The Anxiety Thread
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On planes when nobody pays attention to the whole here's what you do if we crash speech. I'm gonna die because these people were too busy playing Candy Crush.0
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Just about everything causes me anxiety. I would never leave the house if I didn't worry so much about people thinking there was something wrong with me for not leaving the house. So I get anxiety about going anywhere and I get anxiety when I haven't gone anywhere in a while. It's weird. If I was true to myself I'd probably leave the house once a week for produce and do the rest of my shopping online and never go anywhere or do anything unless I had the urge to. But I worry too much about what other people think about me so I force myself to go out and do things and end up an exhausted wreck from the anxiety it causes by the time I get back home.1
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I have diagnosed generalized anxiety so... literally everything.. and a lot of times nothing at all!
Large groups of people in unruly situations makes me extremely anxious to the point where I avoid them, though.0 -
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UrBaconMeCr8zy wrote: »Having left over food on my plate
Tell me about it......I worked out in the sun all day and it must have affected me. I stopped at one of my favorite places to eat and ordered the delicious short ribs.....and couldn't finish them....I'm a failure....3 -
Kinda had an anxiety attack on here a few days ago after posting up my daily calorie intake was 1100. Water under the bridge now but at that time their replies 'at me' and not 'to me' knocked me back a bit! After my little 'pity party' lol!, reflected and the best thing really was, they were addressing what was important for our health and seriousness of underfeeding, not recommended. I am thankful for that and for reality check I got. Good always outweighs the little bad. Cheers2
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laprimaJenny wrote: »UrBaconMeCr8zy wrote: »Having left over food on my plate
Tell me about it......I worked out in the sun all day and it must have affected me. I stopped at one of my favorite places to eat and ordered the delicious short ribs.....and couldn't finish them....I'm a failure....
Think about all the starving children in the world?! How dare you leave food on your plate. Those were my mother’s words to me consistently when I was a child. Now that guilt is engraved in my mind.
Well I did bring them home and had them for breakfast.....:)2 -
laprimaJenny wrote: »laprimaJenny wrote: »UrBaconMeCr8zy wrote: »Having left over food on my plate
Tell me about it......I worked out in the sun all day and it must have affected me. I stopped at one of my favorite places to eat and ordered the delicious short ribs.....and couldn't finish them....I'm a failure....
Think about all the starving children in the world?! How dare you leave food on your plate. Those were my mother’s words to me consistently when I was a child. Now that guilt is engraved in my mind.
Well I did bring them home and had them for breakfast.....:)
Wait! What?! Short ribs for breakfast..... sounds healthy.
A great source of protein
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I need some protein3
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I'm starting to get a little anxious that @caco_ethes will never tell us what the 3 questions are.0
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invisiblewoman5 wrote: »I’m freaking out about ticks and Lyme disease. And knowing this lady I’m seeing standing over there but not remembering where I know her from.
Eye seeeee youuu1 -
My family, work-life, taking care of children, cleaning my room, paperwork, going to the Dr., Starting anything new, ummmm, so basically life in general... Lol1
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I'm starting to get a little anxious that @caco_ethes will never tell us what the 3 questions are.
What if they’re different for everyone?1 -
Agathokakological wrote: »Just about everything causes me anxiety. I would never leave the house if I didn't worry so much about people thinking there was something wrong with me for not leaving the house. So I get anxiety about going anywhere and I get anxiety when I haven't gone anywhere in a while. It's weird. If I was true to myself I'd probably leave the house once a week for produce and do the rest of my shopping online and never go anywhere or do anything unless I had the urge to. But I worry too much about what other people think about me so I force myself to go out and do things and end up an exhausted wreck from the anxiety it causes by the time I get back home.
My Dad has anxiety about going out. He was in an accident a few years ago which left him in pain most of the time. He never leaves the house now, does all his shopping online, if there's something he can't get delivered I get it for him. He very sadly missed my Brother's wedding because of it too.1 -
I’m failing at replying to messages and it’s making me anxious2
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Caco dont let it get to you1
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Going to the doctor makes me anxious.
Bees/wasps/hornets make me anxious.
Testing makes me VERY anxious.
The worst thing of all is that I often worry that I’ll never find another job...
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caco_ethes wrote: »0
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NewlifeinNW wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »
See? They’re vicious!2 -
Traffic. The instant I hit traffic I start to panic that I will need the bathroom -- which of course spirals into me actually needing the bathroom.1
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Things falling apart - some rational fears that I can't let go of, many irrational fears. When things go well I expect that something will rob me of my happiness. When things are tough I expect them to get worse. My brain is hardwired that way, it's just the way I am - accepting I am that way helps me recognize it and move on
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Eating in public makes me obnoxiously anxious. I feel bad turning down invites to go out... Which also makes me anxious.
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laprimaJenny wrote: »Clever_User_Name wrote: »Shopping for a new house
I actually enjoy the searching part. It’s the packing, moving and unpacking that gives me anxiety.
It is in the top 3 most stressful life experiences apparently.2 -
I've learnt to view my anxiety as just thoughts; when I'm calm I can let them go and not engage with them. Unfortunately, if I don't train I have a lot of excess adrenaline in my body, this makes it A LOT harder to not engage with the thoughts as the adrenaline tricks my mind into reacting to the "threat"; typically your body only produces adrenaline in response to an actual real life situation so the mind assumes that the anxious thoughts must be reality.
Anywoo, I'm having to use mindfulness and trying not to react to triggers, to try to re-wire myself. In August, it will be two years since I was able to consistently train; at present I have an overly tight glute which is limiting my ability to exercise to the required intensity as the muscles in my glute and around my sij tighten up causing pain.
Still, I'm just doing my stretching and gradually making progress so hopefully I'll be back training before the end of the year. Till then I will just try to do things that scare me, practice my relaxtiob techniques and try to remain as calm as I can.1
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