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Constantly stressed

faespirit

How do you deal with stress? I’m constantly stressed and overwhelmed for no real reason because my head is too loud all the time. Waiting for adhd medication which will hopefully help but really fed up with being stressed and unable to fully relax.

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  • I don't think the stress will be for no reason. The reason may not be obvious, but buried somewhere there will be something. You might not even want to admit it to yourself.

    Maybe to do with fear of failure, fear of the unknown, of being seen, fear of what people will think, worry about being different, worry about what to eat, worry about letting people or yourself down, problems with making a decision, worry about the future, or jobs, etc.

    Trying to recognise your fears may help. The next step might be to take 1 or 2 and look at whether the issues are real, or exaggerated in your mind. Maybe look for examples where you have done things well and they worked. Where you can build your confidence.

    Then perhaps small steps to slowly beat down the walls. But in little steps so none seem too hard.

    Having a plan would also put you more on control which always helps, even if you don't fully stick to it. Turn the worrying into planning.

  • in reply to Stuart333

    The reason is maybe because I’m always worrying about the smallest things and thinking into the future, I can’t just be in the present moment ever. I don’t think I’m really being scared of anything. I need to keep myself busier and distract myself I think. Thank you for the suggestions.

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  • in reply to faespirit

    Try to question the small things. Do you really need to worry about them? Can you control them?

    Try to worry about the things you can control and accept the things you can't. For the ones you can, have a plan.

    Being busy helps, but be careful you don't just bury them and they all come out at night. To make them go away you have deal with them.

    I always plan the future, multiple options and contingencies to be prepared. I think some are fantasies though. I try to limit it these days, but new stuff still gets planned.