Anxiety, are there any success stories?

Things change I've changed · 5 Apr 2011 at 14:54

Hello, I've decided to tackle my anxiety, but the thing is I've been having a good read up on peoples experiences with anxiety and I'm struggling to find many people that have fully combated it which is quite unsettling tbh, I had a search of these forums and it seem to yield the same results so I'm wondering if there are any of you out there that can throw some success stories my way to help restore my confidence to tackling this issue.

Thank you.

Drake5 · 5 Apr 2011 at 14:55

What type of anxiety do you have? In my own experience, anxiety is something you'll never get rid of, you just learn how to manage it with proper guidance etc.

Things change I've changed · 5 Apr 2011 at 14:58

Tom_D said:
What type of anxiety do you have? In my own experience, anxiety is something you'll never get rid of, you just learn how to manage it with proper guidance etc.

Travelling, be it in cars, buses etc, I guess it's the feeling of being stuck, out of control etc, it's a problem I've had for years.

Lysander · 5 Apr 2011 at 14:59

I used to get anxiety and panic attacks. I changed my job, my flat, and my girlfriend within the same few months and they went away. I just didn't like my life and it stressed me out.

Morba · 5 Apr 2011 at 15:00

Just get and do it, again and again and again. make it normal.

you are anxious about breaking out of your comfort zone, the only way of beating that is to..... beat it.

Twentyone · 5 Apr 2011 at 15:01

Well my friend had bad anxiety issues and she is a totally different person now. She even travelled to Japan alone and lived there for half a year. If someone told me that five years ago I wouldn't have believed it to be honest.

She was just thrown into it to deal with but obviously it's different for everyone

Von Smallhausen · 5 Apr 2011 at 15:02

We all have bouts of anxiety and feelings of a low ebb. I have a stressful job that can generate a lot of it by the the very nature of what it can entail.

I find exercise helps massively. A run or a long walk and knocking seven bells out of a punch bag.

Face your fears and tackle them.

I am not a doctor but moping around is not the answer.

Biohazard · 5 Apr 2011 at 15:02

learn to drive yourself. buses are safe normally they are big, plus there is lots of room for you to float around should it go horribly wrong just hold on.

don't go on a plane without diazepam. or not at all.

sorted

jp_bl_68 · 5 Apr 2011 at 15:06

lowrider007 said:
Travelling, be it in cars, buses etc, I guess it's the feeling of being stuck, out of control etc, it's a problem I've had for years.

I used to have something similar. I'd sweat, my heart would race, I'd feel sick and like I might pass out. It got pretty bad towards the end.

Medication has helped a great deal but it's not a solution. I'm currently on a waiting list for some sort of therapy/guided therapy for social anxiety and a few other problems. Hopefully it will prove useful.

Things change I've changed · 5 Apr 2011 at 15:11

Morba said:
Just get and do it, again and again and again. make it normal.

This is what I was thinking my first approach should be, attempt to hit it head on and try to retrain my brain, that kind of approach makes logical sense to me, my mum has offered to help with her car.

Von Smallhausen said:
I find exercise helps massively. A run or a long walk and knocking seven bells out of a punch bag.

I do usually feel better and more relaxed after physical activities, was thinking about taking up a bit of jogging.

Anyway I have an appointment with the Doc at 4, going to grab some med's as a safety net while I'm attempting to tackle this.

Robert1986 · 5 Apr 2011 at 15:16

Morba said:
beat it.

Helps with my anxiety. :cool:

and meds make you worse because you end up depending on them... and when you come off them...whooooooooooooooooosh.

I say, change your diet, eat more fruit.

Dj_Jestar · 5 Apr 2011 at 15:19

Whilst logically it is sound to simply "beat it" or "get on with it", emotionally it's not easy - not even slightly. Try easing youself into it. Take some headphones and a book to distract you whilst you are on public transport, and other such activities to stop you focusing on the fact that you are on a bus etc. If you feel a wave of anxiety coming on, start counting backwards from 300 in sevens or similar (i.e. something that will require concentration).

TheDean · 5 Apr 2011 at 15:20

Von Smallhausen said:
We all have bouts of anxiety and feelings of a low ebb. I have a stressful job that can generate a lot of it by the the very nature of what it can entail.

I find exercise helps massively. A run or a long walk and knocking seven bells out of a punch bag.

Face your fears and tackle them.

I am not a doctor but moping around is not the answer.

Some good advice here

lowrider007 said:
going to grab some med's as a safety net while I'm attempting to tackle this.

Don't, whatever you do, let him give you anything addictive. Also, if you have lasted so long without drugs, you don't need them mate. So many use them as a crutch, and the side effects are numerous!

Morba · 5 Apr 2011 at 15:22

Dj_Jestar said:
Whilst logically it is sound to simply "beat it" or "get on with it", emotionally it's not easy - not even slightly. Try easing youself into it. Take some headphones and a book to distract you whilst you are on public transport, and other such activities to stop you focusing on the fact that you are on a bus etc.

So, you say its not easy to beat it by just getting on with it then you advise to just get on a bus. Is that not the same thing?

Dj_Jestar · 5 Apr 2011 at 15:27

Morba said:
So, you say its not easy to beat it by just getting on with it then you advise to just get on a bus. Is that not the same thing?

Nope, because I am advising to distract from the point that you are on the bus. Not just get on a bus.

Things change I've changed · 5 Apr 2011 at 15:27

TheDean said:
Some good advice here

Don't, whatever you do, let him give you anything addictive. Also, if you have lasted so long without drugs, you don't need them mate. So many use them as a crutch, and the side effects are numerous!

I just want them as a precaution, I don't really want to take them unless I have to, I'm not fond of medications myself.

Morba · 5 Apr 2011 at 15:28

Dj_Jestar said:
Nope, because I am advising to distract from the point that you are on the bus. Not just get on a bus.

But you are saying he should...... get on a bus

Dj_Jestar · 5 Apr 2011 at 15:28

Morba said:
But you are saying he should...... get on a bus

And you are... not reading properly and/or trolling

Morba · 5 Apr 2011 at 15:29

You are agreeing with me but saying that you are not agreeing, which is odd

Dj_Jestar · 5 Apr 2011 at 15:33

*sigh*

Go ahead Morba, claim a victory. It's clear what I was suggesting is not the same as "just get on with it", but I'll concede, just for you.

Anxiety, are there any success stories?

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