Here we go again

Hi Roundnround,

I like your name. It's sounds like the 80's song.

I'm anxious too that's why I'm on here at 11 and not in bed,. I'm going away and instead of being excited I feel dread. I am not anxious about flying or anything. I am just anxious about nothing. It gets so bad sometimes my whole body is shaking. You're right it is like panic. Usually when I'm on the meds it works but I ran out a few days to a week ago and it's taking some time to kick in. You said you were back on meds for 2 weeks? Can you watch TV or something and it goes away or do you still get it?

Yes, anxiety can end. I used to get anxiety a lot in general, social anxiety and also due to abandonment issues.

I guess being medicated for anxiety is a start, but there is also other ways in which you can cope with anxiety. I am not sure if your therapist has brought any of them up to you or if you are aware of them.

For me, I use a number of methods to cope.

1. Breathing techniques; this will calm the body and make it relax and focus on your breathing. You can use applications on your phone such as "smiling minds" which has FREE mediation type sessions.

2. Listening to music can be very calming.

3. Talking a walk can give you time to breathe and reflect.

4. Writing down your feelings. This method is another type of outlet. I find when something is making me anxious I write it down, and it helps.

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@Sweet_cheeks wrote:

Hi Roundnround,

I like your name. It's sounds like the 80's song.

I'm anxious too that's why I'm on here at 11 and not in bed,. I'm going away and instead of being excited I feel dread. I am not anxious about flying or anything. I am just anxious about nothing. It gets so bad sometimes my whole body is shaking. You're right it is like panic. Usually when I'm on the meds it works but I ran out a few days to a week ago and it's taking some time to kick in. You said you were back on meds for 2 weeks? Can you watch TV or something and it goes away or do you still get it?

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Hey @Sweet_cheeks, I get the whole body shaking too. It’s awful isn’t it? Yeah it’s been almost 2 weeks. And I know usually it takes a month or so to work but this time it was almost instant relief.. probably the placebo effect but still, it sucks when it’s not working anymore. Yeah I usually end up watching tv until I don’t feel anxious anymore but that could be hours. I just want it to stop

Hey @Bipolar how long did it take for you to work through your anxiety?

I do try some of those things but it’s almost like they’re good to maintain but not enough to bring me back from the edge if that makes sense? Once I’m too far gone none of those things give me any relief