Heightened constate of anxiety -

[Karenaustin]

I'm very very anxious for many reasons . This came 2 days ago and now I just can't come down to speak. I'm nervous,on edge, tired. Will this ever go away. Been on Prozac for 3 weeks why suddenly an I worse and why won't the constant anxiety go away

[inCOGnito]

It will recede eventually. Do your best to try and relax your body and mind.

[Karenaustin]

Thankyou but it's the relaxing bit that I can't do .

[inCOGnito]

you can relax, its not impossible. your body is on 'alert' mode and is prepared accordingly. so it takes a little longer to settle. give your mind permission to relax. Try mindfulness or yoga or progressive relaxation to h elp settle.

[cokesmyth5]

You could always speak to your GP about the constant nature of the anxiety - there are meds you can take until the other stuff starts to work. I know how awful the constant anxiety is - have you had a look at the articles on this site about first steps and coping. I found them reassuring.
It will pass but good to consider ways to help you right now.
Take care

[Eyji1]

When I was first dealing with so much anxiety I found that the only way to calm down was deep breathing. I'd sit down in a comfortable spot, let my head hang and breathe as deep and slow as I could. At first I had to do this for a whole hour to let my heart slow down to a normal pace. But as time went by it took me shorter and shorter times.

Now I only need to take 2 - 10 deep breaths and my body calms down.

It's all a matter of practice. Hope this helps.

[Karenaustin]

Thankyou. I will try this. Didn't realise it could take so long to calm down .

[inCOGnito]

Thankyou. I will try this. Didn't realise it could take so long to calm down .

it's proportionate to the degree of chronic tension and willingness to let go