What I've Learned About Anxiety

greyfox

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Joined : Sep 2014

Posts : 138

Posted 10/18/2014 4:56 PM (GMT 0)

I'm so glad I found this site and community. I would like to share what I've learned about anxiety in the hopes it will help other new members.

- Anxiety can develop in anyone, at any point in your life
- Anxiety can have a very wide array of physical symptoms, some of which overlap with serious medical conditions, as such you should always consult medical professional to rule out anything serious
- Anxiety / Panic attacks come be brought on be a stressful situation, or simply come out of no where for what appears to be no apparent reason
- Anxiety / Panic attacks can occur during sleep
- Trusting your doctors is important to controlling anxiety, trust your doctors and the test results
- Be honest with your doctor, no matter how embarrassing you think it is, your doctor cannot help you if you don't let them know whats going on
- Do not Google symptoms, conditions, side effects, etc. It will only make your anxiety worse and create new worries
- Do not constantly take your pulse and/or blood pressure, seeing an unusual or high reading make only increase your anxiety, or the act of simply taking your blood pressure or pulse can increase anxiety
- Most people will not understand your condition and struggles, they will say stop worrying, your making yourself anxious, they don't understand its an anxiety disorder because you can't control it
- If self help methods are not effective, therapy and medication can help
- You are not alone, all kinds of people suffer from Anxiety, and it is becoming more common with the pressures of modern society
- Finding a support group will help and assure you your not alone
- Staying busy and occupied can help keep anxious feelings and thoughts at bay
- Exercise can help reduce stress and anxiety
- Be careful about natural herbs for treating anxiety as they can interact with other medications you may be taking

Hibee

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Posted 10/18/2014 5:04 PM (GMT 0)

Hi

I am also glad you found this site and pleased you are finding it helpful we are like a big family here on HW. Thanks for the points you have shared in your post I can relate to all of them. Stay with us and keep posting.

Hibee

Merrida

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Posted 10/18/2014 6:19 PM (GMT 0)

High Five and everything else!

Excellent post, and thank you for sharing! :)

M.

Cornell

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Posts : 740

Posted 10/18/2014 9:28 PM (GMT 0)

GF

Awesome!! That is some really good stuff! All of us needs to print that off and hang it somewhere where we can see it everyday as a gentle reminder of how to deal with this disorder.

Thanks for sharing! I say it all the time - knowledge it power!

Cornell

Scaredy Cat

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Posts : 28868

Posted 10/18/2014 10:43 PM (GMT 0)

Great share GF!!

Thanks!! Keep up the posting and good work!