Anxiety Confessions

Jess

Jess

Hi, this can be extremely hard. I think it is important to recognise why you are feeling this way? If you can identify why this may help you be able to rationalise your brain out of it. Sometimes it is good to sit through the anxiety. Next, tell your anxious thoughts that last time nothing happened and you were fine what are the chances that something will happen. This can be tough to work through and you will be able to work through it easier with someone like a psychologist or a therapist. They have some great tools and methods to help your brain think in a more logical sense. Jess. xx

This is really hard. Especially when you know you have to do something and there isn’t any way to get out of it. This is one of those situations that you just have to manage by breathing and controlling your anxiety the best way you know how. Whether this is breathing exercises or having something that you fiddle with to calm your anxiety. Jess

To be honest, if she is any good at her job she will probably have some inkling that you aren’t telling the whole truth. It is better, to be honest with her, you probably already know this. She won’t be able to give you her best help when you aren’t telling her the whole truth.  A way of her letting her know if you don’t feel like saying this out loud is writing it down on a piece of paper and giving it to her. Then she can start the conversation for you and it may be easier to discuss it this way. 

Super important, that you do. A lot of people are able to see a significant improvement in their anxiety after seeking help. What is the worst thing that can happen from going and seeking help?It can be a scary and confronting thing to do but its something that I am glad that I did. I live now a mostly anxiety free live. Jess

Ah, this can be tough. Especially when your mind is pushing and holding you back. Next time this happens to notice it, what is the worse that can happen if you say something? Probably not much. Say what you are thinking. Sometimes the best way to get rid of the negative voice is to say what you are thinking and battle them by doing the thing they don’t want you to do..

Hi sorry, it has taken me so long to get back to you. Have been going through issues of my own. I really do recommend speaking and trying with many different psychologists. Counsellors and psychologists are a little different in Australia as a psychologist you have to have studied for longer. I would recommend to keep on trying to see different people until you find someone that works well and you feel comfortable with. I am sorry to hear that your family feel this way. Is there anyone else close to you that you can talk to about this? It is important to have someone who can comfort you and talk to you in these hard times. Make sure you look after yourself and call your emergency services if you really need them. Mental health is just as important as having a heart attack. Jess. xx

Hi there,  I think it is important to note that anxiety doesn’t discriminate on different personalities. I myself would consider myself more of an extrovert than an introvert and I have had crippling anxiety many of times. I know how you feel.  It is important to live your own story with anxiety. I don’t believe anyone has experienced anxiety in exactly the same way, as people always experience anxiety the same way. You would be surprised how many other people with anxiety are extroverts but are probably pretty good at hiding it.  Jess. xx

This can be really hard, especially when someone doesn’t understand how you are feeling. Keep fighting and pushing, try to ignore those around you who don’t understand how you are feeling. 

Jess. xx