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I went to an Understanding Anxiety course today. Only 7 people turned up though, which meant that the trainer focused on individuals a fair bit. I felt like I was back at school and didn't know what to say really a lot of the time.
I did realise that my anxiety is like a secret that I actually struggle to talk about. I know I've had years of therapy, and I did sort of talk about it there, and I understand a lot. But there's definitely this secretiveness about it for me, probably because of the way that I was brought up. Can you help me talk about my anxiety? Thanks. |
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It can be very anxiety provoking to talk about anxiety. Would it help if you wrote a description about it? Maybe start by describing colors surrounding your emotions. I’m no therapist. This idea just came to me as a suggestion for you to comfortably express yourself.
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Thanks.
Well, it's foggy outside this morning, and that's kind of what my anxiety is like, grey and foggy. It sits there and it lingers and I can't see through it. |
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For me understanding my anxiety doesn't make it go away or any easier to manage.
Being triggered happens long before I can catch it. I am not very good at being aware of my feelings. I find it more helpful to keep a small life, cut out people who trigger me and focus on the nice things that happen. I guess I try and avoid anxiety until I have no choice and it grabs me, suffocates and terrorises me. In reality in is with me most of the time in varying degrees. I have now got Panic disorder as a result of so much stress from the outside world. I have made friends with a paper bag to breathe in and out of. I wish there was an answer that would cure us.... I hope your course can help |
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My anxiety can also terrorise me, so I can totally empathise with that. So sorry that you've developed panics so intensely. I used to get pretty severe panic attacks too, though they've thankfully lessened over the years, partly because of therapy and partly because of meds. But I know I'll live with anxiety for the rest of my life, since I started out life very anxious from birth and early attachment trauma, and everything else in my life from then on just added to it. Thanks for your good wishes. Quote:
But then I also get triggered, mostly by people looking at me, and I feel that they're staring at me and laughing at me, like all the girls who bullied/peer abused me at school did. I also can't deal with anyone behind me, because of how they followed me and assaulted me back then. I'm slightly better than I used to me in that I don't have major public meltdowns about it, but I am still very obviously anxious. |
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Sorry I just got back to you. You’re starting to talk. If you’re around keep going.
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