https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/anxiety-is-taking-over-my-life-need-help-coping/m-p/483488#M39686 <P>Hi, this is my first time doing something like this. I have been anxious as long as I can remember, it flairs up bad now and again and I have never had good coping strategies for dealing with stressful situations.</P> <P>I am currently waiting on Visa news and its only been 6 days and I am a wreck, I cant eat, I cant sleep, i feel constantly sick and the negativity is really getting to me. I cant turn to anyone for help and I dont know how to get through this waiting period I am not dealing well with life at all at the moment and Would love if someone could help me with some coping methods. </P> <P> </P> <P>Iv tried to keep busy and to breath through it but that doesnt work i am far to inside my own head and I just dont know how much longer I can deal with this </P> Thu, 25 Jul 2019 03:51:35 GMT gingerlocks 2019-07-25T03:51:35Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/anxiety-is-taking-over-my-life-need-help-coping/m-p/483488#M39686 <P>Hi, this is my first time doing something like this. I have been anxious as long as I can remember, it flairs up bad now and again and I have never had good coping strategies for dealing with stressful situations.</P> <P>I am currently waiting on Visa news and its only been 6 days and I am a wreck, I cant eat, I cant sleep, i feel constantly sick and the negativity is really getting to me. I cant turn to anyone for help and I dont know how to get through this waiting period I am not dealing well with life at all at the moment and Would love if someone could help me with some coping methods. </P> <P> </P> <P>Iv tried to keep busy and to breath through it but that doesnt work i am far to inside my own head and I just dont know how much longer I can deal with this </P> Thu, 25 Jul 2019 03:51:35 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/anxiety-is-taking-over-my-life-need-help-coping/m-p/483488#M39686 gingerlocks 2019-07-25T03:51:35Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/anxiety-is-taking-over-my-life-need-help-coping/m-p/483489#M39687 <P>Hi Ginger, welcome</P> <P>So, you are feeling like you need some short term coping mechanisms into your routine.</P> <P>Anxiety is a serious condition that demands many changes to our lives with both short and long term strategies.</P> <P>Please read the first post in this thread</P> <P>https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/online-forums/anxiety/anxiety-how-l-eliminated-it</P> <P>You will read about muscle tensioning exercises that I've done now for 32 years and still do, every night when I first enter my bed!.</P> <P>But also there are things we can do immediately- like getting our finances in order so we don't stress about credit, removing toxic people from our lives and asking people to understand</P> <P>https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/online-forums/anxiety/worry-worry-worry#qhCDHnHzvGGEbv8AAOnT_A</P> <P>So have a read and repost anytime you want to talk further. You are being brave posting and it will help you and others that are going through similar experiences.</P> <P>TonyWK</P> Thu, 25 Jul 2019 06:54:05 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/anxiety-is-taking-over-my-life-need-help-coping/m-p/483489#M39687 white knight 2019-07-25T06:54:05Z