Introduction

[Patty]

This is my first post here from the difficult road to recovery from anxiety and panic. Have had OCD since childhood. Tapered off two of three psyc meds roughly six and three months ago respectively, and the symptoms came back with a wallop about three weeks ago. Have just quite recently returned to one med (for now) that helped me, especially with OCD, and getting started with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Using DARE program, too. High anxiety with regular panic are daily, with health anxiety as a big trigger for my panic. Funny head feelings and pressure, racing heart, tingling all over, trembling, weakness in extremities, racing intrusive thoughts, feelings of going "crazy," could go on and on. Wake up with anxiety and it morphs throughout the day in how it manifests. Dealing with controlling level-1 hypertension is not helping with health concerns. Trying hard to know this will go away. Leaning on my faith is a comfort.
Thank you for this supportive forum. I really believe we are all doing our best. Take care!

 

[Desi8963]

Hi patty. I’m new here as well. I have always suffered from GAD but ever since the birth of my now 3 month old I’ve had severe anxiety...thinking I’m going to die in my sleep so I don’t sleep much...then thinking I’m gonna die because I don’t sleep. I get these panic attacks after reading the news that I have a brain tumor or cancer or something. I take Ativan but when it wears off I’m convinced i have cancer and the meds are just making me forget. Does this ever go away or am I gonna be this way forever. What are some coping things you have done?

 

[audreyyy13]

Hey everyone, im audrey and ive dealt with anxiety since I was in 3rd grade. You would think by now id have it under wraps or know what to do when it flares up. But in certain situations I just feel hopeless and like everything im doing is wrong. Recently I have been really happy and loved my life, so I decided to get a 4 year old pug mix, this was meant to be a exciting and happy moment but I feel myself getting nervous and crying constantly. I think im just scared Of all the what ifs, and if I can handle this responsibility. Everybody says it takes time, and I 100% agree but this feeling just wont leave.

 

[janemariesayed]

This is my first post here from the difficult road to recovery from anxiety and panic. Have had OCD since childhood. Tapered off two of three psyc meds roughly six and three months ago respectively, and the symptoms came back with a wallop about three weeks ago. Have just quite recently returned to one med (for now) that helped me, especially with OCD, and getting started with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Using DARE program, too. High anxiety with regular panic are daily, with health anxiety as a big trigger for my panic. Funny head feelings and pressure, racing heart, tingling all over, trembling, weakness in extremities, racing intrusive thoughts, feelings of going "crazy," could go on and on. Wake up with anxiety and it morphs throughout the day in how it manifests. Dealing with controlling level-1 hypertension is not helping with health concerns. Trying hard to know this will go away. Leaning on my faith is a comfort.
Thank you for this supportive forum. I really believe we are all doing our best. Take care!

Hi Patty and a very warm welcome to our friendly community here. Anxiety really sucks, doesn't it? The sad thing is that there doesn't seem to be so much we can do about it. If it is there, it is there. It affects us physically and mentally.

Some things have been proven to help some while others have found different ways to ease the anxiety. Therapy helps because by talking about it we can discover why we have the fears that we have. On that discovery, we can then try to cure it. Meds are also good but it is trial and error to get the right one. I've found subliminal videos on YouTube to be very good and they have helped me so much.

You've found a great place to come to here though, I've always had good support from members on here that has really helped me.

 

[janemariesayed]

Hey everyone, im audrey and ive dealt with anxiety since I was in 3rd grade. You would think by now id have it under wraps or know what to do when it flares up. But in certain situations I just feel hopeless and like everything im doing is wrong. Recently I have been really happy and loved my life, so I decided to get a 4 year old pug mix, this was meant to be a exciting and happy moment but I feel myself getting nervous and crying constantly. I think im just scared Of all the what ifs, and if I can handle this responsibility. Everybody says it takes time, and I 100% agree but this feeling just wont leave.

Hello Audrey, nice to meet you! I'm sorry that you suffer from anxiety. Yes, it really does flare up at the most ridiculous of times. Just this afternoon I felt it come on myself and I had a lay down until it passed. It's great that you got a dog. They are the bestest thing ever to help. I get PTSD and my two furry babes have been brilliant. Like therapy dogs I suppose.

When you feel like you want to cry, hug your dog, they really do help make you feel better.