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Posted 11/26/2014 5:32 PM (GMT 0)
Yesterday I was feeling pretty good. I started thinking that I was making progress in healing my anxiety.

Then today I woke up from a bad dream and have been woozy, scared and not feeling confident all day. I'm tired too.

So, my worried mind is thinking 'oh great tomorrow when I want to feel great I won't'

Do others feel good one day and the next right back down to a harder day of dealing with anxiety?
Posted 11/26/2014 5:41 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Tela44

First of welcome to the forum you will find good support here.

Yes I can relate to what you are saying so don't feel alone it is really tough living with anxiety and you can experience constant up's and downs. I try and take each day as it comes and live in the moment the best I can and try my best to accept that I will have down days.

The good thing about anxiety is there is lots you can do to help reduce the anxiety and one of the best ways is to do some talking therapies such as CBT have you ever done or considered doing any? Just a suggestion.

Hibee
Posted 11/26/2014 5:43 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Tela and welcome!

Oh yes! This is a completely normal part of recovery! Healing is not always a linear line...and there are detours along the way for sure!

However, you are making progress...it just isn't always consistently in a straight line moving forward.

Think of it as a road trip...

One care takes the highway, and get there very fast...but has no sceneic adventures.

Another car takes the side roads...maybe even has to make some turn arounds and do some backtracking....

It gets there, but not as fast as the first. However, the experience was more rich and there was likely more learned along the way.;)

Keep working towards your goals. There is no pressure or time limit. Be patient with yourself and the process!

Post with us anytime. This is a great place for sharing and support!

Scaredy Cat
Posted 11/26/2014 6:09 PM (GMT 0)
I am so happy I found this forum. It looks like people take the time to post and offer help to each other. I truly appreciate that.

I am seeing a wonderful therapist. It took me 3 before I found one that I can work with. I just can't afford to see her every week so my progress can be slow at times.

I have read so many books on the subject, tried acupuncture, qigong (which I love), some herbs, atenolol, (made things worse), been to many doctors and have identified a few minor health problems. That was what started this anxiety, unexplained health issues.

Just sharing with others and knowing I'm not the only one is helping.
Posted 11/26/2014 7:58 PM (GMT 0)
A good day is still a good day, and another day of progress!
Posted 11/26/2014 8:20 PM (GMT 0)
"Setbacks" are part of the recovery! It's very normal and healthy (even though it feels rotten).

I liked Scaredy Cats analogy- taking the backroads may be rough, gravel roads, detours, backtracking but if not for that journey, you would have missed the scenery.

Anxiety is treatable & super common with health mysteries. Know that it isn't a sentence of a doomed life but rather, an opportunity to become a stronger, more confident person!

Check out the resources that are pinned at the top of this forum. Educate yourself about anxiety & continue your therapy (& posting here!), & you will be on your way to treating the anxiety.

Best wishes-
Lisa
Posted 11/26/2014 8:42 PM (GMT 0)
Absolutely! I have a good day, think maybe I'm on the mend and then WHAM...anxiety and panic back again. I hope it's just part of the healing process and the good days will eventually outweigh the bad.
Posted 11/27/2014 10:56 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Tela! :)

If you're having good days then you're already halfway there! Try to focus on the good days you have and not so much on the bad days! (Although they seem to stick in our head the most!)

The fact that you are seeing a wonderful therapist is amazing! :) Once you've found the support you need it gets better and better, so good on you! :)
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