Im new to this
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Minneapolis MN
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Welcome!
It gets better. Do you have any local support? AA worked wonders for me (although I was scared to death to walk in the 1st night)
Take a walk, read a book, change your habits from your drinking days. It will get easier, but I hope that you can get around some other sober people - it helps!
JMHS
It gets better. Do you have any local support? AA worked wonders for me (although I was scared to death to walk in the 1st night)
Take a walk, read a book, change your habits from your drinking days. It will get easier, but I hope that you can get around some other sober people - it helps!
JMHS
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Connecticut.
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Hi Timinator! Great name. Welcome to SR. I am sorry you are having a bad time with anxiety.Keep in mind you are doing a great thing for yourself by choosing recovery. I had bad anxiety too, in the begining.It does pass.Anything you can do to take your mind off it?Stick around and read a bit. You will find that you are not alone.
Bless, Trish
Bless, Trish
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: midwest
Posts: 148
Warm bath, warm milk, calm music, and maybe try some GABA, supposed to support a calm mood. How about a good book? Stay away from caffeine. If you have a SA at home perhaps you can get a back rub or a foot massage. Works for me. Good luck.
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Way 2 Go on 6 days so far! Any suggestions for taming the Anxiety Beast? Mmmm.
1. Unplug the TV and hide the remote.
2. Listen to a relaxation CD, like Cool Meadows or Desert Thunder.
3. Put a pouch of Catnip (nepeta cateria) under your pillow. If you have cats, you may have to fight them over it.
Or get a catnip toy for them too!
1. Unplug the TV and hide the remote.
2. Listen to a relaxation CD, like Cool Meadows or Desert Thunder.
3. Put a pouch of Catnip (nepeta cateria) under your pillow. If you have cats, you may have to fight them over it.
Or get a catnip toy for them too! JUST DO IT!!
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Welcome to SR and we are so so glad that you are here and one thing that I have found is to get into action, just do something to keep your mind busy, like watch a movie, read, writing is good, SR will help, work, whatever it takes hope that you KCB and I will send a thought and prayer your way.
Love Vic
Love Vic
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