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How do you calm yourself down when freaking out?

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I ignore it until I have an explosive episode, then I go back to ignoring it.

Working fine so far.

Do you get anxious alone or socially anxious? Probably different sets of coping mechanisms

Supersex420 posted...

Do you get anxious alone or socially anxious? Probably different sets of coping mechanisms

Both but moreso alone. Any kind of anticipation of a future gives me anxiety

Stop making being anxious a part of your identity. Stop telling strangers you meet upfront you have anxiety. Move away from being a person who is perpetually nervous so you don't feel obligated to behave like one when you are in public out of habit.

I generally struggle with that too. That is the main reason I am getting married again because my fiance is just about the only person that can calm my anxiety simply by being around her.

WarfireX posted...

Stop making being anxious a part of your identity. Stop telling strangers you meet upfront you have anxiety. Move away from being a person who is perpetually nervous so you don't feel obligated to behave like one when you are in public out of habit.

I feel like this is the "why are people homeless? Just get a home" meme

bsp77 posted...

I generally struggle with that too. That is the main reason I am getting married again because my fiance is just about the only person that can calm my anxiety simply by being around her.

Girlfriend has been great about this. It suddenly increased a ton in the last week and I find myself struggling to focus. She's been very cool as we explore options.

For social anxiety, I try to have a mental folder of funny things. I would rather people see me smiling than scowling or looking like Im walking to the gallows pole.

I usually smoke weed but I realize that's not the most healthy way to cope

I quit my job of 15 years. Took me two years to do it. Minutes after I quit, my anxiety lessened by at least 75% after two years of straight hell. Its been much less of an issue ever since.

I take my anxiety medication

Sure I might do some other stuff if I can't take it yet, but nothing other than a decade or more of good quality therapy is gonna outdo the old benzos.