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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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  • Having levels of anxiety beyond your control is not weakness.  I experienced it for decades - to my knowledge from the age of 4 and probably before that - and I am, fundamentally, an extremely strong person.  I could not otherwise have made it so far.  Suicidal depression, hyperventilation, panic attacks, suddenly noticing an odd little pain or an odd little bump on the skin I had never noticed before and wondering if they were the beginning of some fatal condition?  Yup.

    Try to go easy on yourselves and try to realize that you do have value.

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  • Having levels of anxiety beyond your control is not weakness.  I experienced it for decades - to my knowledge from the age of 4 and probably before that - and I am, fundamentally, an extremely strong person.  I could not otherwise have made it so far.  Suicidal depression, hyperventilation, panic attacks, suddenly noticing an odd little pain or an odd little bump on the skin I had never noticed before and wondering if they were the beginning of some fatal condition?  Yup.

    Try to go easy on yourselves and try to realize that you do have value.

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