anxiety and public?

[mark76brew]

I hate when I go to places where there's gonna be people and I think my anxiety is gonna happen and then it messes with me. I'm fine, I know I am, but I make myself think I have anixety. I hate it. I know nothing will happen to me and nobody is paying attention to me, but I make myself think something is wrong. It can be frustrating. I know I can beat this without medication though

[mark76brew]

thanks everyone. i'm working on it

[hannahc56]

hey well first off im 11...yea 11 long story to be honest haha jk. Well lets just say anxiety is heck! </3 and i know thats not helping i know! But my parents always tell me AND ITS SO TRUE! Your in control of u! I literally JUST had an anxiety attack so i got online and found this site!! SO, anyway  i was downstairs in our living room doing  afamily friends nails and i had some cramos eariler just randomly and anyways well they went away fast with a warm washcloth to my stomach!! And so i had a few bites of a piece of peanut butter bread rolled up, and started getting anxiety! And  Im like seriously!? and when i have anxiety or start think o im getting my anxiety again, I stop and think am i really? and then i think im fine im good im being silly and if im still anxtious i literally look in a mirror and say i need to knock it off this is ridiculous! and then if that dosent wrok i get something to distract me like once i untangled a neckleae that was on my nightstand! I was fine with a Prayer and a motavation speech to myself, as crazy as it sounds ;p but U WILL GET THROUGH THIS!!  I had almost 2 1/2 years of basically non stop anxiety im 11 and im doing awesome! im basically still recovering but that was in 4th grade in going into 6th now so IM GOOD AND IM 11!!! <333

  Good luck and i will pray for ur recovery... iknow what ur going through :)
   -Hannah <333

[mammo]

You seem to have a good grasp of how your worry over public places is creating more anxiety and creating symptoms....that's a big step!  When you're in public always try to distract yourself, concentrate on why you're there, what is happening around you...anything that gets your mind off the worry.  I know it's tough to do this, but the more you go to public places and see that you're fine the better you will feel.  Hope this helps and take care!

[nursegirl6572]

You have started SEVERAL threads here, asking numerous questions about anxiety, and you've gotten some excellent responses.  Thing is...you NEVER come back to comment on any of them.  You just disappear and come back in a few weeks with a new question.

We'd love to help you, and are trying, but we can't do much when we're left to talk to ourselves, you know?    We've asked you pertinent questions, such as what have you done to address the anxiety?  We've never received an answer.  If you want us to make some recommendations, you have to remain involved in the conversation.

I know personally, when I see that kind of trend, I typically stop replying to those members, because I never know if my words have even been read, as there is not even an acknowledgement.  I'd rather spend my time answering questions for people who I KNOW are reading my answers.

PLEASE, if you want our help...please participate...or at LEAST acknowledge that you've read the words someone took time out of their day to write!  You'd get a lot more out of the site if you did that, instead of just asking question after question, with no resulting discussion.

Thanks!