Always worrying... what can I do...? ALWAYS.

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I worry about everything...........Everything, my mom is the same way......I am taking Prozac and kloplin but my anxiety is really bothering me........

Not having a job, worried about my mothers health declining, what people think of me......on and on...I need this to stop. It is ruining my life.

How can I calm down........my mind never stops.........and that is NOT healthy.
It makes me so sad.............help.

Please advise..............
 
Hi, Sweeheart, I know exactly how you feel. I worry constantly too mostly about my adult son and his family. My husband tells me they are adults and need to solve their own problems but I worry constantly anyway. The least little remark about anything can set me off, sparking anxiety, stress and panic attacks. If you need someone to vent to or just to talk to, Himmy I am here. Maybe we can help each other. Anyway, remeraber you are not alone. There are people who really care. Hope you have a better day. Kasey
 
Kasey,


Thank you soooooooooooo much............it is horrible. I will probably talk to my doctor next week if the Prozac does not kick in, I don't deserve to live like this.........sad, and just a worrier like my mom...........except I want help...........I thought Prozac was suppose to help anxiety...........????
 
Hello,

I am also a chronic worrier. I think with women, it is part of our nature and it's hard to turn off. Remeraber, worrying is normal, but not to the extremes for those of us with anxiety.
What really helped me was exercising. I know this sounRAB so cliche, but it REALLY did help me. It builRAB your self esteem and makes you feel better inside and out. Along with that comes better sleep. I found that taking a long walk in the early evening and if you're able also a 20-30 minute work out. You don't have to have weights in order to work out. Find some exercises online. And OH YES...YOGA! Simple Yoga is wonderful.Wow what a difference. It took some getting use to but I forced myself to do it because obviously I didn't feel like doing anything. Everyday!
Remind yourself what a wonderful person you are. Always go out of your way to make someone smile each day. Smiling & positiveness is contagious. Always surround yourself with positive situations/people. Stay away from negative influences/situations. The world has become so adapt to always hearing the "bad" news instead of the good. The good outweighs the bad, but in this day & age, you don't hear of it much. And they wonder why anxiety & depression has gotten so bad?
Get some good motivational books, I highly recommend " The Four Agreements" it has became my bible, I keep it on my nightstand. I so know how you feel and hang in there. You have to be willing to make changes to yourself in order for happiness to come your way. We make ourselves anxious & tired. When we learn what it is that makes us smile (with me, it's the simple things) it all falls into place.

Believe in yourself, respect yourself, and love yourself enough to make the changes your body/mind/soul are begging for you to do. Only you can make it happen.:cool:
 
What a inspiration.............thank you so much.......I almost cried........and very very true.
 
Good morning himmy :cool:

When we start putting into place POSITIVES over the negatives every minute of the day, things start changing. As you see in my posts, I always always smile. Life IS good regardless of our anxiety. One thing you need to remeraber anxiety makes US so much stronger. A lot of us think we're weak and that is not at all the case. If people who don't have anxiety knew what we deal with on a daily basis, we'd be handed an award...lol

We all have so much to be thankful for. Enjoy a nice walk each morning & every evening. Think of the simple things that make you smile while you're walking. Enjoy the views, the fresh air and keep in mind how much better you are going to sleep after taking in all this. When I was at my worst with anxiety my sleep was horrible. I was lucky to get 2 hours a night. Once I started doing some exercises and taking those walks my sleep patterns changed drastically. BECAUSE I changed the negative worrying into doing positive things for myself and the reward I got was lots & lots of sleep. WHICH is exactly what the anxious mind neeRAB. When we get good rest, it eases worry and brings in positives.

I know this sounRAB corny, but this also helped me. As soon as you wake in the morning, get up immediately. DO NOT lay in bed & dwell. NEVER lay in bed & let your thoughts get the best of you. Stretch (very important) & Go take a shower. When you are standing in front of the mirror look yourself in the eyes and remind yourself how beautiful, kind, caring & loving you are. Put on the makeup, do your hair and go spoil yourself with a walk, a new hair cut, get your nails done, whatever it is you need. There comes a time that we need to put ourselves FIRST and this I believe is what anxiety is trying to tell us.

Remeraber not to take yourself so seriously, nobody else does. Thoughts are just that, THOUGHTS. Nothing more. Do not think that anxiety defines who you are. You are not anxiety, you are YOU. SMILE and go take in some sunshine! :D
 
Thank you...............I am so having a hard time sleeping........Like you.......I sleep about two to three hours and wide awake with thoughts.

I have to do something.........it is ruining me.........
 
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