New to the board!

Hi Everyone-

For the past year I have been under such high stress and anxiety. My best friend kinda kicked me to the curb when she found a new love interest...so I've also lost my support system or just the person I could talk to about anything. So that added to my stress...not having anyone to vent to.

I constantly have aches and pains and loss of appetite (I use to love love love eating out, now I don't even get that hungry anymore).

A couple doctors had recommended meds but I was too scared to try them. But I may be willing to at this point.

My job can be stressful at times...I need to use some type of stress management but I don't know what to do. On Wednesday...I was running around at work like a crazy woman...and I said..let me see how I will feel the next day to see if STRESS really affects my body. Well guess what...I was so achy yesterday and today. Not sure if its a coincidence or if it really is STRESS affecting me. I said I was going to start keeping a journal.

I'm also a single parent and I volunteer leading my child's scout group and I'm the Class Mom at her school. I know I should say "no" to some things but I do enjoy doing the scout group and to be honest unless I do it, no other parent steps up.

My aunt suggested getting a massage yesterday. So I went to a Massage place and the guy said I have a lot of muscle fatigue....ya think! :)

Well...do you guys have any tips to help with my stress management or things to do when you get very anxious??

Supermom needs help! :)

Welcome, I'm happy you found us but sorry you are going thru anxiety, please know that we do care and above all else we understand so stick around and we will walk this journey with you and offer you support and hopefully come up with ways that will help with your anxiety.

Myself, I like mindfulness it really helps bring you to the here and now and clears your mind if you are open to it. I'll post a link to a 3 minute video we have in our resource thread, check out the link SC gave you for other helpful links. If you like this video you can find thousands more on youtube, just search for mindfulness and you'll get a ton of them. Not all of them are good, but I'm sure you'll find some you like.

Again, Welcome!! I look forward to getting to know you better.

Three Minute Mindfulness Meditation Video

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDflnqo0TQs

Welcome! As the others said, I'm sorry you are struggling, but glad you found us. I am pretty new here myself. I've found it very helpful to have people to vent to who understand.

Take some time to relax, and give yourself a time out. lol You have to have some down time. Keep posting. Looking forward to hearing more from you.

Welcome!! You've come to the right place! This board is a great support system! Try to carve 10, 15 minutes or so out of your day to totally let go and relax. Breathing exercises and meditation are great for this! I find taking a walk to be very de-stressing as well. Take care and be well!

Thanks Everyone!!