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DancingBagel
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Has anybody actually handled their anxiety well?

Have had low to moderate anxiety for some time now. It was at it's peak in 2021 when I joined a new job and had imposter's syndrome.

Over time, it evolved to becoming a being out anxiety. Whenever I step out, have to travel, or something like that.

It's stupid, but it affects my social experiences and effectively life.

I know I should take professional help, but asking this community to look for success stories. That will just make me feel better...

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SillyMarshmallow
SillyMarshmallow
Deloitte14d

I have never come out of my stage fear. Like I will be so confident one moment but the moment I am asked to speak in front of people, I just stammer. I thought it would go away with experience but nah, still there🥲 Impacts the image I have but can’t do anything about it.

SillyMarshmallow
SillyMarshmallow
Deloitte14d

This comes with anxiety too🥹

ZestyBurrito
ZestyBurrito
Stealth14d

I also have fear of public speaking, whenever I go in front of an audience, my legs would start shaking. The best way I trick my mind is with this sentence "yeh log mujhe khaenge nahi" and then go on with speaking. The fear is only for the initial minute, after that it's all good.

JumpyPretzel
JumpyPretzel
Stealth14d

You should please elaborate a bit, for sake of others understanding, as to what happens when you feel anxiety. For ex, when you have to travel to a new destination, what happens, when you have to reach a specific place at specific time and you are running a bit late, how do you feel? Do you just start trembling, or do you feel your breath being faster, or do you feel breathlessness?

Due to your specific symptoms, one can comment whether it is of medical realm needing doctors attention, or is it just usual fear which many people face when doing something new.

JumpyPretzel
JumpyPretzel
Stealth14d

*Looking at your symptoms, one can understand whether it is…””

I hate that grapevine folks don’t think it important enough to provide edit option.

DancingBagel
DancingBagel
Cred13d

Hey @shpinq The symptoms range - but it's most commonly some shaking, cold sweats, very high heart rate. When it stays for too long I feel like I'm blacking out.

It's also in places where I can't get out - like a car/flight/meeting rooms

It's stupid, but my brain just cannot convince itself that is is :/

FloatingJellybean
FloatingJellybean
Amazon14d

Keeping urself busy in random stuff to 'forget' anxiety temporarily works... But what actually fixes it is when u get some 'knowledge' about something which u don't currently have. If u put enough brain into finding that, ur anxiety will disappear.

SnoozyDumpling
SnoozyDumpling
PayU13d

Yes many including me.

  1. Seek therapy (the alternative story)
  2. Work on whatever your therapist advises to work on
  3. Become slightly physically active
  4. Take your vitamins
  5. Sun exposure
  6. Read books or podcasts to fuel hope
DancingBagel
DancingBagel
Cred13d

Thanks, doing 3-6 quite regularly But seeking therapy and working on the same is what I still need to do

I guess it became more frequent recently and a bit uncontrollable, hence I must act upon it

PrancingPanda
PrancingPanda
Deloitte13d

Bhai Bhai Ditto, i have had issues with Anxiety since forever but yes it was actually noticeable when i started working in Jul-2021. I thought when i know things better and get settled in the job role, i would be fine but that’s not the case. As soon as the project changed, it started all over again and now it’s a cycle but i expect it to get shorter and shorter. For me, i personally think these are ways that could help temporarily, i still have extreme anxiety btw-

a. Avoid Social Media b. Avoid Overconsumption of any sort of content keep everything in moderation c. Save Money, the stronger you are financially- you will feel secure d. Don’t worry about future- dil pe haath rakh ke bolo - Dekhi Jaayegi and move on as much as possible.
Afterall, G***d hi maarlegi zindagi vaise bhi lag hi rahi hai toh just do your work and chill

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