I have been struggle with this, also.

Sheri Ann

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Registered: 03-11-2004
Tue, 10-03-2006 - 12:12am
 

 


 



iVillage Member
Registered: 05-27-2003
Tue, 10-03-2006 - 12:36pm

hi there,


i totally know what you are talking about.

Community Leader
Registered: 10-22-2001
Tue, 10-03-2006 - 3:03pm
It is accepting of it that I feel you can begin to heal.
My ds has developed coping skills.
Breathing techniques.
He is less agitated now because he homeschools.
It was very hard for him to get the proper sleep/rest because he was so anxious.
Now he is sleeping much better, seems much happier and he is control when it comes to socializing.
Much better.
In accepting and knowing this is what is going on it has lifted a tremendous burden.
We take one day at a time, for him this works.
Nightangel
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Registered: 04-24-2006
Tue, 10-03-2006 - 10:34pm

It's like this, the more you want to not think about it the more you will think about it. It's like saying I wont eat chocolate today well the only thing you'll think about is eating chocolate. It's a vicious cycle and it happens to me all the time where I get caught into it. The thing that worked for me was identify my cycle of thoughts, so what brings on the anxiety and then trying to deal with it with positive statements. I did lots of therapy sessions just on that and it really helped discover what makes me anxious and how I can just retreat in my own head and make it worst. Maybe therapy would be good for you to sort out things. There are lots of good workbooks too that have helped. One is called Anxiety and Phobias (I think) it was recommended by my therapist and I have learned a lot from doing the exercises in that book. You have to commit to something, a tool that will help you move on from the symptoms of anxiety and deal with the real problem. Find out what your trigger are and then trying to deal with them. Also don't forget that some of that anxiety could be hormonal so try to keep a calendar where you rate your anxiety everyday and see if there is a partern developping. For me it's either before, during or after my period.

Take Care
Sonia

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Registered: 11-22-2005
Mon, 10-16-2006 - 4:13pm

A friend of mine and I were discussing this last week.