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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carole66077 stella2
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You are doing so well, keep saying the anxiety is just thoughts not reality. When we get older every twinge seems life threatening, dont go onto google to look up symptoms they are inevitably wrong. Try dancing, table tennis, tai chi, anything that gets you moving - this will help immensely. x BANISH THE THOUGHT
Betty97 carole66077
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Thank you Carole
Tbh I can laugh at myself especially when conversing with my family, they all know that part of my anxiety is the fear of becoming less important to them now that they have all left home, they have reassured me that I will always be important to them, I like to think that we are a close family. I am getting there bit by bit and the realisation that it is anxiety rearing itself again that is causing the problems is helping me to do this, in my mind I had thought that because I have beaten it once that it couldn't control me ever again but I didn't take into account that anxiety can manifest under a new guise haha I envy my husband because he doesn't dwell on things he just gets on with life. My one rule to myself is to always have a smile on my face 😃 it helps vastly, sorry about the essay, I get carried away haha
carole66077 Betty97
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You are important to yourself, doesn't matter what other people think, if people do not appreciate you then thats their problem not yours, we are not beholden to anyone. Cherish yourself. If your children have grown up independent then you have done a good job and you can now get on with things that give you pleasure. x
LivingBetter stella2
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Dealing with anxiety & depression has been a tough struggle for me, I used to have confidence and did not have any worries in the world. I raised my kids the best I could and love them very much, but my son got into drugs and I had to make some tough decisions as a parent to kick him out of our home at the age of 21 yrs old.
It hurt me a lot struggling and wondering what I did wrong, what I could have done different. I really shut down, did not want friends because they would not understand what I am going through. Not happy at work. Just continued in a pattern of disconnecting with the world. At times did not want to continue anymore. My son and I still do not have a relationship. All I know is he has a job for a magazine company and he still will not talk with me.
Started taking CBD oil and helped me to calm my nerves to regain my focus, and start living again.
True it did not give me back my son, and I pray his life is great even if it means its a life without me.
There is still my life I need to live and I can believe in others and make a difference in other peoples lives. My life is not useless I still have good to offer people.
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massagetherapy stella2
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My Favorite Quote for anxiety: By:- George Addair
"Everything you have ever wanted, is sitting on the other side of fear."
Guest massagetherapy
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i love this. thank you.... i needed to read something like this tonight.........
unlovedscared stella2
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I don't understand what this is about.
unlovedscared stella2
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I don't understand
Romal stella2
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If my body can drive a car with its sub conscious mind then it can drive me into anxiety / panic attacks. I am the driver who will let my mind drive me out of those anxiety and panic attack paths. I trust my body and nothing worse is going to happen from now on
katelynrybak stella2
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"Still I Rise" and "Life is Good"
"Still I Rise" to me means that like a Phoenix, I'll always rise from the ashes. No matter what my mind is telling me or what situation I'm in I ALWAYS come back out stronger.
"Life is Good" is something my grandpa used to always say. So the quote holds quite a but of meaning to me. No matter what, my grandfather enjoyed life, loved his family, took in the moments/little things, didn't stress about the future and made countless memories. Since he passed I have tried to adopt the same attitude and outlook as him, although its very hard for someone with severe anxiety problems lol.
To all my mental illness friends, you WILL rise again, and remember, life is still good though it doesn't seem that way all the time!!
Jen12345678 stella2
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I think that the saying "one day at a time" has been helpful to me.
Guest stella2
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i was told by a wonderful person on this forum that its okay to feel the way i do. he told me that he had experienced the same and that i would always get a response from him. that support has given me the courage to fight this health anxiety. he also reassured me that its in my head and no matter what anybody said to me, i have to want it to go.... ive been managing so much better. so, support has changed anxiety for me.
nottodayLord stella2
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my favorite tip of the day is "you cannot have anxiety and be relaxed at the same time. Or you cannot really laugh and have anxiety.
Abi77 stella2
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My psychiatrist told me that my anxiety and panic eventually will pass for good as the brain gets to the point that it realises its only panic/anxiety and starts to rationalise with the feelings/thoughts and we just deal with it, this has given me a huge amounts of encouragement to keep going through the bad times. as i know i will come out the other side and lead my life again.
However i do believe everyone has different reasons for panic/anxiety and for some people it may be a life long illness that hopefully get easier with time.
Keeping positive will help me to get through this final hurdle .
SerotoninSurfer stella2
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“Don’t look forwards for recovery, look backwards and you will see improvement”
"You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you”
“Tie yourself to the mast my friend, and the storm will end”
“Trust yourself. You’ve survived a lot, and you’ll survive whatever is coming.”