Newbie here

[wayz12]

Hello. I'm Kat and I'm new here. I'm married, no kids and work from home.


I tend to get anxious whenever I have to do something new. Also, I have the bad habit of imagining worse case scenarios.


Sometimes, I get too anxious that I would feel sick.


I'm hoping that finding this forum I can share my experiences and also get some ideas from other members on how to manage my anxiety.


I'm excited to be here.

 

[MellowCat]

Hi Kat, welcome to the forum!


This is a great place to share your woes, glean encouragement, and just make friends. I hope that you find it as useful and friendly as I have already.


I also sometimes feel sick to my stomach when I get anxious, so I feel your pain. My anxiety has lessened over the years, but I do still get my serious bouts of it from time to time.

 

[kgord]

Welcome Kat. I hope you can find what you are looking for here. There are a number of people who have "been there" in terms of anxiety and they should be able to hopefully offer you some advice. I am glad you came, and hopefully you can give us the benefit of your wisdom! Take some and give some.


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[wayz12]

Thanks for the warm welcome, Mellowcat and kgord.


Anxiety is a problem that many people confront but most of us feel isolated. We think that we are the only one feeling it.


But finding this forum reminded me that other people also feel the same way. Hopefully, by sharing my own feelings and experiences, I can help others, at the same time, I can draw strength from the group.


Glad to be here.

 

[sidney]

Hello there wayz12! Feel free to share your concerns or questions here on the forum, I'm pretty sure you will be warmly welcomed by our active members. I think you should try to worry less and think positive thoughts so that you will better manage your anxiety. See you around!

 

[YeahMomo08]

Hello. I'm Mo and I'm new here.


I tend to get anxious whenever I have to take tests or quizzes. Also, I have the bad habit of over thinking things all the time. Sometimes, I get too anxious that I feel like have to rush and do things. Is that normal or no and why?

 

[Lucky120]

Hello, I am glad that you are here. I am new here too and I hope that you find what you are looking for as well. I am always thinking about the worst-case scenarios especially when my kids are gone from the house or my husband is deployed. I never want to think about things like that but sometimes I know that I can't help it. I have learned to start thinking positive lately so it has been working one thought at a time. Good Luck to you and I hope that you find what you need.

 

[wayz12]

sidney Thank you for the kind words. I think you are absolutely right about worrying less and thinking positive thoughts. Unfortunately, it is not as easy to put into action. But I'm trying.


YeahMomo08 Welcome to the forum, Mo. So far everyone has been warm and welcoming, so I hope you'll visit often. As I've found out reading through the different threads, being anxious is not as abnormal as I thought. There are some people out there who share our fears and anxiety. Hope being here will help us lessen ours.


Lucky120 Another newbie. Welcome..welcome. Oh, I know what you mean exactly by thinking worst-case scenarios. My mind seems to go directly into that mode every time I have a problem. Happy to hear that you are making some headway with thinking positively. I'm trying to do the same thing...and some days are better than others.

 

[Joel7050]

Hey! I'm Joel, kind of new here too and also suffer from anxiety. I don't really anxious during tests or when talking, but get very very anxious when doing one-chance-only things, such as during a stage performance or in a music exam. I also get anxious when talking to new people face to face. I'm here to learn more tips to stay calm and also to help others out! I hope all of us here on the forum can share each others' tips and tricks, and help each other out!