#anxietytw

[vaguelybipolar]

Had worlds worst panic attack today. I stopped breathing for what seemed like forever and I’m too exhausted to do anything else today

[brycehowardx-blog]

When you’re so tired you could barely stay awake but when you’re trying to get to bed, overwhelming senses of anxiety hit you and you wonder what you could of done differently at that one coffee shop five years ago.

[vaguelybipolar]

How do you deal with your severe social anxiety? I need more positive methods to cope with mine.

First of all, it’s important to note that not everyday is going to be perfect. I’m still struggling to deal with mine, but some days are easier than others. Some days, you may be able to walk up to a counter and order a drink, and some days you may run straight out of that place and cry your eyes out in your car. (I’ve done both of these things).

But I see a therapist every month and she gave me some pointers for how to deal with this. First, keep a journal, whether it’s a small physical one or an electronic one, just get one. Second, go to an establishment that you have trouble with, mine is Starbucks. Now go to that place, and stay there for five minutes, no end goal, no ordering, nothing, just go to that place and stay there for 5 minutes. Walk out, and record how you felt, and this part is the MOST IMPORTANT part of all of this…VALIDATE YOURSELF, THIS IS KEY, EVEN IF U DON’T BELIEVE IT, WRITE DOWN HOW PROUD U ARE FOR DOING WHAT YOU DID, WRITE DOWN HOW AMAZING AND WONDERFUL AND GREAT  U ARE. 

For me this really worked, but I need help after every encounter. It really helps me if someone is there to help validate my encounter, it just makes it easier for me to validate myself. But if you don’t have anyone to help you in your validation, just send me an ask describing your encounter and I will validate the shit outta u, I promise. 

So basically, go at your own pace, take your time, and find what works for you. For me, small step make me more nervous and I just have to go all in. But for some, small steps are easier and more manageable. Neither one is wrong, it’s really just about preference. And remember that social anxiety is not something that goes away over night, it’s a work in progress and I’m still battling through it myself. But SELF VALIDATION IS KEY. Social anxiety, at least mine, stems from insecurities and sometimes past trauma (me). So validating yourself after every success, no matter how little is so super important. 

I believe in u anon! I know u can do this and I know u can grab a hold of your social anxiety (good days and bad) and beat this thing! If you need help with validation, and this goes for all of my followers, just send me an ask and I will validate the hell out of u! 

[vaguelybipolar]

Today was long and tiring I went to the rodeo and this punk ass sitting next to me reeked of cigarettes and gave me a massive headache, him and his wife kept giving me ugly looks bc I was cheering and he was on the phone??? Like dude it ain't my fault u can't get off ur ass and take ur call outside. I couldn't shake my headache for a long ass time and when I finally started feeling better and about to go to bed we get a fucking tornado warning and severe thunderstorms and like that shit just ended and I'm fine now but I'm just so tired :/

[ihopeyouusuffer]

I’m so tired of hating my body and binging then starving myself. It’s an endless cycle ive been struggling for WAY too long and I’m sick and tired of constantly feeling sick after I eat anything. I wish I didn’t obsess over my eating patterns.

[muldersospooky]

Ughhhhh

You know what sucks? Anxiety, that's what sucks! So I was all kinds of anxious about my final today and I slept fine last night but tonight I feel like when I drift off I just get jolted back awake. I'm sleepy and tired. I took my sedative even though I wasn't super anxious just in case something like this happens and now I'm just calm and not able to sleep. I'm gonna stay up a bit and then try again I guess. Idk what is that's causing it. Maybe I need to up my Zoloft? Maybe it's the holidays or cause I haven't been working and my mind has way to much free time to wander and be a jerk? I just wanna get some sleep and be awake and ready to finally do my Christmas shopping tomorrow with my boyfriend.

[muldersospooky]

Well Happy Thanksgiving...

So it's almost 6am and I haven't slept a wink. And now I'm having anxiety worse than normal that I'm having trouble shaking off. It's weird. Like my thought processes are normal but I keep thinking j can't breathe enough and then I trigger my body. It's like my mind is looking for my body to react in order to know this is normal or something. I've been having anxiety worse than normal a lot lately. I get anxious driving to class and anxious during class. I feel almost new to this cause I haven't felt this way in awhile. I just wanna curl in a ball and get some sleep before I have to go to my aunts for the day. My therapist (who I'm regretting not seeing in awhile) saw a coalition between when I get to much sleep and my anxiety and I've done nothing but sleep lately so I'm thinking this may be the cause. And I have taken my mild sedative in at least a year so I feel weird taking it. INo one has to read this, I just like to vent somewhere.

[spilledmarrow]

I am fucking drowning in sadness and hopelessness and I have so much to do today. I can’t be devastated and productive at the same time. My anxiety is at an all-time high and tbh I am so close to another mental breakdown. If everyone else gives up on me, why shouldn’t I give up on myself?