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managing anxiety - tips please

treeswaving

can i ask how you manage the associated anxiety that goes with your asd?

am a female with asd and my anxiety is a huge issue.

tried with limited improvement various antidepressants.

now taking pregabalin. helps a lot, but doesn't resolve it all and i'm not sure it's a long term solution.

trying cbt but finding it very upsetting and not much help. maybe it's just too early in the program, but it just makes me feel more of a failure.

any suggestions on how you all cope with your anxiety greatly received.

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  • Hi treeswaving,

    I put this post on the other thread but I don't know if you saw it.  Things that help me:

    - essential oils .eg lavander in an oil burner

    - stress ball, putty etc.- especially to have handy when somewhere stressful

    - mindfulness practice- daily

    - warm fabric bag (microwavable)

    - reduce sensory input eg. close curtains and lie down in a quiet place with a blanket when I feel my mind starts to 'run' ie. too many thoughts which leads to lack of coping- I have discovered that when I am tired that my mind starts to go into overload mode.

    I found these out by thinking of what sort of sensory things I like, these soothe me a lot and in turn help to quieten and balance my mind- depending on my particular feelings at that time some work better than other.  However counselling I received helped me to identify my feelings and sensory needs in the first place.  If cbt is making you feel like a failure then maybe it isn't with the right therapist (? I wouldn't like to say this as I don't know).  However I don't think it would ever be easy to do such a programme as we often have a lot of issues to overcome etc..

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  • Hi treeswaving,

    I put this post on the other thread but I don't know if you saw it.  Things that help me:

    - essential oils .eg lavander in an oil burner

    - stress ball, putty etc.- especially to have handy when somewhere stressful

    - mindfulness practice- daily

    - warm fabric bag (microwavable)

    - reduce sensory input eg. close curtains and lie down in a quiet place with a blanket when I feel my mind starts to 'run' ie. too many thoughts which leads to lack of coping- I have discovered that when I am tired that my mind starts to go into overload mode.

    I found these out by thinking of what sort of sensory things I like, these soothe me a lot and in turn help to quieten and balance my mind- depending on my particular feelings at that time some work better than other.  However counselling I received helped me to identify my feelings and sensory needs in the first place.  If cbt is making you feel like a failure then maybe it isn't with the right therapist (? I wouldn't like to say this as I don't know).  However I don't think it would ever be easy to do such a programme as we often have a lot of issues to overcome etc..

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