Triggering (SI/Sexual Abuse) - Anxiety Disorder

[Winchester Angel]

Hi, I've not posted here before so I'm sorry if this isn't right for in this forum.

I just wondered how people cope with anxiety disorder. I've just been diagnosed and am on meds from the doctor (2nd type of meds as the 1st lot didnt help).

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I've si'd the same way for 12 years only with my anxiety its worse im si'ing anyway i can. I've never dealt with the abuse from my dad and my ex boyfriends and HIM. I've always tried to block out what they did. I was a witness for a close friend in a court case about 6 weeks ago and it just brought back so many bad memories and didnt help with things going on at the time. I cant stop si'ing lately. Is this part of anxiety?

Also are there any tips anyone can give me on trying not to panic as much or anything?

[88shelz]

i cant offer much when itcomes to anxiety as i suffer from it too.
meds can help along with therapy to try and find out what can be done to help the underlying problems which lead to your anxiety.
when feeling anxious take deep breaths and challenge the thoughts that are causing you to feel anxious

[hidingme]

hi i bes sarah i bes 6. but hiding wan me tel you tat anxity alwas not easi deel wif. just has tri calm self down an alwas taks medsins lik possed to. what medsin dr givs you?
also it helps to tri figir out wat tings trigr yours anxitees tat wa you kno tat it mite bofr you and you bes redi to calm self down,or taks a medsin for anxity befor you are do or see or be aroun the trigr ting.
Sarah
sori i hops you can undrstan my typn.

[Stellata]

I'm not diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, [which makes NO sense, lol!] but I do have quite severe panic and anxiety. When it was at it's worst, the only things that helped were meds and hiding from everyone and everything. Now I'm starting to emerge from my 'cave' as it were, um, lots of things help but right now I feel at a loss to describe them. I'll come back to this.

[Winchester Angel]

Thanks for replying Shelz, Sarah and Stellata.

I do try to take deep breaths which is mostly easier said than done. I am waiting to go in for counselling. I just feel stuck and trapped at the moment. My boyfriend is doing his best to understand but I just feel so distant from everything yet it all still makes me panic.

My doctor has put me on busiperone (think thats how its spelled without going to check the box).