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Anxiety Coping Methods

Queen

I am looking for coping methods for anxiety.

I'm someone who is anxious all day every day.

I wake up through the night, hardly ever get more than three hours of sleep each night.

My brain can't stop working and thinking. Never gets any rest.

I was diagnosed with dermatophagia, where I bite and chew my fingers obsessively but unconsciously.

My fingers and one thumb are swollen, red, misshapen and get infections regularly.

I'm on the waiting list to see specialists and before I've had anti anxiety medication but nothing worked, made me feel worse.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Pray

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  • in reply to Queen
    Queen said:
    I would say all mine are unhealthy.

    What do you mean, are your stims harmful?

    Queen said:
    Lot of the time it feels like I'll never understand.

    I am sorry it feels like you will never understand your own autistic profile, we can help you if you want us to though. The autistic discovery journey is very complex and even I am still discovering more about what being autistic means for me (despite the fact that I have a very deep understanding of autistic experience). 

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  • in reply to Queen

    Oh, are there any other stims you could try to avoid hurting yourself?

    ‘That would be good.

    Yes please. I am lost currently, no idea how to understand myself and my parents don't understand either.’

    It must be really difficult for you if you can’t understand yourself and don’t feel understood by people around you. Hopefully you feel understood and validated in this autistic community.

    To start your autistic discovery journey, the website and YouTube channel Aucademy is so helpful and positive.

    Aucademy is an autistic led education platform about autistic experience- videos about a variety of topics relating to autistic experience are streamed live every week: Aucademy is brilliant and so positive!

    https://aucademy.co.uk/

    https://aucademy.co.uk/starting-your-autistic-discovery-journey/

    https://youtube.com/@aucademy6195

    I know there is a lot of information about autistic experience on these pages and the channel, so take time to process it all.

    Good luck on your autistic discovery journey!

  • in reply to Ausomely Autistic

    Yes, I get too carried away.

    Before I broke bones so I have to be careful or its a trip to minor injuries.

    Ausomely Autistic said:
    I am sorry it feels like you will never understand your own autistic profile, we can help you if you want us to though.

    That would be good.

    Yes please. I am lost currently, no idea how to understand myself and my parents don't understand either.