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Stress of anxiety

AnneMargaret

I hate anxiety. I never realised how bad it could be. The last few days have been some of my worst ever. Especially today when i returned to my Mind support group.

I'm on 3 lots of tablets for it including Diazepam but i hasten to add i only take them as and when i need to at the minute luckily.

I had asthma as a tiny child but grew out of it at 10 (As you may or may not know asthma is to do with the nervous system) but at 13 i had it again - just after i started getting bad problems. I am convinced now i don't have asthma and it is just my anxiety getting out of control at times.

Anyway i just can't calm down or relax or anything at the minute. I've tried drawing, cuddling my rabbits, jigsaws, talking, but nothing has been helping.

I'm stressed. :(

I know i am a moaner. Sorry.

Anne x

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  • I have extreme anxiety, day in day out. I only have some reprieve when I am distracted so I try and read a lot to keep my mind occupied: very hard books are the best.  But the anxiety is always there and is at its worst when my head hits the pillow at night, because there is nothing to distract me. I then get panic symptoms - sweating, shaking, hyperventilating. The symptoms go away once I am distracted, once I am engaged in a book or with writing my diary. But it does mean that on some occasions I don't go to bed till quite late. The anxiety varies in intensity. I try and keep on top of it but it is really hard. I have always been anxious all my life. I eat a healthy balanced diet with lots of fresh fruit and veg, I don't drink alcohol or coffee, but drink tea in moderation. And I don't smoke. So the anxiety can't be down to lifestyle  but down to something in my brain, maybe related to my AS. I also have OCD and health anxiety. The smallest pain and I am convinced I have a serious disease. I am always analyzing my body. I have received loads of therapy, which does work to an extent, but I still have the anxiety. Am I weak because I can't control it? I do think this sometimes, but I know that it is more likely to be down to my neural set-up, and there is only so much therapy that can help a neurological condition. Thankfully I am not depressed, but I do get down sometimes.

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  • I have extreme anxiety, day in day out. I only have some reprieve when I am distracted so I try and read a lot to keep my mind occupied: very hard books are the best.  But the anxiety is always there and is at its worst when my head hits the pillow at night, because there is nothing to distract me. I then get panic symptoms - sweating, shaking, hyperventilating. The symptoms go away once I am distracted, once I am engaged in a book or with writing my diary. But it does mean that on some occasions I don't go to bed till quite late. The anxiety varies in intensity. I try and keep on top of it but it is really hard. I have always been anxious all my life. I eat a healthy balanced diet with lots of fresh fruit and veg, I don't drink alcohol or coffee, but drink tea in moderation. And I don't smoke. So the anxiety can't be down to lifestyle  but down to something in my brain, maybe related to my AS. I also have OCD and health anxiety. The smallest pain and I am convinced I have a serious disease. I am always analyzing my body. I have received loads of therapy, which does work to an extent, but I still have the anxiety. Am I weak because I can't control it? I do think this sometimes, but I know that it is more likely to be down to my neural set-up, and there is only so much therapy that can help a neurological condition. Thankfully I am not depressed, but I do get down sometimes.

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