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Posted 2/5/2014 7:10 PM (GMT 0)
I am new to this forum and I am looking for help to not end up crazy. I have sever anxiety issues that pretty much run my life. If something is happening I am having some sort of anxiety about it. It affects my whole life. Everything stops. I can't laugh, I can't joke, I can't enjoy the simple things around me. My anxiety is the only thing I focus on and I allow it to take over. There are points when I feel as if I could literally fall apart...just crack and crumble. I was on medicine a long time ago (I can't even remember what I was on) and I don't want to go back down that path. Life is going on around me and I am missing it because I can't let go of my anxiety, my emotions, my worries. The thoughts and feelings just stay there as if they were in a constant loop. I try to meditate and I take yoga classes and things calm down during those times, but I can't meditate and do yoga all day. I just don't know what to do anymore and I am so tired of the knots in my stomach and the thoughts in my head.
Posted 2/5/2014 7:38 PM (GMT 0)
Hi MFA and welcome.

Well you are not alone in your anxiety anymore.:) I am sorry to hear of your anxiety struggles...but glad that you have joined us, so that we can support you along your journey to seeking wellness.

Since you mentioned not wanting to return to meds, have you done or considered therapy as a treatment option? If not, I highly recommend that you look into it if it's a possibility for you. It has helped so many of us here, myself included. CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) in particular is a great program to think about trying.

Self help is also an option. In our Resources here, we have tons of info and coping skills to try...as well as helpful videos and book recommendations. Here is the link.

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=9&m=104206

Keep posting with us as well. Like I said, you don't have to deal with this alone. We understand, care, and talking with others is a big part of recovery.:)

Post antime!

Scaredy Cat

Posted 2/5/2014 11:57 PM (GMT 0)
Wow , sounds like me , will keep you in prayer
Posted 2/14/2014 3:32 AM (GMT 0)
Your post is like it was written to explain my exact pain. Until you have experienced it, the painful rumination, worry and paralysis it causes are unimaginable. I try to focus on the life that I envision myself living someday and what it will look like.

I am not certain as to how I feel about medication, but sometimes we have to rely on what brings us closer to finding peace while surviving and feeling better is on the horizon...

I do take comfort sometimes and look back on the instances where I was worried sick and realize that sometimes what I assumed would happen...never did. I wish you peace and a way through your struggle. Many of this fighting this battle understands the toll and just the feeling that we are losing out on life.
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