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1574975 tn?1317072090

Not easy....

Hello all! Happy Monday! Its raining here in NY & its not helping my current mood.
Im feeling very anxious again, I started having the fears that my anxiety and re-occuring thoughts are coming back. Its been slowly creeping back, I woke up a few times sleeping & immediatley thought of the anxious thoughts. I dont know why its coming back, Ive had such good control over it the last few weeks/month or so. My period has come and gone...I did miss a therapist appointment last weekend, maybe thats it. I only see her once a month...I hate this feeling. I did have a bad meeting with a sales associate at Petco near my house. This girl really made me angry! Could that be it? Could it be, I have nothing to be anxious about so my mind just automatically goes to reminding me of it. I dont know if this makes any sense :(
How do I get this to stop?
Any help would be much appreciated.
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1492418 tn?1289149263
all the time, I have a great one for you, lifehut.com i believe its called paradox of time or the river of time, anyway time is in the title, lol. I know it doesn't say anxiety but it works for that nicely. I thought you were already doing that with us. Anyway, welcome to the whoo club! lol
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1574975 tn?1317072090
Hey guys, Im beginning to realize my anxiety is really about my anxiety just returning. I have found all of your posts to be helpful. Donna, can you suggest any mediations! I am from long island, there is plenty to do, Im in school & I work full time. So my mind is occupied, I think I need to accept that I will every so often think about my anxiety & i have to live with that. Again, does this make sense to anyone ;)
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1605559 tn?1314793078
Yes, there can be triggers such as the weather, an anniversary of a significant event; however, it sounds like you haven't taken it to the extreme i.e. "freaking out" so, as some of the others have said, meditate, relax, get your mind focused on something else.  Go see a movie or rent a DVD.  You live in New York so there should be plenty to do.  Keep us posted!
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Where in NY are you? I'm in NY too and it was raining this morning too which made me feel depressed too ... my anxiety trigger is my health, any time I feel the littlest pain or ache it goes full blown and I start freaking out. That's when I reach for my xanax :) I am due to get my period today or tomorrow and I keep a track of my symptoms and they do seem to peak right around my period, although tonight they seem awfully worse :(

Hope you're feeling better now that it stopped raining (well at least here it did.) Just keep yourself occupied when you start thinking bad thoughts, once you've been distracted long enough you'll relax. I'm trying to learn to do that myself.
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1492418 tn?1289149263
have you been meditating?
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1574975 tn?1317072090
It comes and goes as it pleases, sometimes its there & i dont even notice it. If i do it, its for a very short period of time & i can go on about my business. Its just the constant fear of what if, what if...Grrrrrr :(
I have noticed thats its worst right before my period, or so I thought. Maybe its after? Maybe its all the time. I proably sound stupid but it really spikes when I have nothing else going on. Does that make sense? I do have school tomorrow, Ive been off all week, I really dont know!
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1620360 tn?1318904630
One thing I've learned about anxiety is we all have triggers. Things that will trigger our anxiety and take it up a notch. Recognizing these triggers can go a long way in managing your anxiety. Do you recall if you feel this way during rainy days? Or does your anxiety spike after your period? You mentioned you had a handle on it for the past few weeks or close to a month. What happened last time your anxiety started to spike? Was it after a menstrual cycle? After a bad meeting or confrontation? Certain foods you ate?
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1574975 tn?1317072090
My anxiety returning :(
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1605559 tn?1314793078
What are you feeling anxious about??
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Did your period just end?  I know sometimes, for me, I feel more anxious the week after my period ends...not sure why - hormones readjusting I guess.
Just a thought.  Hope your day gets better!!  It's gloomy here in Cleveland too so I can relate to the weather affecting your mood... :-(
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