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can someone please tell me what happens if you suffer from anxiety? I think i might have it but not entirley sure!
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Morning Sherman, I suffered from stress anxiety a number of years ago and I guess it can affect individuals differently.
With me, I became concerned with things/ anxious about stuff I could do nothing about for example in my case it was foot and mouth, lol, seems ridiculous now even to type that. This was just one manifestation of my anxiety there were many others that were personal to me and caused me great distress. I felt frustrated all the time and got no respite from my worries either the real ones or the imagined ones. At one stage I was pacing the room holding my head in my hands trying to (as I saw it) hold on to my sanity, I was truely scared and genuinely concerned.
The first thing to ease my anxiety was to see my GP. This at least confirmed that I was not losing my marbles. As I say, everyone is different but do go and see your GP if only for peace of mind.
good luck
warpig
With me, I became concerned with things/ anxious about stuff I could do nothing about for example in my case it was foot and mouth, lol, seems ridiculous now even to type that. This was just one manifestation of my anxiety there were many others that were personal to me and caused me great distress. I felt frustrated all the time and got no respite from my worries either the real ones or the imagined ones. At one stage I was pacing the room holding my head in my hands trying to (as I saw it) hold on to my sanity, I was truely scared and genuinely concerned.
The first thing to ease my anxiety was to see my GP. This at least confirmed that I was not losing my marbles. As I say, everyone is different but do go and see your GP if only for peace of mind.
good luck
warpig
when I had it I had problems with going out with friends etc. We would plan to go to a pub/club etc and I would spend the whole week before planning how I could avoid going. To the stage I though I would turn the lights off in the house so they would think that I had already gone out! I can now explain it to friends who now know what may happen if they ask me to do something with them. Which shows what good friends they are. But it also causes problems if I meet someone that I like of the opposite sex. That is probably why I have been single so long! Needless to say that when I do go out I enjoy myself.
I seems to be a fear of something that you can't control and you have no reason for feeling like it.
I seems to be a fear of something that you can't control and you have no reason for feeling like it.
cheers for that! mine is i always assume the worst and its usually about myself, like on a rollercoaster i'll actually think im gonna die! and it can sometimes just not be enjoyable at all or when my girlfriend falls out with me i automatically assume its over, thats littile things but some things i'll work myself into such a stress that i feel awful and start sweating and i have a skin condition that gets really inflamed when i stress?
sounds like anxiety to me, but then I am no doctor.
Have you tried talking reason to yourself? When you fall out with your gf, think to yourself that of course you haven't split up, she did not say that she was finishing with you therefore things are ok - that kind of thing? Stop yourself from thinking about the worst case scenario.
One trick I was told about was an elastic bank on your wrist, when you start thinking stuff ping it, it will hurt momentarily and you will stop the train of thought that you are going in to. Pinging it will alert you to the fact that you know what you are doing and stop it before it starts - worked for me! (Obviously make sure the elastic band is not too tight!)
Have you tried talking reason to yourself? When you fall out with your gf, think to yourself that of course you haven't split up, she did not say that she was finishing with you therefore things are ok - that kind of thing? Stop yourself from thinking about the worst case scenario.
One trick I was told about was an elastic bank on your wrist, when you start thinking stuff ping it, it will hurt momentarily and you will stop the train of thought that you are going in to. Pinging it will alert you to the fact that you know what you are doing and stop it before it starts - worked for me! (Obviously make sure the elastic band is not too tight!)
You need to look at your life and decide whether what you are feeling is panic attacks, anxiety, worry, stress, phobia or misguided paranoia.
Everyone - with or without realising it - experience some form of stress each day of their lives. It mostly goes unnoticed, since we all have our individual ways of dealing with it. A trip to the coffee machine, or getting some fresh air, or even hovering at someone else�s desk for a chat/bit of banter, is often our way of subconsciously dealing with undetected stress or the cliche "stress management". In fact, most people don�t realise it at all � as per your Q.
Even these mild or short bursts of stress can lead to a general reduction in our wellbeing, immune systems, and health/mental state. As said above, a lot of illnesses are attributed to prolonged stress and anxiety. When our stress levels get out of control, so do our bodily functions (biologically and chemically speaking).
Again, as said above, it affects each individual in different ways, as each individual responds and deals with it (psychologically or subconsciously, that is) in our own ways. Our bodies never lie, and even if you think you are not stressed, the signs are often there. This is why a healthy diet and exercise and lots of �down� time should be a prerequisite within your daily and weekly life. Many employers recognise this as a promotion of work/life balance. It is very real.
In my own personal experience, it lasted for about a year (circa 6 years ago now) and was due to intensive work pressures and a lot of imposed and self-inflicted unachievable targets/conditions. It caused no end of illnesses and problems (intestinal etc) which I still occasionally get recurring today. I gained a lot of weight (some lose it), my skin went to pot and my 12 year relationship suffered irrecoverably.
Stress is not all in the mind, but that is where it starts.
Everyone - with or without realising it - experience some form of stress each day of their lives. It mostly goes unnoticed, since we all have our individual ways of dealing with it. A trip to the coffee machine, or getting some fresh air, or even hovering at someone else�s desk for a chat/bit of banter, is often our way of subconsciously dealing with undetected stress or the cliche "stress management". In fact, most people don�t realise it at all � as per your Q.
Even these mild or short bursts of stress can lead to a general reduction in our wellbeing, immune systems, and health/mental state. As said above, a lot of illnesses are attributed to prolonged stress and anxiety. When our stress levels get out of control, so do our bodily functions (biologically and chemically speaking).
Again, as said above, it affects each individual in different ways, as each individual responds and deals with it (psychologically or subconsciously, that is) in our own ways. Our bodies never lie, and even if you think you are not stressed, the signs are often there. This is why a healthy diet and exercise and lots of �down� time should be a prerequisite within your daily and weekly life. Many employers recognise this as a promotion of work/life balance. It is very real.
In my own personal experience, it lasted for about a year (circa 6 years ago now) and was due to intensive work pressures and a lot of imposed and self-inflicted unachievable targets/conditions. It caused no end of illnesses and problems (intestinal etc) which I still occasionally get recurring today. I gained a lot of weight (some lose it), my skin went to pot and my 12 year relationship suffered irrecoverably.
Stress is not all in the mind, but that is where it starts.
Hey, you've already had some great advice on here.
HJT40 described "giving yourself a talking to".
Thats what works with me really, I had Cognitive Behavior Therapy which basically tought you to ask yourself if what your anxious about is a rational fear or not.
If you find you cant do this by yourself, go to your GP and find out if there is anywhere you can go locally to receive something like CBT.
I've heard of the elastic band technique but I thought it was used as an alternative to self harm. Mind you I can understand how it would also work for anxiety.
Anyway, hope this helps x
HJT40 described "giving yourself a talking to".
Thats what works with me really, I had Cognitive Behavior Therapy which basically tought you to ask yourself if what your anxious about is a rational fear or not.
If you find you cant do this by yourself, go to your GP and find out if there is anywhere you can go locally to receive something like CBT.
I've heard of the elastic band technique but I thought it was used as an alternative to self harm. Mind you I can understand how it would also work for anxiety.
Anyway, hope this helps x
OMG how ignorant can one person be???????????????????
Roman shame on ya -!!!! -you obv havent suffered.
Sherman --I have suffered sporadically for the best part of 15yrs.
I dont want to be specific as that can be counter productive -all I can say is that you will get there in the end -you fundamentally have to deal with things in our personal life -PM anytime and I can help you -promise xxx
Roman shame on ya -!!!! -you obv havent suffered.
Sherman --I have suffered sporadically for the best part of 15yrs.
I dont want to be specific as that can be counter productive -all I can say is that you will get there in the end -you fundamentally have to deal with things in our personal life -PM anytime and I can help you -promise xxx
I suffered with anxiety and panic attacks many years ago.....it started when i was young and first working in NYC.I started to have probs coping with the underground and open spaces...i felt trapped in either. The natural tendency of the body is 'fight or flight'....we want to run away from anything percieved as a threat. i learned over a long period of time to face whatever my fears were.....I still feel discomfort sometimes-but i know the threats are not real. Make sure you have supportive friends...and,yes..talk to your GP
I am also the sherman and i just want to say thanks. I think i have a mild form of it as most days i am fine but when it does hit me boy can it mess me up! so cheers everyone
Raggy your obviously a fugging kunt who has nothing better to do than put people down in a time of hurt. i'd much rather have anxiety than be an ignorant piece of crap that doesnt deserve the power of cognitive thought.
Raggy your obviously a fugging kunt who has nothing better to do than put people down in a time of hurt. i'd much rather have anxiety than be an ignorant piece of crap that doesnt deserve the power of cognitive thought.
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