Talk with me about your issues. I think talking will helpful
Talking to the listeners on this forum has helped me in dealing with my anxiety. Journaling, breathing exercises, and Zoloft have also been keeping my anxiety under control.
I have found this thinking helpful to me. I consider anxiety as a "mode" that the body has for addressing curtain kind of problems. Specifically anxiety, at least for me, tends to be useful for maintaining vigilance. It keeps the mind focused and alert. So it's actually pretty useful (even kind of cool) if you think about it. For me it makes sense that if you know about a problem quite well, then you typically aren't anxious about it. Take public speaking, often times people are very anxious or even scared to speak in front of a crowd. But with practice, the person gains confidence, sheds the unknown, and no longer feels any need for extra vigilance. They are familiar with the event. They know what to expect and how to deal with the possible outcomes successfully. So if you are anxious about something specific, I'd suggest learning about how other people have successfully dealt with it and or even just make plans about how to deal with it. (Cognitive behavioral therapy is a good means of this.) Whatever makes you feel like you understand the solution-space better. If it is a nebulous anxiety and not specific, then just sit at ease with this positive outlook on how anxiety is helpful and a good thing and the anxiety will pass. The nature of anxiety is that it is just trying to help you succeed with whatever you are focusing on. If you change what you are focusing on, your body's "mode" will change too. I hope that this long comment is helpful to you. Wishing you happiness.
