Anxiety: Beating it might be easier than you think !

[MrAdversity]

Hello All,

 

Its been awhile, and life has surely thrown me a few curve balls here and there in past 2 years! In short it started with me moving out and in with the new GF (who is now the fiance lol).

 

In the process of the move I got the flu, followed by a nasty sinus infection. Lost a good amount of weight in the process because of the antibiotics and thats when it all started going downhill.

 

A year later we went away and i went through my first panic attack, (woke up in a full body shiver from the AC in the hotel running all night and basically freaked out). From that point on life was different, i was anticipating all kinds of bad things happening to myself (diagnosed with health phenemonon and generalized anxiety disorder). I realized after that night i was not invicible as I once thought and it really threw my whole perspective of life off! I was no longer having fun, spaced out, barely having an a drive to eat good food etc. i was worried all the time doing new things, and eventually had to go see a Cognitive therapist.

 

To shorten this some a year with the Cognitive specialist put back some perspective, helped me lessen my generalized anxiety and gave me some more confidence to a degree. I had some relapses after i stopped treatment (going to a far wedding was a real test for me) but i get through them.

 

Fast forward to this summer, didn't work really, appetite was barely there which sucks and drive to do things started declining again. Lost some more weight which really sucks because people started to notice now (face wise) and i thought i would never get myself out of it. I tossed back the ideas of medication but i couldn't get myself to do it.

 

Finally i realize my life wasn't going where i wanted it to go, so i made a big change. Go back to school and start a completely new career. Eat more good foods, more often and stay positive as often as i can. Well my friends its as easy as that, what i have discovered it pretty amazing! Keeping yourself so busy with tasks, anticipation of things coming up (like a party or friend/family get together), looking forward to a meal, i mean anything the sky is the limit, hell even laundry can take your mind off of things for awhile really really helps and with consistency it will change your mindset i promise you that!

 

The longer you keep yourself on a schedule of being busy (for me classes at night with tests and work during the day, coupled with events coming up with friends etc.) has really change things around for me. Its amazing because any anxiety thoughts which were my downfall (the dreaded cycle) do not stick anymore because my mind is so much more consumed with other things. My sleep pattern and my food intake have dramatically increased and things are finally looking up!

 

This may not be the solution for everyone but honestly i had it bad for awhile, went through all the symptoms and solutions from therapists to internet self help things and what i have found out is while i am not cured it really is all in our minds and if you can change that pattern in anyway (for me keeping busy is key, not for a day but for weeks/months in advance) you can change the nasty habit of dwelling on things and letting them stick. I can't even tell you the amount of days i would wake up with this adrenaline feeling all day.

 

Good luck my friends, take it one day at a time, and you will get through it, remember keeping eating, stay positive, do things you normally would, don't flee, and have fun whenever you can -

[MrAdversity]

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