When anxiety clouds my head
While I was taking my shower this morning, I was thinking about the fact that I am missing my therapy appointment this week since my therapist will be away. I feel fine about that since right now I have no outstanding issues that I feel frantic about. Then I began to think about that franticness, and how it affects my thinking.
When I am worried (as in becoming panicky) about something, it can be hard to have an appropriate reaction to that “thing”. Appropriate is a loose term, I know, but I think you realize that I mean a “not off the wall overreaction” that will come back to bite me. There have been so many times where I acted on an impulse while in the middle of one of these anxiety clouds, and the next day, woke up to wanting to take it back.
I have written emails in the cloud of anxiety which are among the worst things to do. You can’t take that back……it will always be there to haunt you. I have made phone calls in the blur of anxiety which have made little sense. In general, I think the rule of thumb for reacting to something that you are having nervous/anxious/panicky/worried feelings about is that you should sleep on it. Things always look different in the light of the next day. Of course, then you must find a way to get to sleep while consumed with anxiety. Good luck.
Tags: anxiety, therapy, worry, sleeplessness, panic, unclear thinking, overreaction
- Posted in : generalized anxiety disorder
- Author : freebird
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I have been dealing with anxiety since childhood and I am now 39. I have tried medication but with me relying on medication causes my anxieyt to escalate because I worry about the side effects and being dependent on medication to function normally and my mind just races with what if’s. I have alway exercised and this helps alot along with imagry that my therapist has taught me. I know I will live with this always and just take it a day at a time.
WOW! II stumbled across this website. I have had anxiety, fear and unnecessary worry for years. It is disabling. It runs your life. About the above comments……..I too, have ’said the wrong thing’, ‘written the wrong email’ when I’m feeling anxious. And then the next day, I feel better and think to myself…..”What was I thinking?” But it’s real. Anxiety is very real. My own husband……..my best friend of 16 years still cannot understand why I have anxiety. He doesn’t understand why I worry. He’s right! I should stop being that way………but I can’t. I recently started going for some counselling. It’s helping a bit. I have been on anti-depressants for years…but the anxiety is the issue now. I am almost at the point of being paranoid in large groups…..even amongst friends, I feel people are looking at me…..and talking about me. I WORRY ALL THE TIME. I am nervous most of the time. I don’t want to be like this……but what else can I try?? EXCEPT PRAY THAT GOD CAN CHANGE ME!! Why do some of us have this “ANXIETY” issue, and other’s dont??? I always wonder that. CINDY
Cindy,
You need not suffer like this. If you on are anti depressants, I can’t imagine that your doctor has not put you on anti anxiety also or instead. Please don’t wait for divine intervention. Get yourself help from another psychiatrist.
Gina,
Sorry I did not answer this sooner. If you were on the proper medication you would stop worrying about things, including the side effects of the medication. Just do it. You won’t be sorry. HOw much worse can it be than living a life of worry?