How to get rid of anxiety?

I would try some therapy,there is no pill which will keep anxiety at bay for long I'm afraid

Forst have you researched what anxiety disorder even is. Hooefully that is a yes. Forget about going backeards to your old self. Waste if time. You will have a new you and live it just the same or more. You basically have a oanic disorder withiut agoraohobia. Still its a oanic disorder just the same and needs to be addressed. Are you in therapy? There are different types so you know. A panic disorder is basically a fear illness so yea you feel fear a lot. But dint get tricked you do not need to add on that. That makes it worse. I will tell you why it feels as if it is getting worse. You are programming yourself in a bad way. Making anxiety rules basically. Your minds language is thiughts and your bodies language is feelings. Stop and think about that. Two different parts of the brain. Now everytime you "react" to a negative thiught with a feeling you creat a connection, a short cut, a reaponse that your body and mind rememeber and rememeber it fast and faster each time. Unless you interevene in that you are in for it. years of this is a lot of programming and many bad habits and shortcuts have formed. So now..cbt is useful u can get a workbook online and review that. If you like it get real cbt sessions with a counselor. Therapist are usful to keeo your sanity intact and point out useful calm techniques there are tons and tins. This goes to moderation if we use too many names and such. Books and podcast galore on self help on  retraining the brain and healing your life from anxiety. Thats for you too really so a search.  Because all this is based in thoughts and feeling yiu need to keep reminding yourself of the positives and that the anxiety doesnt get to boss you around. You have to acceot it, acknowledge but not react to it. You have a panic attack let it ride itself thru remove your mind by doing mindful breathing. Thats in utube. If you learn anything at all learn mindfull breathing. Its fantastic. There is no magic list to give you its different for everyone. It is what resonates  with you. This is slow slow healing process of constantly being aware of your thoughts and bidy feelings and dismantling them into a positive thing or a useless feeling that you need to say no too. Heirachy of thinking is the only armour you get in all this. Its powerful. Your automatic responses are not working correctly from the disorder and from you feeding into it all this time. You cant rewrd the anxiety bully with responding by running with it and fearing it..thats a reward. If someone walked over to you and said you are in danger because i think you are and then hit you in the face would you be sitting there agreeing with this oerson? No. Thats a bully. So is anxiety. Think about that. Good luck and  be patient. 

Ask to discuss councilling and cognative behavioural therapy CBT. Say that you would like to try this first.

If you are making yourself ill thinking about the works do, then simply make your appologies and cancel. The sooner the better.

If you have taken up running see if there is a running club/group near you that you could join and make new friends. Look at ways you can meet new friends.

CBT will give you techniques to help relax you and help allieviate your anxiety so that you can enjoy life again. Wishing you well.

Hi Bella,

Firstly well done on just sharing your feelings here! I'm new to this forum and know it's not easy putting down stuff even in places no one knows you!

You are asking what you should do about the works do. Personally I would do whatever feels right for you, and if you feel you don't want to go, and feel obliged to just say you would really love to go but feeling pretty under the weather and maybe another time. But I wanted to address the treatment you are receiving from GP. Have you asked for talking therapies? They can be really beneficial. Once a week. It's a space for you to talk about your feelings with professional guidance and a safe space where you can focus on yourself with no fear of upsetting anyone. Also it's a space where you can find or uncover why you feel and respond to certain things and how to find coping ways to manage unsettling or unhelpful feelings to help you lead the life you want. I'm not anti drugs but don't think for anxiety they are always good enough on their own. Also avoiding sugars/ wheat/ booze - these groups can mess about with our sugar levels, and impact on hormones which really impact on way we feel, how we react, energy v tiredness levels wtx. Stay strong big hugs x

Hi bella72575, I have the exact same problem! I can't believe I've found this forum. I've just started this forum too and I'm glad we have a place to go to. I don't have much friends and if I do I always ask them to come over to my place, because I always hype myself up before an outing and then I don't go, because my anxiety is too much. But then I end up feeling disgusting and bad because I know anxiety again has taken yet some of my freedom.

CBT does work, but you have to remember it's gonna be hard

And your not gonna win every battle. I struggle to go grocery shopping that's how bad I am. But take baby steps, just try sitting in a restaurant with one friend or by yourself and see how that works. What ever it takes to make you comfortable do it. I think maybe if you can confide in a friend one day what your problem is maybe they may be helpful. You need to start somewhere. I'm going in for hypnotherapy soon, it may work it may not. But I gotta try. I hope you do well and good luck!

I would definitely suggest getting a counselling session and discussing what sort of anxiety you have and then maybe going to CBT, it really helped me get out of my pattern of anxiety and has really been the only thing that has worked.