[maze4200]

ok so today is about the 1st day in 2 weeks i havent felt anxiety..whic has been great, but now here is the bad part...now im kinda sitting around waiting for it to hit me??? is that crazy or what...why cant i just go to bed and be happy today was anxiety free.....does this happen to other people?? how do u deal with it..im so close if i can make the turn im out....

[Rhapsody]

Dear Maze,

I hear you girl, for I too feel the same way at times - especially after living with anxiety attacks every minute of every hour of every day of ones life.
BUT I have learned to ENJOY the good days and to COPE with the bad ones as they come.... if you give it an inch it will take your entire mind - fight it!!

Go listen to some soft music with the lights down low and breathe your way into a good sleep. Try squeezing your clinched fist gently together as you breathe (starting with the left fist first - then the right one - repeat) this will help relax you and your stressed out body.... sleep will come in twenty minutes or less.

LoVe,
Rhapsody -

[(JD)]

Breathe. Try to distract your mind away from "waiting" ...hopefully you will eventually over time forget to worry about this... But breathing is one of the best things (we tend to hold our breath when anticipating...and that, in itself can increase our anxiety) TC....

[maze4200]

ok so i was almost ok last night..i was waiting for it to happen that i didnt sleep good....i felt like i had a ball of energy in my chest that would not go away....toda i feel ok too still not anxious...so im trying to get these feelings gone..if i can make that turn i can get out.....so wish me luck

[Greenleaves]

I think maybe you're getting a little anxious about the anxiety coming back. Maybe try to distract yourself with activities so you don't have time to wait around like that.

I wish you the best.

[maze4200]

yea thats the stupid circle....can u give yourself anxiety worrying about anxiety?????2 days so far so good

[Lexicon78]

I'm the same way with my depression. If I have a good day then I'm waiting for all the bad to happen. I think we're like that because after feeling one way for so long we expect it. It's almost like we miss it in a sense. I'm not saying we want that, but it's kinda odd when we don't have it so we're just waiting for it to return.

[maze4200]

thats what i dont get ive felt great for 27 years then bad for 20 days and now that 20 days seems norm???

[Rhapsody]

The MIND and how it interprets the wounds and events we suffer is very strange in how it will or will not turn out for each person.... one can be normal and then crazy then back to normal and all with in days, years or months.
The circle of Life moves in many different areas of our waking days, it is up to us to keep it from becoming clogged with the junk and trash left behind by others (and by our self).

LoVe,
Rhapsody -

[Jenn1fer82]

In the past I would just keep to myself and write down my thoughts in my journal. Now that some time has past I've decided to do things differently. I'm talking more and including my friends and family in the process of it. Talking to others about your concerns could be great help. In the past I carried the hardship to monitor my own actions and symptoms but now I realize that I need the most support from anyone as much as possible. We need to do what we can to lessen the load of stress. I hope you have great people in your life that you can physically and personally confide in and they could simply just listen to you and let you know that they care for you. They may not know how they can exactly help you but just knowing that they are willing to listen to you and care sometimes that's just good enough. this is what helps me calm down and to relax.