Default Anxiety Setting
Hello, I'm completely new to this place and hoping to connect with a lot of you guys.
My 1st question: Does anyone have what I consider a default anxiety setting? When eventhough all is going stable & could potenially get better, the feeling of anxiety tries to creep in through any door it can. For reasons, I might never understand but hope to one day, mine is something happening to my car. Such as, it out of nowhere breaks or an accident happens & it drains most or all of my money & cause a domino effect of bad things. And this concern only might go away if something else takes it's place.
I'm sorry if this sounds like the least of things to have anxiety. I have other worse traumas to workthrough, but like I said, it's a default anxiety setting.
Am I alone here?
Hey there! I can kinda relate, I’ve read around and it could be Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) where the anxiety is persistent and constant no matter what. In my case though, I think it’s just a case of a dysregulated nervous system - basically my body is stuck in fight or flight mode.
I’ve been doing a lot of deep breathing exercises, yoga, meditation, listening to parasympathetic nervous system calming frequencies and what not. Seems to help!
@TealQueen90
Hello and welcome <3
Anxiety or anxiety disorders can usually make a person feel a constant state of anxiety, even when nothing may be wrong. When a person has anxiety, their nervous system is dysregulated, so the fight/flight/fawn/freeze instinct can trigger in situations that it doesn't need to, and leave you in a constant state of anxiety.
It's important to have ways to care for yourself to help regulate your nervous system and keep you calm. You could try creating a safe space for yourself with weighted blankets, fuzzy slippers, books, stuffed animals, etc., where you can give yourself room to feel all the emotions, keep what helps you, and let go of what doesn't. Meditating and breathing exercises also help regulate things :) <3
You got this!
You're not alone. I've been diagnosed with GAD along with a few other anxiety disorders(you can see all in my bio) and it does sound like it may be that. I've been doing CBT and EMDR weekly but I'm also taking medication to help manage the physical symptoms it causes me, light headedness and nausea.
