Pearldaffodil
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How do you deal with the physical symptoms with the anxiety when you go out in public? I know this sounds funny but I have anxiety attacts when I go into Walmart. I hate shopping!
Physical Symptoms
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fitftw
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I used to get bad stomach pains in public, specifically high school. I would be dying on the bus and have to literally run to the bathroom upon arriving at school to go number 2
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Doesn't happen to me anymore. I've definitely gotten a lot better at handling social situations over the years.
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Doesn't happen to me anymore. I've definitely gotten a lot better at handling social situations over the years.
Falkor
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I mostly get a tensed face, a racing heartbeat, dry mouth, insecure body language which makes it clear I'm anxious, and most of all feel like panicky.
I try to figure out how to decrease my physical symptoms, since I'm aware of the fact that It helps soon enough if the physical effects go away, I talked to my coach(therapist) she told me I'm afraid of being anxious, so it happens...
The way of coping is try to get aware where my physical things come from and stop them, by meds (?), think different about the situations (which could trigger these feelings), or like easily said... Ignore the pain of anxiety. But that is almost impossible, almost huh.. Or use your imagination like thinking that all the people are trustworthy and you are safe in the social situation, but still there is something what is triggering my anxiety and i hope there is some conclusion to stop feeling all those stuff, so i'm still working on finding the solution
But the physical symptoms, can be decreased by so many ways, like if you do sports before you go somewhere, your body can produce endorphin, so you feel relaxed when you face the event, alcohol also does wonders but I wouldn't consider doing that, or anxiety decreasing medicines, beta blockers (not sure if that's good thuogh) one thing I know, anxiety (when it comes to SA) is hard to defeat and it's like we are the ones who need to get through of it, feeling anxious and getting those symptoms.
Good topic btw.
I try to figure out how to decrease my physical symptoms, since I'm aware of the fact that It helps soon enough if the physical effects go away, I talked to my coach(therapist) she told me I'm afraid of being anxious, so it happens...
The way of coping is try to get aware where my physical things come from and stop them, by meds (?), think different about the situations (which could trigger these feelings), or like easily said... Ignore the pain of anxiety. But that is almost impossible, almost huh.. Or use your imagination like thinking that all the people are trustworthy and you are safe in the social situation, but still there is something what is triggering my anxiety and i hope there is some conclusion to stop feeling all those stuff, so i'm still working on finding the solution
But the physical symptoms, can be decreased by so many ways, like if you do sports before you go somewhere, your body can produce endorphin, so you feel relaxed when you face the event, alcohol also does wonders but I wouldn't consider doing that, or anxiety decreasing medicines, beta blockers (not sure if that's good thuogh) one thing I know, anxiety (when it comes to SA) is hard to defeat and it's like we are the ones who need to get through of it, feeling anxious and getting those symptoms.
Good topic btw.