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Sgrissom
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I did it!
Anxiety Support / by Sgrissom
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 July 12th, 2021
...See more One of my current hurdles was having the confidence to start running, which I have been for about a week at a school track near my house, but I also wanted to gain the confidence of being able to run in my neighborhoods rather than the school mostly because when school starts the kids will be out on the field practicing. Well, I made a ven diagram about running (one of the coping skills I learned) and today I just went for it, and I felt even better than on the field. I really felt a sense of peace and freedom.
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Crying
Anxiety Support / by Sgrissom
Last post
 July 11th, 2021
...See more Hello, this is my first time posting, and also my first month of actively looking for help besides YouTube videos in regards to my mental health. I was wondering does anyone else break down and cry as a symptom? I've always done this even as a child, and it's so embarrassing. I never hear or read about anyone having this particular problem. It's usually sweating, rapid heart rate (which I also experience, but usually only during anxiety attacks when I'm alone), or even vomiting. I always cry, and it doesn't matter if it's confrontational or just a chat. I can feel it coming, and sometimes I can distract myself enough to just get wet blurry eyes. However, If I'm talking to a group of supervisors, or if I feel like I'm being judged, in trouble, disappointing someone, ect. 9 out of 10 times it will result in me crying in front of everyone. I don't know what to do. If I know I have a meeting of sorts I'll take a pen and sometimes a notebook as a distractor, and every now and then I'll get lucky and it works, but my voice still gets shaky, and my mind isn't as sharp, so of course I'll end up thinking days, weeks, years later about that one moment, and how I wish I could have done or said certain things differently.
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