The past little while if there is one thing that has hit my right in the face its my anxiety. Not to long ago I went off my anxiety medication because it was causing problems with my breathing. After I was off of the medication I didn't struggle with anxiety until the past week or two. Sounds are amplified, my heart pounds out of your chest, and for a moment you think you just might pass out. I have learned coping skills for self harm and dealing with mood swings and depression, but I have not seemed to master anxiety. I have someone who tells me the same things every time and I never seem to think of them until I feel anxious and then panic because I feel anxious. The advice I get every time is, 5 breaths in and 5 out. What comes after that is usually a lot of tears. I don't feel like I can handle it. Eventually the anxiety will pass and I will be able to breathe again.
So no I do not feel like I have a handle on my anxiety as of right now, but what I do know and can always count on is that it will pass. It may not feel like it will pass, but it will. Everyone has anxiety. Some persons may be more or lesser than yours, but all anxiety alike, its hard and it just kinda sucks. Like most crappy things in life you will get through it and come out the other side having learned something. Maybe a new coping tool or you have found something that makes your anxiety just a little less horrible.
Baby steps,
Kate
