Struggling with Anxiety: Need Help!

Taking a bath and putting my face under the water helps to ground me. Get some Dr. Teal’s for aromatherapy. The hot water will soothe your muscles and hopefully help with the tingly feeling. Wishing you the best.

Meds!!! I’m a big proponent of them. They save and change lives. Of course they aren’t for everyone, but whenever I have been at my lowest in my anxiety and nothing else has helped, the only thing that will is medication. (Other times medication doesn’t help, and coping strategies don’t help, and I just do my best to keep my head above water). An alternative or supplement to medication is weed. It’s not for everyone. It can exacerbate anxiety in some people and calm it in others, so it may be a risk. But it helps me a lot and calms my nervous system down. Of course, if you’re taking any kind of drug - SSRIs, weed, or other - it’s always good to continue or add coping routines. I like journaling and stretching/yoga.

If youre determined to go on meds for this i promise you want to avoid benzos. If you miss a dose your panic attacks will come back 100x worse, my withdrawal from it lasted for months where i could not sleep at all or drive or walk into a store. Ive been on 30+ meds, many for anxiety and honestly would not recommend going on anything for it if you can avoid it because anything that truly works comes with nasty side effects and physical dependence

When I get into a situation like that I have to choose distance I have to remove myself from the uncomfortable situation(s)

Littlebit you need to talk to your counselor or doctor and get a letter and you need to get your animal into training asap. But... Even without training animals can sense a "pack" members hormones (which we give off differently for the different things we are feeling/experiencing) so if you have an animal that isn't "trained" for you they can still help. My Pitt (rescue) has become my husband's esa with no training. At the same time he helps me. It's not as close or dedicated a bond but when it's bad he knows. Today was a VERY high pain day. He spent the whole day curled up into my back as hard as he could. No encouragement needed. The pressure and warmth of him there helped alleviate some of my pain :)

Hi! Personally, journaling helps me a little bit, but nothing was enough until I got on Citalopram. I'm on an extremely low dose and it has helped so much. I find myself finally able to relax and enjoy being with my friends and family again.

Mrssteeie1. How do you get a ESA ?? And turtie.lover anxiety is a very hard thing to manage hope you the best

I’ve had issues with anxiety, too, especially accompanied by that awful feeling in my stomach. It’s not easy, but accepting these feelings instead of fighting against them has helped me. I usually have to actually say to myself “I accept this anxiety, I accept this uncomfortable feeling in my stomach, I am safe, it will be okay…” It’s tough, but this method often helps me feel better.

I’ve tried biofeedback and it really gave me many tools in managing my feelings and my anxiety, I think you should try it

Deep pressure has been my life saver though

They can even retrieve meds as needed and alert emergency response!!!

I second the ESA! If you find that you need more help in public, you can train the dog to do tasks for you, such as find exits, alert to increased heart rate, apply deep pressure therapy to help an episode pass quicker, ect. my service dog helps with all of those tasks for me.

🙏 I wish I had some sound and guaranteed advice. Sadly I don't. But if you haven't tried it I would recommend an ESA. Any animal can do this job. Animals are a great way to help control attacks. You can train them to recognize the signs and help you though it

I've tried walking, but I also pace when I'm anxious. Right now, I have that feeling in my stomach where it tells me that my anxiety is coming up