I have high anxiety?

Question

I'm just looking for people that have seen a psychologist about this problem and tips in fixing this problem.

I've gone to one already and my anxiety is so high I can't even trust the Doctor. I couldn't even trust the Psychologist I was seeing. Because I can read people like a book and know alot about people just looking at them. (Yes, I'm a freak)

Yes I workout, that doesn't help much. I don't have anyone I can trust with this and I'm not talking to my parents either. No I'm not taking meds for it either. I'm also not going to be praying to god so please leave those out of you answers.............Thanks!

Answer 1

You sound like you really need plenty of help. Instead of me advising you what to do, here are some articles and links that may prove useful to you
http://www.healthandwellnesscentral.com/Category/Anxiety-Management/256

Answer 2

I have the same problem. I've never been on pills for it because my mo doesn't take me seriously for anything. I don't get anxiety attacks that often but probably about once every 3 months. I hate it because my heart beats out of ym chest also and I have trouble breathing also. I would talk nto someone when your having bad anxiety. Talk to someone in which whom you trust and feel comfortable with. I remember I had this huge gymnastics competition after school and I had such bad anxiety so I was texting the whole day and it kind of made me feel better. Try it! It may work!

Answer 3

Unfortunately anxiety falls under the category of mental health issues. It has a lot to do with a part of your brain called the amygdala. This is a primitive part of the brain and has a lot to do with reactions to stimuli. Some people have a heightened reaction to stimulus which makes their heart beat fast, adrenaline kicks in and the whole process cannot be controlled very easily when started. Once that part of the brain has a decreased threshold for anxiety it usually persists throughout your lifetime. Not that you can't learn ways to cope, but acceptance of this condition is crucial. Psychological trauma can decrease the threshold, like in PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) seen in war veterans. Also there seems to be a genetic link to who specifically within the war veteran population will have this disorder. One of the medication classifications they are working with to treat anxiety from PTSD is blood pressure medication. They also use them for stage fright. This kind of medication may not be so bad, as they are low doses but I have not myself seen them used so much. This would be if you were more apprehensive about trying a benzodiazepene for anxiety (like valium or ativan). These can make you dependent if you use too much, or you may need more after your body gets used to them. They do work like a charm however and I know from both personal and professional experience. If you can take them sparingly and have a good handle on other ways to cope you can use them in conjunction with things like relaxation, exercise and other holistic approaches. If your anxiety is accompanied by depression they prescribe an antidepressant which helps both. I have a friend who was very anti-med like you but when she tried it she now swears by it as it's made such a difference in her life. To your dismay you may find that anxiety can alter your life in a way that you cannot function as a happy person. It can disable you in a way you are unable to live the way you would like. I cannot tell you that there is any effective treatment for anxiety if you are unwilling to talk about your feelings, life struggles and fears with a therapist, are unwilling to try medications even if it was just to see if it helped, and you have no faith in a higher power. It seems that all of those things combined are the most effective in minimizing the negative effects of anxiety in your life. It is not your fault, you are not thinking wrong, or living your life wrong. Most likely it has to do with a genetic trait within your fight or flight response, much like a rabbit who freezes in the presence of a predator (it's amygdala kicks in) - your primitive responses manifest at a deeper level when they are not needed. In a real threatening response a more healthy amygdala will kick in and then it's effects diminish rapidly. Yours, per se, may keep ticking along thus lowering the threshold so that even the smallest stimulus will get you going to a state where it's unbearable- and for no reason at all! The studies I've read with animals, scientists have made lesions on the amygdala and it's taken away that instinctual 'fear' so that a rabbit may sit and eat grass in the face of a coyote. The most effective medication they have to slow the amygdala down is of course the benzo (ativan, xanax, valium) which affects that part of your brain directly. Scientific study has shown that no other medication or measure is as effective, for now...but they are always working on it. Again, what you need to know is that your anxiety has a biological basis, yet therapy can help you cope, meds can help you through a panic attack, and holistic measures can increase your overall health so you can cope better when you feel anxiety. Other than that I have not heard of anything else that works.

I am an anxiety sufferer, also I am a psychiatric nurse. Good luck, and I feel bad you have a problem trusting. Maybe you should do some research first, there are no easy answers.

Answer 4

Okay, here it is:
First - relaxation exercises:
Scrunch every muscle in your body as hard as you can while inhailing, including your eyes, and then relax everything as you exhail while saying "relax". Do this for ten minutes a day and eventually you will be able to merely think "relax", and you WILL.

Second - Immersion Therapy - whatever you're afraid of, you do the relaxation exercises until you're relaxed enough around that fear. You start with talking about that fear, the looking at pictures of it, then coming near it, then bein exposed to it.

You were not very specific about your anxiety, so I can't give you more. But write me, and I will.

Answer 5

Don't always think you know what people are thinking. Most people can read books, but most people don't understand them the author meant them to be. I had to learn that. My dad is bi-polar. I may be to. I do have anxiety. Try going to places where there are a lot a people. A place where people are friendly is best, but not too friendly. Just don't stay at home to often, but don't try to forget about your problems. It will only make it worse. Take it from someone who knows.