I have recently seen
a therapist again to get help with my life issues, I had mentioned before I
have seen therapists but didn’t find one that fit with my personality, and felt
they were of no help to me personally. In June I had an appointment meeting
with a new therapist and it went way better than previous times. YEY! Don’t
give up if one therapist didn’t help you, I learned my lesson after giving up
for years that you need to explore different options until you find a good
match.
Tracking back to
previous posts I had discussed my anxiety and how I felt it was because of my
depression, but after speaking with and research I have learned that it is the
opposite. My anxiety is not under control and has been affecting my life
negatively resulting is my other life issues I have mentioned in my “Circle
Posts”. Everything that my therapist was like a light bulb going off above my
head glowing brighter and brighter, each words out of his mouth was on point
and would help me understand what I was going through. I never realized how
much my anxiety controlled my life, I always thought it was sadness holding me
back but in fact its fear of the unknown. That is my kryptonite fear of the
un-known.
Speaking with
someone who understands how anxiety works the ins and outs and how the brain
thinks is such an amazing experience, I am someone who loves hearing how things
work so that I can file that away in my brain and everything makes sense to me
that way. I am looking forward to future appointments with my therapist to get
a better hold on my anxiety. I am currently letting my anxiety control and live
my life for me, this is not how I want to live life and I hope this is a great
step into the right direction.
I will post more in
the future on how my progress is going, and future understandings of my
anxiety, from my appointments to help others.
I will be working on
stepping out of my comfort zone and pushing through so that I get use to moving
past my fears of the unknown and in hopes that by doing so on a regular basis I
will eventually be comfortable with the unknown, wish me luck loves.
Below is some info
on my anxiety disorder: being diagnosed was eye opening to read trough and
realize YES…that is me! There is a reason for the way I function!
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is an anxiety
disorder characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational
worry, that is, apprehensive expectation about events or activities. This
excessive worry often interferes with daily functioning, as individuals with
GAD typically anticipate disaster, and are overly concerned about everyday
matters such as health issues, money, death, family problems, friendship
problems, interpersonal relationship problems, or work difficulties.
Individuals often exhibit a variety of physical symptoms, including fatigue,
fidgeting, headaches, nausea, numbness in hands and feet, muscle
tension, muscle aches, difficulty swallowing, bouts of breathing
difficulty, difficulty concentrating, trembling, twitching,
irritability, agitation, sweating, restlessness, insomnia, hot
flashes, rashes, and inability to fully control the anxiety. These
symptoms must be consistent and ongoing, persisting at least six months, for a
formal diagnosis of GAD.
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