Do you have anxiety? What advice can you give other people dealing

>>18179410

find a therapist and a friend who will help you deconstruct your fears and push you to move past them,

Overdose on your meds, then go off them and get Discontinuation Syndrome.

>>18179410

>>18179814
Why

>>18179410
This: >>18179482
Not this: >>18179638
Also: over the course of my anxiety, I came to realize some of it is due to body signals that are being misinterpreted.

E.g. I am watching a movie and I feel increasingly anxious. I struggle to understand how the movie (which was pretty basic -- no horror or thrill) was making me more anxious. Guess what? I was projecting my anxiety on the movie, but fact is that my stomach was going through some troubles because of what I ate. Surprisingly, I didn't pay attention to my body signals at all -- it was as if I was oblivious of my nausea until I diverted the attention to the supposed object of anxiety (the movie) and focussed it on the real cause of anxiety (acid in my stomach).

Crazy, isn't it? It is not really about meditation. It is more about relating to your body parts as if you could have a dialogue with them.
>Heart, do you hear me?
>Yes anon.
>What's wrong with you?
>Nothing anon, except I keep getting excited for nothing.
>And how comes?
>It appears my threshold of resistance is pretty low, actually.
>How should we deal with this?
>Maybe we could go running, so I will see how the real thing (fatigue) looks like and will be more refreshed the day after.

>Legs, what's the matter?
>We're not comfortable here, anon.
>Let's change seating position, then.

Just do not interpret things negatively. You don't want to spiral down into thinking you have real physical or health problems. The dialogue should be about listening and finding easy solutions.

I'm anxious over dumb shit. I have to mentally prepare myself just to check my school email because I think I'll see something bad. I also have to do the same just to make a phone call or go get my haircut.

>>18179410
Depending on the level, either practice aka. socialize as much as you can, get a job where you're forced to do it, etc, etc, etc.
If you're 100% certain that it's too much for you too handle, therapy it is.

One thing to keep in mind is that you don't matter for other people, no matter how bad that last fuck up was, nobody but you still remembers it. You're just a background character in their own movie.

Here's a tip for other people who have panic attacks:

If it happens when you're at home, try taking a shower. I find that something about the hot water is surprisingly effective at relaxing me and getting rid of those weird, unreal feelings.