How are you coping with your anxiety?

[Verbal]

I try to get out fishing as much as I can. very calming for me. even I don’t catch anything I could quite happily sit there on my own for a few hours. No one around to bother you and I love it! just me,the fishes and the sea.

 

[triceps]

I try to get out fishing as much as I can. very calming for me. even I don’t catch anything I could quite happily sit there on my own for a few hours. No one around to bother you and I love it! just me,the fishes and the sea.

I live in NW Wisconsin where the area is dependent on out-state fishermen using our numerous lakes. I also, find fishing the most relaxing thing around including ice fishing. Problem is I'm too anxious to go. I really miss it. I'm retired and have no excuses but the anxiety makes my mind think it's too much of a logistical nightmare to get everything ready to go. How stupid is that?

 

[Verbal]

I live in NW Wisconsin where the area is dependent on out-state fishermen using our numerous lakes. I also, find fishing the most relaxing thing around including ice fishing. Problem is I'm too anxious to go. I really miss it. I'm retired and have no excuses but the anxiety makes my mind think it's too much of a logistical nightmare to get everything ready to go. How stupid is that?

Sorry to hear that triceps! it definitely sucks not being able to do the things you love due to anxiety. I couldn’t leave my home because the anxiety would flare up whenever I stepped foot outside my front door. I still face those challenges at times and it’s terrible but I try and push through it because I know Its just a temporary thing and I’ll feel fine once I’m out there fishing. I hope you can get back to fishing soon and it helps you as much as it’s helped me with my anxiety struggles.

 

[triceps]

Thanks verbal........It just seems to get worse as I age. My wife went into the hospital yesterday and I went to the hospital with her but had to came back home after assurances that she's out of the woods. She's so very understanding of my anxiety and at least my daughter and son-in-law are up there with her.

 

[AbejaReina]

I find it extremely difficult a lot of the time to cope with anxiety. The best thing that works on a pretty consistent basis is music. It gets my head out of things and into something productive. I love to listen to cocky music to help build me up... a lot of rap, hip hop and top hit type stuff. Music videos also help and sometimes Netflix if I can get myself to pay attention. I get so lost in my thoughts so easily. Talking to my boyfriend and hanging out with him helps me feel like I have support close by and that makes my anxiety attacks much less frequent. I really rely a lot on venting to a few of my friends as well or hanging out with family

 

[Jmtk]

i feel you as I used to be like that. People who I tell about my anxiety always have the same reaction "but you seemed so strong" like sorry if I wasn't up to your standards. I'm still strong because I'm ploughing through this anxiety and trying to manage some success and work done. You'll get through it. It takes a lot of work. Three months later and I'm not even close to being at the level I used to.

It takes a “Strong” person to deal with anxiety. It’s tough.

 

[JOBGratima]

according to my friend, the way he cope his anxiety is by taking medication and coaching