Anxiety with fear

[lucca722]

Does anyone with intense anxiety feel afraid of everything? You lose total concentration, you can't perform tasks or Hobbes, you get stuck in it all the time and when you do something it leaves you with the feeling that you're not having fun, that you're wasting time, all this fear arose from threats that I suffered, my unconscious is remembering the difficult moments, I had a crisis today, I was getting better but after riding on the back of a motorcycle on a road it may have triggered this irrational fear, does anyone have something like this?

 

[Teasel]

Sorry you are struggling such a lot with this. It's really hard I know.

I had quite a lot of anxiety recently. Anxiety is a right busy body, bullet pointing thing after thing after thing to worry about. I was really struggling ever such a lot.

I decided I must take my focus off all the things I'm worrying about as it was making me so miserable.

Can you think of any things you would rather focus on than your fears?

Also exercise helps if you're able to exercise. It uses up the calories that would otherwise go to anxiety and inflammation.

 

[lucca722]

Sorry you are struggling such a lot with this. It's really hard I know.

I had quite a lot of anxiety recently. Anxiety is a right busy body, bullet pointing thing after thing after thing to worry about. I was really struggling ever such a lot.

I decided I must take my focus off all the things I'm worrying about as it was making me so miserable.

Can you think of any things you would rather focus on than your fears?

Also exercise helps if you're able to exercise. It uses up the calories that would otherwise go to anxiety and inflammation.

I'm not exercising, but it would be good, and yes I have difficulty reading, it seems like my brain can't read properly and skips a word or gets confused, it seems like the worry is affecting me deeply, I had this crisis today and was getting better, I need to make an effort again to get better, I'm going to start walking and force myself to go

 

[mamachick]

Im sorry you are struggling with this also. I cant exercise right now so I find myself being a bit compulsive about other things. I have been playing solitaire online that is timed and keeps scores. I keep trying to beat past score and get so engrossed in it as if it were a drug, but keeps me from anxiety about other stuff. I broke my ankle really bad and haven't been able to walk for a month. I have pins in my foot/ankle that has uncomforable gear preventing good sleep. I go to surgery in the morning for removal but still have a long recovery ahead. I start worrying about infection and stuff that can lead to amputation and go into panic. (currently not realistic) but start awfulizing. I get myself worked up. I need to stay off google as well. May not be the healthiest thing and when I was younger and healthier, I used that anxiety in physical ways, like exercise and cleaning and remodeling. I sure wish I would have found some healthier way to cope back then. I agree with Teasel, Exercise is a great way to deal with it though.

 

[lucca722]

Im sorry you are struggling with this also. I cant exercise right now so I find myself being a bit compulsive about other things. I have been playing solitaire online that is timed and keeps scores. I keep trying to beat past score and get so engrossed in it as if it were a drug, but keeps me from anxiety about other stuff. I broke my ankle really bad and haven't been able to walk for a month. I have pins in my foot/ankle that has uncomforable gear preventing good sleep. I go to surgery in the morning for removal but still have a long recovery ahead. I start worrying about infection and stuff that can lead to amputation and go into panic. (currently not realistic) but start awfulizing. I get myself worked up. I need to stay off google as well. May not be the healthiest thing and when I was younger and healthier, I used that anxiety in physical ways, like exercise and cleaning and remodeling. I sure wish I would have found some healthier way to cope back then. I agree with Teasel, Exercise is a great way to deal with it though.

I play free fire with my friends, you stay away from Google, I should do the same because any concern on my mind I search about something on Google.

 

[arfie]

hello lucca. welcome to the forum. sorry for what brings you here but glad you are here.

to my psycho senses, fear and anxiety are so intertwined that i am not at all clear when one leaves off and the other begins. i often wonder if they are a single, shape-shifting beast. within that theory, that shape-shifting beast has WA-A-A-AY more than two names and shapes.

by whatever name or shape, my first response to that gnarly beast is a physical inventory. am i dehydrated? eating well? resting well? moving around? isolating? neglecting my self-care needs can cause anxiety, all by itself and continue escalating until i am even crazier than ever.

just opining. . . i mostly wanted to welcome you aboard.

 

[lucca722]

hello lucca. welcome to the forum. sorry for what brings you here but glad you are here.

to my psycho senses, fear and anxiety are so intertwined that i am not at all clear when one leaves off and the other begins. i often wonder if they are a single, shape-shifting beast. within that theory, that shape-shifting beast has WA-A-A-AY more than two names and shapes.

by whatever name or shape, my first response to that gnarly beast is a physical inventory. am i dehydrated? eating well? resting well? moving around? isolating? neglecting my self-care needs can cause anxiety, all by itself and continue escalating until i am even crazier than ever.

just opining. . . i mostly wanted to welcome you aboard.

Hi arfie, Thank you for the answer! I realize that my anxiety and fear seem to originate from generalized anxiety because I have reasons for anxiety but the anxiety and fear I feel seem to have no meaning, I imagine that the reason is not taking care of my mental health as I had been doing for months by consuming things that were hurting me.

 

[Susan Jane]

Does anyone with intense anxiety feel afraid of everything? You lose total concentration, you can't perform tasks or Hobbes, you get stuck in it all the time and when you do something it leaves you with the feeling that you're not having fun, that you're wasting time, all this fear arose from threats that I suffered, my unconscious is remembering the difficult moments, I had a crisis today, I was getting better but after riding on the back of a motorcycle on a road it may have triggered this irrational fear, does anyone have something like this?

Hello Lucca722, welcome…
Yes I experience this. It is very frustrating and stressful. I believe the fear it is me when I was a child and couldn't cope with what was happening. I try and be compassionate and tell myself I am not back there now, I am safe now. It takes a lot of patience with myself. I have this mostly when something stresses me. That said I have a lot of stressors, that I notice after the fact. I often don’t realize how things could affect me and need to protect myself beforehand. That part is still something I have to work on.

 

[lucca722]

Hello Lucca722, welcome…
Yes I experience this. It is very frustrating and stressful. I believe the fear it is me when I was a child and couldn't cope with what was happening. I try and be compassionate and tell myself I am not back there now, I am safe now. It takes a lot of patience with myself. I have this mostly when something stresses me. That said I have a lot of stressors, that I notice after the fact. I often don’t realize how things could affect me and need to protect myself beforehand. That part is still something I have to work on.

yes, being okay with yourself is the only way to overcome the fears and traumas caused, I am anxious every day and scared, after 3 days I had a relapse

 

[Susan Jane]

yes, being okay with yourself is the only way to overcome the fears and traumas caused, I am anxious every day and scared, after 3 days I had a relapse

You are not alone.. I hope you find comfort in knowing that. Fear has had a big hold on me as well. I face it most days at the moment. I think it is telling me I need a change

 

[Freddyt]

Does anyone with intense anxiety feel afraid of everything?

At times - yes. BUT that usually happens when the Window of Tolerance turns into what I call the Mailslot of Tolerance. That means you are operating in a small space at the top of the SUDS scale and if you are not at the top of the scale - you are still close to it.

You need to do one of the things we need to do all the time, everyday. Evaluate where you are - totally honestly.

Then build a plan to help reduce anxiety with your T. Everyone is different but the thing that is the same? When you do it all the time, when you work on it? It becomes an automatic reaction. You do it without thinking about it. and the sooner you mitigate - the less time it has to get out of hand.

Then as you get the window of tolerance open you can start to figure out what causes you the most anxiety. Learn to evaluate and not question those things - except in therapy. Just know it does and figure out how to reduce it as much as you can until you get to it in therapy.