[prof_x]

Recently I've been easily overwhelmed. By the changes in my life, my thoughts, my family. It's making my anxiety worse. I don't want to go out much anymore. I keep procrastinating getting a job. I am too anxious to come out full time. It's like my life's been put on hold.

Any tips on being overwhelmed? I wish I could stop thinking and worrying so much. Has anyone successfully been able to keep themselves in the present. How?

[Travelinglady]

Hey, prof_x. I am trying to learn to just focus on the present. I try to do what I can to deal with each matter and then relax, knowing it's out of my control after that. (Plus, being a religious person, I pray about the issues and put them in God's hands. But that might not apply to you.)

I can get overwhelmed, but I have tried to learn not to take on any more than I can handle. Sometimes I get someone else to help me out.

A to you.

Originally Posted by prof_x

Any tips on being overwhelmed? I wish I could stop thinking and worrying so much. Has anyone successfully been able to keep themselves in the present. How?

Yes, I feel I have. I took CBT over a year ago and to some extent it worked - well actually at the time. I fell off doing the work though and in hindsight my anxiety returned and grew proportionally. Things were very overwhelming Dec to early Feb; but, I have more recently made some great strides. I still have peaks of anxiety but the lows of anxiety are now far more common. The change may be that I have begun to 'live' the CBT again. I bought a CBT 90 day Journal. I have a task, assignment, or worksheet to complete every day. I thin it is really helping me again.

[gayleggg]

I practice the techniques in the book The New Earth by Eckhart Tolle. It is a very empowering book.

Practicing staying in the moment really is helpful for anxiety.