Overcoming
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Anxiety, for no apparent reason and feeling of impending doom. I'm sick with it! How do you deal? I wish I could just shake it....
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I have been living with anxiety for almost my entire life but it got so extreme almost four years ago. I am on anti anxiety meds and they do help offer me some relief. This anxiety has ruled my life so I just try to accept that it is part of my life now and learn to live with it.
There are times when it passes all by itself now but I try not to get ramped up. I give it time to pass and it does pass.
I had to learn to accept that it is a part of my life and do the best I can in spite of it.
Maybe someone else will come along with a better list of solutions for you. I do not know where you are in your process so I do not know how long you have experienced this anxiety.
There are times when it passes all by itself now but I try not to get ramped up. I give it time to pass and it does pass.
I had to learn to accept that it is a part of my life and do the best I can in spite of it.
Maybe someone else will come along with a better list of solutions for you. I do not know where you are in your process so I do not know how long you have experienced this anxiety.
GrayOwl
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Don't underestimate it. It is very very real.
Depending on the severity, everything else becomes less and less important.
I picture my anxiety as like a hot air balloon. Everything else in life is just the stuff in the basket weighing it down. When the anxiety gets heavy and the balloon starts to go down, I drop weight - toss unnecessary baggage over the side. An appointment, a letter, vacuuming, an errand.....something gets tossed off the schedule. If it's extreme, everything goes. I'm no good to anybody or anything if I crash the balloon and suffocate under a deflated mass.
Some days and sometimes I just have to put things aside. Some days, everything.
I also believe that I am not the center of the universe. The world will still go on if I don't pay a bill on time, make an appointment, or god forbid - let somebody down. I am human. I need "down" time and it's not always at the most convenient moments. But the world will still rotate. It will still be there when I am back up. And they will get by while I pull the covers over my head for a couple hours. They really will.
In those extreme moments of "noise" and anxiety, it is ok to find a quiet place and a quiet time for yourself. It has taken me many years to learn these principles and put them into practice. And I am still working on it.
I am reminded of a quote I heard about Abraham Lincoln:
"Every morning during his presidency Abraham Lincoln took a 15 minute quiet time. To organize his thoughts and deal with the anxieties of pulling our nation through a civil war. EXCEPT on the four worst days of the war. On those days, he took a half of an hour."
Take some time for yourself. As much as you need. You deserve it. You're worth it. When you feel up to it, take small bites.
I hope this helps. Thank you for posting.
Depending on the severity, everything else becomes less and less important.
I picture my anxiety as like a hot air balloon. Everything else in life is just the stuff in the basket weighing it down. When the anxiety gets heavy and the balloon starts to go down, I drop weight - toss unnecessary baggage over the side. An appointment, a letter, vacuuming, an errand.....something gets tossed off the schedule. If it's extreme, everything goes. I'm no good to anybody or anything if I crash the balloon and suffocate under a deflated mass.
Some days and sometimes I just have to put things aside. Some days, everything.
I also believe that I am not the center of the universe. The world will still go on if I don't pay a bill on time, make an appointment, or god forbid - let somebody down. I am human. I need "down" time and it's not always at the most convenient moments. But the world will still rotate. It will still be there when I am back up. And they will get by while I pull the covers over my head for a couple hours. They really will.
In those extreme moments of "noise" and anxiety, it is ok to find a quiet place and a quiet time for yourself. It has taken me many years to learn these principles and put them into practice. And I am still working on it.
I am reminded of a quote I heard about Abraham Lincoln:
"Every morning during his presidency Abraham Lincoln took a 15 minute quiet time. To organize his thoughts and deal with the anxieties of pulling our nation through a civil war. EXCEPT on the four worst days of the war. On those days, he took a half of an hour."
Take some time for yourself. As much as you need. You deserve it. You're worth it. When you feel up to it, take small bites.
I hope this helps. Thank you for posting.
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Well said @GrayOwl You put into words exactly what it is. Thank you.
I suffer too sometimes; I unhealthily deal by smoking. I healthily deal by praying and deep breathing, EMDR. I was also considering Kava drink from Fiji and Hawaii. It's a cold drink with kava root that is not addicting and supposedly really helps with anxiety but tastes like dirt haha but it sounds good to me with coconut water to avoid meds. It makes your mouth numb temporarily. You can check it out on you tube. Hope you find tools to help!
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Overcoming
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@GrayOwl Thank you for the reminder. In fact, plans went sideways with my work schedule today, so I think I will take the afternoon to myself. It's hard sometimes to just slow down, but it's healthy. Honestly, I'm sort of in a "screw it" mood at this point.
@Kailani I like things that taste weird, so the Kava might be excellent! I've been reading up on EMDR, and am interested in learning more, and hearing about people's personal experiences with it. I'm still very much figuring out how to regulate my emotions, so it could be a while before I consider something like that.
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@Kailani Had to laugh at myself this evening when I pulled this tea out of my cupboard. I thought Kava sounded familiar... Love this tea!
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I will definitely check it out
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