What Helps You With Your Anxiety?

[Falconfox]

Pretty self explanatory. Thought I was getting better mentally then I had a upsetting spike while trying to sleep, perceived a problem and down the rabbit hole I go. Seems like all my ear problems come down to me being overly anxious/hyper sensitive.
For me I've been drinking this Bob Marley relaxation drink which seems to be a semi-good short term solution (like 3 hours). Taking walks with loved ones also helps a little, anything to keep me positive. How about y'all?

 

[Gr8fulDude]

Regular outdoor exercise, deep breathing and Mary Jane.

 

[glynis]

Deep breathing can help and do all you can take the stress out of your life.
.....lots of love glynis

 

[user5871]

Cardio

 

[glynis]

Talking therapy can be a great help for anxiety...lots of love glynis

 

[Mad maggot]

Anxiety is caused by thought. Anxious thoughts such as "this T is never going away. I can't live like this," or "what if it gets worse." These are what causes anxiety. If you can sift through your thoughts (writing them down as they pop into your head can help because we have so many thoughts fly thru our head in seconds!) once you pinpoint the thought or thoughts that are causing you to feel anxious you can answer them with a positive reply. Even if you don't really believe the positive answers at first just keep trying. Anxiety does not create the negative thoughts. Negative and frightening thoughts create the feeling of anxiety. So controlling your thinking is what will rid you of the feeling of being anxious. Or at least reduce the anxiety because I'm not sure whether we can get one hundred percent total control or not.

 

[Sailboardman]

For me, placing a loaded gun to my head, with the safety off, provides a few minutes, of anxiety relief.
};-)

 

[Bertman]

ativan

 

[Mark Beehre]

A quiet ear day!

 

[Falconfox]

@Mad maggot Interesting stuff. I wonder if this is what CBT is all about. Just started seeing a therapist and this is what I think we'll be working towards, got some homework requiring me to link thoughts to feeling, it's a bit of a bummer how slow it goes though, and my fears are so irrational sometimes.

 

[Telis]

For me, placing a loaded gun to my head, with the safety off, provides a few minutes, of anxiety relief.
};-)

Kind of same here, not quite to that extent but thoughts of death and this all coming to an end make me feel at ease at times.

 

[Mad maggot]

@Mad maggot Interesting stuff. I wonder if this is what CBT is all about. Just started seeing a therapist and this is what I think we'll be working towards, got some homework requiring me to link thoughts to feeling, it's a bit of a bummer how slow it goes though, and my fears are so irrational sometimes.

It can be slow but once you can do it well the results are so much better than medications and give lasting relief.

 

[Mad maggot]

Kind of same here, not quite to that extent but thoughts of death and this all coming to an end make me feel at ease at times.

That's terrible. I feel so bad for you. Youve done amazingly with this.

 

[Falconfox]

@Mad maggot, I'll keep at it for sure, nothing to lose and quite a lot to gain. Seems like I'll have to do some self learned CBT on the side to see if I can speed up progress though. Half the time the irrational nature of the fears is more frustrating than the anxiety they cause, makes me feel like a doofus.

 

[Telis]

That's terrible. I feel so bad for you. Youve done amazingly with this.

Thx...you are too sweet. It's tough because part of the struggle is beating your self up because you aren't doing a better job coping.

 

[derpytia]

I tried CBT and it works only sometimes when my anxiety is truly brought on by thought. But sometimes it doesn't work because quite honestly, I could be having a good time and thinking happy thoughts and then BAM! I get the anxiety feeling in my stomach. It's like getting hit with a freight train or something. A little hard lemonade sometimes works...

 

[dan]

Thx...you are too sweet. It's tough because part of the struggle is beating your self up because you aren't doing a better job coping.

Just out for a rip are ya bud? Just out for a rip?

 

[Telis]

Just out for a rip are ya bud? Just out for a rip?

Oooooooh...f--k ya bud.

 

[Mad maggot]

I tried CBT and it works only sometimes when my anxiety is truly brought on by thought. But sometimes it doesn't work because quite honestly, I could be having a good time and thinking happy thoughts and then BAM! I get the anxiety feeling in my stomach. It's like getting hit with a freight train or something. A little hard lemonade sometimes works...

This might not be true anxiety then. Perhaps you aren't breathing correctly or something is happening causing a physical problem that mimics a panic attack even though you aren't panicking? But you can have thoughts in your mind that are difficult to pinpoint because we can have so many go through our minds literally in seconds. So there could be a thought that is somewhere beneath the surface, easy to find ones, that could be doing it. The brain is tricky!

 

[Mad maggot]

@Mad maggot, I'll keep at it for sure, nothing to lose and quite a lot to gain. Seems like I'll have to do some self learned CBT on the side to see if I can speed up progress though. Half the time the irrational nature of the fears is more frustrating than the anxiety they cause, makes me feel like a doofus.

You're not a doofus and that's all fairly typical normal experience.

 

[Tamika]

Mountain biking single-track flat out downhill, skidding, airborne, right on the edge of control - total focus. That is about the only thing that makes anxiety disappear for a short while for me.

Told my psychologist that maybe I should take up base jumping for added relief - LOL

 

[linearb]

Meditation, including some fairly specific practices that I've figured out over a long period of time.

Exercise and hot baths are nice, too. Hikes in the woods.