Anxious Thoughts

As I continue my journey with anxiety, I feel strongly that much of my physical anxiety symptoms are controllable whilst my mental anxiety flares up at any given time. I can't put my finger on why at times I have such a negative state of mind that sends me into instant panic/worry. I've been slowly reading my Anxiety and Phobia workbook which helps put many different things into perspective. This negative state of mind is called Self talk. Its the "What If.." statements that help trigger the panic/anxious state of mind. The book is supposed to show you how to change this self talk and how to promote a better lifestyle. Changing my lifestyle around to help calm this state of mind will help me get through this, it just takes time.. I am glad I have the opportunity to move, despite not wanting to leave my friends behind because they help get my mind off things when I am feeling down. I am going to use this opportunity to start fresh and work towards further conquering ...

Decided to stop by Barnes and Nobles on my way home this afternoon to pickup an anxiety workbook. After reading through quite a few different book reviews online, I decided to go with The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook, Fifth Edition by Edmund J. Bourne. Many others with anxiety/panic and specific phobias have said this book has been extremely helpful, you may find many reviews on the fourth edition but the fifth edition was recently release which added two new chapters . Will report back on my progress as I go through the book. Goodnight

I almost forgot that today is Tuesday. Yesterday was a holiday, and I wrote the title of this post as "case of the anxiety Mondays.." then added the "On Tuesday" part once i realized it was actually Tuesday! Don't know if its because I'm stressed or what but I had a pretty bad anxiety attack this morning while driving to work. I've been having really bad stomach aches also when I get anxiety attacks that make me go to the bathroom. I get that nervous/butterfly feeling in my stomach and feels as if i have a lump in my throat. That feeling usually fades away after a while, but during that feeling I feel extremely confused. I hate the feeling and want it to go away because it makes me feel really uncomfortable which just sends my mind spinning. I've actually find myself worrying about my anxiety and if I should seek professional help. 9 out of 10 days I will be fine however on that one day when my anxiety decides to flare up, it just drains me com...

 forgot to mention that something I think "things look different" Started anxiety googling and found this great article. Anxiety Disorders and phobias

Not sure whats going on today but I'm off to a rough morning. This week has been a little stressful as I've been having some anxious thoughts and I started the week on the wrong foot. Sunday and Monday i didn't get enough sleep which was partially my fault and had me feeling a bit anxious on Tuesday... ok that's expected since its important to get the right amount of sleep daily! Tuesday night i made it a priority to get to bed early since i felt both physically and mentally exhausted. Got way more than I bargained for since we got hit with a storm and work ended up having a delayed opening. Had a pretty relaxed day on Tuesday nothing major. Wednesday comes and I'm feeling a little under the weather, like a mild cold. so after work I decide to go grab myself some cough drops and airborne. Get home and i drink that airborne, still felt a little crappy and I went about my business. About to go to sleep and I have a little anxiety but nothing crazy so I shrugged it o...

Happy Late New Year!!!! Better late than never. Hope you all enjoyed it.