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Need help with anxiety

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I really suffer bad with my anxiety. I always have but it's a lot worse now than it was, it causes me a lot of physical problems when it gets triggered. I've seen the doctors but they can't really help, they offer pills and therapies but none of that has helped me. I'm doing ok but I feel anxious most of the time and have been unable to work and I stay in pretty much all the time because I'm too anxious to go outside because of germs and fear of having to meet and talk to people.

What helps you with anxiety?

I have a comfort bear that I carry round with me. It doesn't stop the anxiety but I feel calmer and happier when I'm carrying my bear. Sad really but it helps, so I do it.

My anxiety has always affected me but now I realise it's actually ruining my life and I'm missing out on so much of it. I really want to be anxiety free but I don't know how to.

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  • So sorry you're feeling this way. Anxiety to term a word, sucks! But it's something many of us live with on a daily basis, only a small comfort but at least you aren't in it alone. There''s different things you can try to help with your anxiety, meds clearly don't work for you (me neither), but there are distraction techniques you can try, exercise as well - running or walking for 5-10 mins is meant to be great.

    I'd also like to recommend this book by Edmund J. Bourne, it's called The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook.

    https://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Phobia-Workbook-Edmund-Bourne/dp/1684034833?&linkCode=sl1&tag=toyoplan-20&linkId=51c9f1d486f48631f7303a80bea9af40&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

    It's like a box of tricks, tips and secrets on anxiety and phobias, and is full of strategies and exercises you can use to help your anxiety, and any phobias you may have. I bought it myself (still own it) and I've found this to be one of the best books on anxiety. It really helped me.

    I have comfort items as well - bracelets, bears, a blanket, there really is no reason to be ashamed for having a comfort item. So long as it helps you, that's all that matters Slight smile

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  • So sorry you're feeling this way. Anxiety to term a word, sucks! But it's something many of us live with on a daily basis, only a small comfort but at least you aren't in it alone. There''s different things you can try to help with your anxiety, meds clearly don't work for you (me neither), but there are distraction techniques you can try, exercise as well - running or walking for 5-10 mins is meant to be great.

    I'd also like to recommend this book by Edmund J. Bourne, it's called The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook.

    https://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Phobia-Workbook-Edmund-Bourne/dp/1684034833?&linkCode=sl1&tag=toyoplan-20&linkId=51c9f1d486f48631f7303a80bea9af40&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

    It's like a box of tricks, tips and secrets on anxiety and phobias, and is full of strategies and exercises you can use to help your anxiety, and any phobias you may have. I bought it myself (still own it) and I've found this to be one of the best books on anxiety. It really helped me.

    I have comfort items as well - bracelets, bears, a blanket, there really is no reason to be ashamed for having a comfort item. So long as it helps you, that's all that matters Slight smile

Children
  • in reply to Berrybunny

    I hate anxiety with a passion. It is much more debilitating than a lot of people think…..Some of the people I know have an ‘get over it’ attitude towards it, which isn’t really the case. If it were it would be easy….but in my experience anxiety has never been easy to cope with. Some days it isn’t too bad, other days it’s so debilitating I can hardly function…..Combined with autism it’s even worse! But things are looking brighter now. You and other kind members have given me a lot of advice on how I can best tackle this. One member called Kate suggested Buddhist teachings, I watched one video yesterday and I believe this could be good for me…..Medication isn’t a route I’ll ever go down again, the side effects were too grave and on a whole they made me feel worse mentally and physically than I had felt before taking them.

    Thanks for the book recommendation. I don't own this book and reading up on it the reviews check out that it's a helpful book, definitely can't hurt to give it a try.........my anxiety isn't in a great place so this can only help :P

    Nice you have many comfort things....I had a comfort blanket when I was a lot younger....took it everywhere, even to school once or twice (teachers didn't approve) and for years that little blanket was like a life jacket for me. It got too old and worn in the end...it was tattered and falling apart, eventually I had to throw it away but for years it was always with me.