Hi Jody, I suffer with bad anxiety but its improved a lot, I take meds for 3 years now and things have improved a lot. I have to say the meds are only a smaller part of the improvements but I'm not sure. The most important thing is to focus on something anything and describe it to yourself and take a few quick breaths followed by a few nice slow deep breaths. I declared war on my anxiety and I don't give my triggers a chance to take hold because I've learned to quickly and effectively find any distraction from things as small as looking at a blade of grass and describing it up to sitting through an hour building a model, Life becomes more enjoyable when you find a routine with a little bit of a social life. I had a lot of help from my therapist too!~
Blessings, Day
@jodymc2 Oh no, I am so sorry to hear that you have been suffering from anxiety. My name is Ambereen Haq and I am a trained listener for 7 Cups. Would you feel comfortable as to telling me what has been on your mind that has been causing this anxiety. If you'd like, you are free to PM me and I will be willing to help you as your listener :)