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Anxiety Vogue Williams
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How to Beat Anxiety

Mindfulness
Breathe
I am excited- really like this thought
Change how you look at things threats =challenges
Exercise
Sleep

Identify why Routine Spiritual practice Eat at regular times Exercise Mindfulness  You can contact me at forrealllemail@gmail.com Group is on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Anxiety-Ireland-698827876958574/ Join the discussion lets all help each other out.

Anxiety what is it? I think I might have it or know someone who does

 I didn't know what anxiety was before I had it. I just knew I felt so uneasy, so afraid but I couldn't put a finger on why. My muscles would tense up. When it got bad,I felt like someone had their hands around my throat, like there was a weight on my chest, like I could not get enough air, I couldn't breathe, the room was spinning, sweaty, pins and needles. I was going to faint or die or my heart would beat so fast I would think I was going to have heart failure. I would feel so sick with worry sometimes I would struggle to eat. My mouth would go dry and I would find it hard to swallow.

There was no peace, there was no calm. That part of me just disappeared.

I was fidgety. I became withdrawn because I was afraid of everything.

This isn't a comprehensive list it impacts other people in different ways. This is just how it impacted me.

I saw someplace someone saying they hid the knives because they had anxiety and were afraid they would use them. That made me scratch my head alot. Its the last thing that comes to my mind when my anxiety is bad. I hide if its bad.  I don't want people to see me or for my friends and family to worry. Its never a case where I'm going to hurt anyone or anything. If anything I find children and animals are the most amazing and calming cures. Just because they have such good nature and love. If a baby is screaming at me sure I might have a minute where I'm in a panic looking for a bottle but so does everyone. For me my instinct to protect and love is so much stronger then my anxiety when it comes down to it. It annoyed me to see someone misrepresent it in that way.

Anxiety is a natural feeling. Its fight or flight we get it before exams, interviews, dates etc. Its normal to have a certain amount of anxiety leading up to these kind of events or maybe even a break up etc. Its not normal if its constant for weeks on end with no apparent cause. Where it impacts your sleep. Where your uneasy, fidgety and excessive. Sometimes it can be due to a stressful situation such as death or loss of a loved one. It might be just a period of time for which you need some more support.

If you think you have it or someone you know has it I'm going to encourage the following steps:

1. Have a chat with them. Just simple over a cup of tea/coffee. Just ask how they are. Listen and ask if there is anything you can do to help maybe just say you have noticed they have not been themselves. Just let them know you care. 
2. If its you go to your GP- you may be offered medication. I am pretty anti medication and I opted not to take it initially but it got to a stage where I needed it. It worked and I'm glad I have it so don't rule it out but do go with something that suits you. 
3. Find a good counsellor someone who does Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. I'm going to post about Cognitive Behavioural Therapy because one mistake I made was trusting a counsellor who said they did CBT but never did it.Do some research about it. Go with your gut on counsellors if you like them and feel comfortable and like you can talk then they are for you. If not and your not seeing a benefit after about 8 weekly sessions leave and find another. They are not for you. 
4. Talk to someone a friend, family member and let them know. 
5. Self care- I will blog about this as well but I manage my anxiety through everything from sleep to diet and so make sure you look after yourself. 

I hope this helps. 

For more information:
Anxiety Fact Sheet 
Anxiety 

Zoella : Just Say Yes

                     

I read a book on mindfulness based cognitive behavioural therapy and basically it said do this. Just say yes. I have certain triggers for my anxiety and things which make it worse. Sometimes I used to avoid these situations be in going out etc. But the more you avoid the worse it makes it and the more it restricts you. So I started to say yes and do it. It was scary and I will not lie there are still times its hard and I struggle. But out of this my first blog www.forrealll.blogspot.ie was born. It charts all my little adventures since I stated to say yes. Its about appreciating the moment and going places I enjoy. For so long I was afraid. I'm so much happier now because I feel like I'm making progress. I'm doing things and making my dreams come true even just small little things. This affected my self talk because you can spend time just feeling bad because it can affect you so badly. Now I'm enjoying my life more and more.

Try it and just take your time. Some days are good and some days are bad. I know and I understand.

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Brent Popes Experience with Anxiety and Panic Attacks

                       
I really like Brent Pope and I respect him too. I was amazed that he has anxiety but it does not define him as a person. He has achieved so much and so he is an inspiration. He is generally a very private person and so its nice to get a glimpse into his life in his own words.


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Ted Talk Be a Warrior Not a Worrier -Angela Cerbano

This is so interesting because of how she changed her view of anxiety. For me sometimes I have said to myself or others I cannot do this because I have anxiety. But what if I did those things in spite of the fact that I have anxiety.

40% of things we worry about never happen
30% of things happened in the past.

That's an amazing statistic because most of things we worry about we have got through or never come to pass. I love her attitude in tackling her fear and setting up her own youtube channel about designer handbags. Create your own fear project! I love this its so positive.

Learned Optimism Positive Psychology Interesting