What was a life changing quote or tip that helped you with your anxiety?
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Hello everyone,
I'm Stella, one of the Patient team. We would love to hear about your most life changing tip or quote that really helped you with your anxiety.
It could be what someone told you when you were diagnosed or what you have learnt through experience. Anything you think would help someone else in a similar situation.
We will be sharing these on our social media channel to help more people deal with anxiety. If you prefer, we can keep your quote anonymous (so your forum name won't appear with your quote).
Please let us know when you reply with your quote if you would prefer your name to be included with your quote or not.
Thank you so much for getting involved,
All the best
Stella - Patient
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callianne_65675 stella2
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When I was having severe panic attacks, I was told to 'just allow it to happen'.
The more I'd fight it the worse it got. So, when a panic attack started I'd say in my head,
'OK, do your worst, who cares, go for it!'
They kind of lost their power then and there.
gillian95988 callianne_65675
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stella2 gillian95988
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best wishes
Stella
callianne_65675 gillian95988
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I'd think so yes as my pulse goes to around 125.
julio42427 callianne_65675
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jbc83 callianne_65675
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Guest callianne_65675
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lisalisa67 stella2
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borderriever stella2
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My Anxiety is pain induced and I was sent to Pain Clinic, they helped me control my Anxiety.
I was an attender of a Mental Health Day Centre for ten years and eventually I was put into their Information Centre, I had a small Terrier, He would sit on my knee all day and people outside saw the dog and it broke the ice with those needing help.
The whole centre was really good, the members would be help in their own right. we would stick up for eachother and help when ill. That eventually helped my Anxiety and Reactive Depression. I moved a long way from my friends there and now never see them, shame really.
That was my help, still have problems and will take medications for the rest of my life. However I remember happy days with nice people/friends
BOB
victoria39890 borderriever
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I hope you don't mind me asking, does reactive depression mean the depression is a result of your anxiety? I was only told by my doctor 3 days ago that that is what I am experiencing, although he didn't use the word reactive but it seems to make sense - he said that the waves of depression could be comnig after particularly anxious epsidoes. Do you find this too? Thanks
borderriever victoria39890
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My Reactive Depression, and some Anxiety comes from my Chronic Pain and disability, these conditions cause me be be negative in my outlook
I am always wanting to push myself for various activities and when I become fed up and thughtful, that is when I suffer my Depression, that reacts with my disability.
In my past I have gone through difficult times. We need to be able to address this problem and move on. That an be very dificult.
BOB
annaK27 victoria39890
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maria_1963 stella2
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When i was admitted to hospital back in Summer 2015 for a physical health problem my anxiety became very unsettled like it so often did ( still does ) when i hospital , local mental health centre , one of the Nurses told me while my breathing was all over the place - breath in an count to 5 , breath out an count to 5 , an so on , does help to settled ones breathing / eases it an you have control of doing that yourself , eventually your body will settle , like wise a panic attack which isn't too serious .
?A copying method of dealing with unsettling situations - overnight stays in hospital , sitting in waiting rooms for appointments , etc - Colouring for Grown-ups has eased my mental health many a time .
rachel42392 maria_1963
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mercedes37242 stella2
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Hope this helps!