ANXIETY- how do other's deal with this.
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Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 60
Exercise - the gym helps more then anything.
The gym always makes me feel better but I tested it , I purposely went to the gym right before a crowded AA meeting and I absolutely had less of that anxiety ick and I don't think it was a any kind of placebo effect where it only worked cause I thought it would.
The gym always makes me feel better but I tested it , I purposely went to the gym right before a crowded AA meeting and I absolutely had less of that anxiety ick and I don't think it was a any kind of placebo effect where it only worked cause I thought it would.
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: West Tn
Posts: 3,043
I went to a psychiatrist 18 years ago and got help.
It still works just fine.
No more constant anxiety.
I still work the AA program, pray, read, exercise and try to do other healthy things, but anxiety, to me, is a medical issue, so I went to a physician.
It still works just fine.
No more constant anxiety.
I still work the AA program, pray, read, exercise and try to do other healthy things, but anxiety, to me, is a medical issue, so I went to a physician.
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: USA
Posts: 13,560
Honestly, I am not doing too well handling my anxiety. Just starting an prescription to help. I am also trying some meditation app, as well as reading a book by Joyce Meyer about anxiety. I do counseling. I wish I could handle it better, but have had a big back slide last year, and of recent.
It's a day at a time.
It's a day at a time.
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Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 1,476
Like many here have posted, exercise and being outside is my cure for anxiety. A brisk walk/run, 45 min daily is all I need. After 10 min or so, I'm in "the zone" and I feel like I can do anything. I also do strength training a few days as well.
Starting the day off by getting my blood moving sets me up for the entire day. I feel relaxed and energetic, I eat well (best meal is a protein shake after my workout) and I sleep better.
Starting the day off by getting my blood moving sets me up for the entire day. I feel relaxed and energetic, I eat well (best meal is a protein shake after my workout) and I sleep better.
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: NSW - Australia
Posts: 14,594
The best I can do Phoenix is the slow walk in the outdoors, sit in the park with a thermos of tea and read the newspaper. A slow 60 minutes.
I used to get anxious because I wasn't doing the miraculous and running marathons, abseiling, etc., like I saw others doing, but now feel only able to walk in the outdoors taking it slow and observing nature in a mindful way. It's the best I can do at present. It's a start.
My love to you Phoenix.
I used to get anxious because I wasn't doing the miraculous and running marathons, abseiling, etc., like I saw others doing, but now feel only able to walk in the outdoors taking it slow and observing nature in a mindful way. It's the best I can do at present. It's a start.
My love to you Phoenix.
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Sacramento, California
Posts: 46
I have OCD., trichotillomania more specifically. I had grown out my hair for a year and was doing so well, and just in the last couple weeks I have pulled it all out and am very nearly bald! Feel so ashamed and overwhelmed with despair. Will take so long to grow back and that's if I can stop doing it anyway.
I have come to the chat here and some kind soul is listening to me ramble.
I've been sober 4 years, so very gratful that's not on my plate or an option for dealing right now
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I have come to the chat here and some kind soul is listening to me ramble.
I've been sober 4 years, so very gratful that's not on my plate or an option for dealing right now
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: toledo, ohio
Posts: 94
Exercise is the only thing I see different from what you did and what I did. Running is an awesome stress relieving tool.
I haven't had regular panic attacks in a few years now. I have done running, yoga, weight lifting, and p90X. Running and Yoga are by far my favorites as far as stress relief goes.
But keep yourself balanced too. Sometimes when I put too much on my plate, often in the name of relieving stress, I end up creating more stress and anxiety.
I have to stay balanced but also not use staying balanced as an excuse to altogether stop doing things that I need to be doing in recovery to keep myself balanced and happy.
I haven't had regular panic attacks in a few years now. I have done running, yoga, weight lifting, and p90X. Running and Yoga are by far my favorites as far as stress relief goes.
But keep yourself balanced too. Sometimes when I put too much on my plate, often in the name of relieving stress, I end up creating more stress and anxiety.
I have to stay balanced but also not use staying balanced as an excuse to altogether stop doing things that I need to be doing in recovery to keep myself balanced and happy.
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: California
Posts: 2,802
I've had brutal anxiety since I was a kid. I self medicated big time! It was only when I went into rehab a couple years ago that I was finally diagnosed with GAD and got on Neurontin (gabapentin) and Atarax (hydroxyzine). The meds have helped tremendously, and I sincerely doubt I'd be able to maintain my sobriety without them. I live a much healthier life now that I'm not afraid of everything.
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