Budgie
25-04-11, 11:27
HI there :) :hugs:
One thing I really dislike about anxiety is the way that sometimes, I will just get worries stuck in my mind and its like they completely take over everything I am trying to do day to day. I went to have CBT last year, which I found helpful, although I have to work hard to keep 'topping uo' what I learned in those sessions, and keep my anxiety levels from overspilling.
I was wondering if anyone here has got some coping mechanisms that they would like to share, as I'm willing to try anything to work with my panic! :yesyes:
One thing that has COMPLETELY taken over at the moment is relating to an hospital appointment I have got tomorrow. Its not so much the appointment itself that I am getting into such a state about, its a few things relating to it:
My appointment is at 3.30pm, and my work have said I need to stay until around 2.30pm before setting off (its related to hours they need me to work and stuff, I think). Then, I am going to have to drive on the motorway to somewhere I haven't driven to before - the thought of leaving the motorway at the correct junction and dealing with that is quite anxious for me. Then, trying to park at the busy hospital is something thats plaguing me :blush:
, as its a bit of a nightmare there, I've seen it whan I've been there on the bus.
I would commute there, but due to work commitments I wouldn't have time, as its rather a way away from where I work. I do enjoy driving, but this is a real unknown and new experience for me! Part of me is excited because if I can do this, then it will be great for my anxiety/panic, but sitting here now, just fretting about it, is making it seem like a mountain (when to everyone else I've spoke about it to sees it as a molehill! :blush: )
One thing I really dislike about anxiety is the way that sometimes, I will just get worries stuck in my mind and its like they completely take over everything I am trying to do day to day. I went to have CBT last year, which I found helpful, although I have to work hard to keep 'topping uo' what I learned in those sessions, and keep my anxiety levels from overspilling.
I was wondering if anyone here has got some coping mechanisms that they would like to share, as I'm willing to try anything to work with my panic! :yesyes:
One thing that has COMPLETELY taken over at the moment is relating to an hospital appointment I have got tomorrow. Its not so much the appointment itself that I am getting into such a state about, its a few things relating to it:
My appointment is at 3.30pm, and my work have said I need to stay until around 2.30pm before setting off (its related to hours they need me to work and stuff, I think). Then, I am going to have to drive on the motorway to somewhere I haven't driven to before - the thought of leaving the motorway at the correct junction and dealing with that is quite anxious for me. Then, trying to park at the busy hospital is something thats plaguing me :blush:
, as its a bit of a nightmare there, I've seen it whan I've been there on the bus.
I would commute there, but due to work commitments I wouldn't have time, as its rather a way away from where I work. I do enjoy driving, but this is a real unknown and new experience for me! Part of me is excited because if I can do this, then it will be great for my anxiety/panic, but sitting here now, just fretting about it, is making it seem like a mountain (when to everyone else I've spoke about it to sees it as a molehill! :blush: )