Welcome back! Realizing that only you can control how you feel is so important. Many people never come to this realization and spend their lives giving their power away to others and feeling frustrated. It takes strengths and intelligence to figure this out and put it in to practice so good work!
Racing thoughts is an issue for many people in this fast paced society. Being able to calm your thoughts is a real skill and can even be essential to a healthy mind and body. Check out the sessions on relaxation techniques and worry. These sessions will give you some strategies on how to relax your body and mind.
Exercise can also help with racing thoughts. Many people find that exercise is the single most important thing for your health. It acts as an outlet and boosts your mood. Yoga is an excellent way to exercise and de stress. You may also consider taking a meditation course. Meditation will teach you how to relax your mind. Meditation is known to have numerous health benefits and can even rewire how your brain works. I encourage you to do a bit more research on meditation to find out if it's right for you.
I have been away from this site for quite some time. I was relieved this morning to come back and see some familiar folks - Hugs4U, Davit. Hi!
When I joined this site, I found it I think by accident, and had been suffering with stress and anxiety but since I have had anxiety my whole life I didn't at that time really see my anxiety the way I do now because it had been normalized by me. I didn't really know what was wrong with me. I researched and researched, and tried to determine if I had this or that stress disorder or personality type. I read about all sorts of conditions and aspects of mental health.
My experience with this site was that I found support here at a time when I wasn't finding much badly needed support anywhere else in my life. It made a huge difference. I look back now, and one of the thoughts I've been successful in working with is the belif that other people would have to change. I could not shake the belief that other people needed to change in order for me to feel better. I now take more responsibility for my condition which involves increasing my assertiveness skills and setting boundaries with others. These are important aspects of my recovery.
Today, I am coming back to this site because of the forums and how helpful it is to exchange thoughts and ideas with other people who experience / understand anxiety. I am less focused on obtaining a diagnosis and more focused on practicing and learning strategies that can really help me to manage anxiety and help me to enjoy life more. Anxiety takes its toll.
My goal is to find more techniques that I can use to feel better. My mind races a lot. Anyone else have this and has found strategies, ways to help that?
