panic

[Stellata]

If it's possible to be anxious about something, my mind will get anxious about it.

Job security panic.
Flu panic.
Insecurity in general panic.
Social anxiety/PTSD panic. Isolation. Anxiety.

Suicidal thoughts.
Panic.

Plus PMS/PMDD is setting in again.

Help?

[Horizon]

I can really relate to panic about things like that. What I do is just take deep breaths and talk out loud to myself logically and argue with my own negative, panicked thoughts. Okay, that was probably a useless reply, but I hope it helped some. Take care.

[whirlpools]

i don't know what to say except that i identify. if there is no massive crisis for me to panic about, then i will sweat the small stuff majorly.

maybe you could think of practical ways to deal with each scary situation? though Facet's advice sounds much more useful.

*sending you hugs*.

[risenfromperdition]

*sends gentle cuddles*

i cant relate completely, but i always am worrying about SOMETHING
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[smileemptysoul]

I have terrible anxiety too. I find that my anxiety is hightened in stressful situations. For example I was absent for the material I was to be tested on the next day and I was freaking out about it thinking why did I put myself in this situation and beating myself up for how stupid it was to cut class, etc. Thinking those things will only make my anxiety worse. I was taught that the way to move past that point is to accept the situation. So that means not thinking about the "whys" and "should have's." It doesn't mean giving up either. Accepting gives you the opportunity for change because you aren't wasting your energy fighting what is or could be. I'm not convinced this is the best advice but I thought I'd share it.

Also I find that if I think of a broad topic, like you mentioned work, and that triggers anxiety, it may not be helpful to look at it that way. If you break it apart maybe you'll find that not all aspects of the job are anxiety provoking. Then you can look at one thing at a time so maybe it won't be so overwhelming as looking at the job overall.

Breathing exercises are really helpful too.

[~Kaytee~]

I have no advice.. but I can relate too. Sometimes I try to do what Facet said. Particularly at night and I'm anxious over someone breaking in and I keep thinking someone is in the house. I keep telling myself, the doors are locked, if someone was to get in we would have heard them as the doors aren't exactly quiet. So I try to tell myself that over and over. But then there are other situations where I can't just talk myself out of it. For example yesterday on the train. This guy sat near me. He pulled out his phone and started texting. I looked at him and found he was staring at me! That set me off. It didn't help that on the bus just before some people behind were talking about me grrr. I absolutely hate it. It really sets off my anxiety. So yeah he just... made me very very anxious.

I'm sorry I have no advice. *hugs* Please take care!