Anxiety

[Italian]

What's the best way to deal with first time anxiety that I'm not coping real well with 

I'm 62 years of age had a stroke 3 months ago , up until the stroke I led a very healthy life

Can someone with experience  please advise

Thankyou

[indigo22]

Hi Italian,

Welcome to the forums. Having a newly diagnosed condition can certainly be a source of agitation and may be contributing to your anxiety at present.

In order to help you, could you please let me know what steps you have already taken?

For example, are you seeing a counsellor of some type to talk through what you are feelings?

Are you on any medication at present?

Have you discussed this with your GP or Specialist since your stroke?

Based on not having a lot of information to go on, I have pasted below a link to a post on the forums that is about self help tips for anxiety. You may find some helpful information there. I would also suggest making use of the helplines when you are struggling, they can help to talk you through what you are experiencing.

https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/anxiety/self-help-tips-for-managing-anxiety/td-p/50482

I hope this is of some help to you, we will be here if you are comfortable talking more.

Take care,

indigo

[Croix]

Dear Italian~

I would like to join Indigo22 in welcoming you to the Forum and think what Indigo said was very sensible.

To have a stroke out of the blue after believing you have  a normal reasonably healthy  life is a huge shock. There can be physical effects -I hope you don't have any, and at the same time it is both a reminder everyone's life does come to an end and at the  same time a severe worry if it might happen again.

As a result it is no surprise you have anxiety over the matter. I guess the two avenues you  can take are firstly physical, to do whatever your doctor and specialist recommend in terms of medication and lifestyle.

One can also gain advice from the Stroke Foundation, an organist suggested by the Federal government

The second avenue is to cope wiht the anxiety, which is understandable but does not help. Indigo has already given you a link to Beyond Blue's fact sheets.

Leading a low-stress lifestyle would seem very sensible. Do you have any personal support? A family member or friend you can talk things over wiht and get another perspective? Coping on your own is hard.

I would like it if you cam and said how you were going

Croix

[yours_truly]

Hey Italian!,

Welcome to the forums 🙂

Like Indigo22 and Croix stated, a newly diagnosed condition that is coupled with a traumatic situation can be very stressful. It may come as a relief to know that there are many ways to cope and manage anxiety that comes in relation to health. 

As you have lead a very healthy life, it may be in your best intentions to continue living to a healthy standard, including frequently exercising, like going for a walk, managing your diet, refraining from over or under-consumption and taking necessary supplements. With age comes heightened health risks and changing your lifestyle to fit in with your new needs may also be something you might consider.

When it comes to other management techniques, I would recommend that you check out the beyond blue page. Beyond blue offers some amazing services by some very amazing people. There you are able to find professional, personalised and consistent advise, which you may find significantly helpful. 

Link: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support 

If not, you can always check out some stories on situations similar to yours! Your worries are very realistic and are within reason. Do not feel anxious to express them and reach out for help whenever you need. You may find it useful to talk to someone about this, friends, family or a GP. 

Wishing you a safe recovery,

yours_truly