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[Anxiety46]

Hi all I’m going through a period of short term bad anxiety 😟. It’s due to an upcoming social event … usually I’m fine but this is going away for two nights. I’ve always been a little anxious but cope well normally on a day to day basis - using diet, exercise and avoiding stress. This is something I really wish I had not said I’d do and have realised that this sort of thing is the biggest trigger fir setting off my anxiety 😟. Too late to get out of it and that would make me even more anxious to be honest. Keep telling myself this time next week it will be all over.
It’s awful how’s it affecting me - appetite very poor :-(, sleep broken, not focusing like I normally do. Normally I can multitask very well. Argh !! Any tips on how to plough on through ? Or anyone in a similar boat for a handhold/support 😊

Anyone ?

How about eating little and often? Or something like your favourite comfort food? I get like this, I wish I could believe that worrying about it makes no postive difference to the outcome! I think try and do as much as you can to prepare for it, do all the ground work. I'm also bordering on anxiety this week.

Yes am prepping as much as is possible as that does help a bit… it’s awful feeling g anxious though in the mean time.
I’m normally pretty relaxed or have my moments but they usually pass quickly. What’s hard is the length of time I’m feeling like this. Truly don’t know how people stand it permanently. X

@MistySkiesAfterRain
Sorry to hear you are having anxiety also.
It’s the pits x

Is it something you will probably end up enjoying? I suffer from anxiety in the run up to things like that, about how i'lll cope, down to panicking about forgetting to pack stuff etc and often wish I hadn't committed. And then afterwards wonder why I'd got so worried about it having had a lovely time!

I would normally live something like this if it was for say one night only - think it’s the fact that it’s two …
Anxiety is still with me … it gets easier as the day goes on and it peaks and troughs throughout the day.

Hi all well said event is over. As predicted anxiety has gone ! . Today I’m eating normally, no butterflies the nauseous feeling totally gone. Sleep back to normal.
It is a good feeling - I continued to feel anxious throughout event kept telling myself it is passing etc.

I think for me the solution is too avoid this sort of thing as I really don’t ever want to feel that high level anxiety ever again if possible.
I can actually think straight now.
Aware I need to keep in with good diet, exercise and sleep patterns.
Hugs to anyone experiencing anxiety at this moment it’s a truly awful thing.

Glad to hear that! Try and be kind to yourself as all the extra cortisol will have been tiring.

@MistySkiesAfterRain - thanks 😊 yes I have been totally exhausted! Taking it easy today so that’s good. How’s your anxiety ? Hope a little better ? Xx