this thread was very uplifting.

congratulations on kicking anxiety in the arse......and not letting it steal your life away.

my sub-conscious thoughts are what bring me down......stupid negative thoughts!!!

subconscious thoughts are the thoughts we don't really control...the ones that just appear in our minds.....if...

Tommyf -

Very well put. Thank you for your insight...seriously.

well said Tommy...

i need to take your advice as well, but we all know how easy it is to listen then it is to actually apply it to our lives.

jw927458......i am in a similar situation to you...

Also, search for "the anxiety trick" in google.

it is very insightful.

yes, i agree its a terrible feeling but i really believe its all in our minds (provided you have been checked out by a...

It will go away.....

Sometimes we just have to face our fears.

Anxiety and negative thoughts can literally create physical feelings.......and once we get those physical feelings, we focus on it...

hi all...

i finally weened off effexor xr in december 2011 (was on it for 8 years).......december and january i was at my same weight....however february and march i lost almost 20 lbs......

is...

You are correct.......

I have triggered enough anxiety/panic attacks this year simply from thinking about something stupid....something scary....things about the past that i cannot change.....
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i figured that it was deleted.........

i understand that some of the stuff being said might not have been agreed with by all the moderators or members here, however there was A LOT of useful stuff...

I've suffered from anxiety/panic and depression since i was 22 years old. I am turning 31 this year and i can definitly tell you that i have seen a wide spectrum of scary symptoms that anxiety has...

hi all,

about 2 days ago Paniccured created a thread, and unfortunately it seems to be gone????

i would really like to read it again as there was a lot of useful information he wrote.....

i know life is not perfect, and that we have all made mistakes.........i actually believe we will always make mistakes our entire lives but the important part is that we always strive to be better...

congrats!! and yes it is essential to keep track of the good times and positive things we encounter!!!

its been tough for me lately as i seem to feel more comfortable thinking about negative...

sorry but what exactly do you mean when you say it can overstimulate??

when i had anxiety attacks come on, i would take a B vitamin and it would definitly work....for me at least.

chamomile tea...

natural remedies:

chamomile tea
bananas
vitamin b supplements
chelated magnesium
flax see oil
exercise

funny to read this thread....but sad at the same time that i can totally understand where you guys are coming from.

i love working out and exercising but last week i scared myself into an anxiety...

jessed03 -

wonderful post of yours above. thank you.

its been almost 3 full months since i've finally completely weened off effexor xr ...... and it hasnt been easy, but i've managed so far.

anyway i realized that if could block out my negative...

there will always be things we can knit pick at, and if we dwell on it enough it will become a negative feeling for us and it will ruin our day, week, month, years!!!!

i've always been a...

did some reading this past month on anxiety and would like to share a few things...



i read this from information supplied by a guy named Dave Carbonell PhD.

and its quite useful as it...

try shouting out loud....sounds weird, but i swear it makes me feel better. shout out whatever you want.

or listen to songs that motivate you to feel better......

exactly, anxiety tricks us to think it is real. its been proven so many times.

the people i talk to about my anxiety and issues have never experienced anxiety attacks themsevles, but that is why...

seek professional help. as long as you are completely open with the doctor abbout your situation i do not see why they would not help you? dont waste time with one doctor if he/she is not helping -...

i picked up CHELATED MAGNESIUM and it seems to be working and making me feel better...of course you need to put the effort in as well through CBT and just facing your fears head on. you will be...

for the past year and a 1/2 i have worried about my heart as well...

ive done all required tests within the past month and they all came back with good news....im fine.

im actually on my last...