Generalized anxiety with no discernible source is just humming in the background. I can hardly sit still.
These things are going to happen, and I am ok even if I do not feel ok at the moment.
I might not be able to subvert the anxiety at the moment, but I can hold on to my perspective.
Everyone is being so kind to me. I’m grateful I found this place.
We're down from a low nine to a middle six.
The advice to go outside Lindsey gave me helped. That and letting the waterworks go.
Still elevated off of normal, but I can at least settle a little more.
@NiveusLepus You’ve got this! 😊👍
Breathe. Outside if you can. 💫
@NiveusLepus I hear you. I've had the 'knot' in my abdomen all day. No reason. Just have to surf the wave. Big hugs my furry friend. 🫂
@stueytheround The knot is in my chest for me.
It is all temporary, and on the bright side, I know I am alive!
It's definitely going around. I think the climate and politics are in the background, putting us all more on edge. Heat doesn't help.
@tyghebright Likely true. Sucks, right?
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@stueytheround @tyghebright it toads the wet sprocket
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Hi Rebecca, I've been waking up every morning with no discernable reason anxiety for the last couple weeks
@Idissent generalized anxiety is a persistent anxious condition without a discernible focus. Background existential terror on tap in a variety of strengths.
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Yes, off and on for as long as I can remember
@Idissent you seen a doc bud? It was very hard for me to do. I have a hard time trusting docs and what not but the Buspar helps me.
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Off and on lol I'm going back to therapy in October
@Idissent it does get better but it is a rocky road. If you ever need to talk I’m here.
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Thank you, I'm really glad you're here #CoSoLove
@Idissent I hate that you have felt this way. You are a good and groovy being. May you find a ready peace.
@NiveusLepus I like to lose myself in this music and scenery to calm down.
Hang Massive - https://youtu.be/nvmOoSFhhJ4
@peterquirk Thank you groovy soul! I have it on now.
@peterquirk This is so good! Its so chill
@NiveusLepus Only Sky (the second track) has a measurable effect on my blood pressure.
@NiveusLepus Typo - End of Sky
@NiveusLepus I know this feeling. Much love to you.
@awnaves it is a moment that will pass. The memory of yours and others support and care will endure.
@NiveusLepus One of the reasons I listen to music most of the time is cause of the background humming I pick up. I know this feeling alllll too well. I feel ya hare, I feel ya.
@PaganMother hey buddy! Did you rest?
@NiveusLepus Yeppers, a full eight hours surprisingly enough. Broke a trend of sleeping 5 and operating on that for the last two years.
@PaganMother oh I’m so glad to hear that!
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Perfect description of anxiety. It's kind of a hum in the background for many of us.
@CinnamonGirlE @NiveusLepus Yep, about as close approximate that can describe the sensations. Both audio/mental.
you're not alone. it's my recurring morning obstruction. box breathing and intense concentration on the emptiness of even anxiety, letting it transform into the light it always already is.
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@NiveusLepus Preach! I mean, Screech!
Hydrate and rest always helps me.
@LnzyHou You are an excellent example of a human being. Just sayin.
@NiveusLepus I feel ya, having anxiety SUUUUUUUCKS. Gabapentin kinda helps me out, but barely.
Hopefully you can find a way of helping when it gets too much. I stick with the "something you can feel, see, and smell" to ground myself.
Box breathing is good too. It feels a little silly when you get going, but if you stick with it for a few minutes, it can really help.
@NiveusLepus Hey, friend - free-floating anxiety is so rough. Hope you can breathe through it. (((HUGS))) 💙
@wolfwoman Hi buddy! We're down to a five. Which is just above ambient operating anymore. Im still raw, and twitchy, but its not so painful.
You and so many others have helped so much. All the gratitude.
Long story, brief explanation: “I can hardly sit still” is a clue that some moderate exertion could be helpful. Like moderate paced walking, not fast, not slow. Just moderate. For a few minutes, see what happens. Sometimes the anxiety will temporarily increase & spike, then subsist as it works its way out of your nervous system.
It’s also a good time to practice presence, like what you notice, smell, feel, hear. This helps bring your frontal lobe/intentional self back online.
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@NiveusLepus Sorry you're going through that. Anxiety is a cruel mistress :(
Sending good vibes in the hopes it passes soon... ❤️
@lenaoflune We're on the other side of it, Gods be praised. STill a little spiked but nothing I can't handle.
@NiveusLepus Glad to hear it. Still sucks that it happened, though :(
Mindfullness, Mindfullness, Mindfullness... I am not my thoughts. I am not my feelings. I am a being experiencing them.