This was not easy for me to post... some very personal stuff... would love to know whether this struck you as adolescent twaddle or whether you could relate to it? Whatever you thought... I hope it helps to talk openly about my experience.
Please do this as a Ted talk. People who have anxiety and there family añd friends need to hear this. You sum it all up completely. I've never heard ANYONE talk so in depth.
i didn't know one could have anxiety to a further extent that i had to deal with. i never really had physical symptoms like unstable grounding, swaying as if on a bout. And to think i called it "Rock bottom" anxiety because i thought it couldn't get any worse To me, i basically had all of my social confidence striped from me, and struggled to speak simple sentences. i play a game called "Halo", and i couldn't be facing another player's character in the face, i couldn't keep eye contact with my reflection, i thought i was ugly. All my friends and family noticed a difference in me. i was constantly thinking from the second i woke out of bed, till the time i fell asleep, which i struggled to fall asleep as my thoughts were always going like scenarios that would never happen, and songs that i heard in church recently would play over and over in my head haunting me. i felt like people were often looking at me, i felt like i was viewed as a freak because of my self harm scars that weren't as noticeable as i thought, awkward silence often troubled me, i felt i made people uncomfortable as i said i didn't know it could be worse, you've experienced much more. All of your poems were great. i could relate to some of them
Great video. I wondered if you could do a video on how high levels of adrenaline from anxiety can affect your loss of appetite, sleep and energy levels and ideas on how to manage these.
Thank You for sharing your inner thoughts Howard. I can concur with so much of this. My anxiety tends to kick in when I'm "Not Working" and as a professional actor, it's so hard trying to maintain the "I will Work Again" momentum. For me (And I'm sure many others) Not working = No Money= How will I survive? = Will I work again. Vicious Circle. - Results in Chest pains and IBS. Would love to chat with you.
Thanks for sharing your inner cycle too... I'm sure many will relate. And seeing that you have this pattern is certainly a great step in terms of moving past it.
@@anxietybeatinghacks Thanks Howard. Like many in this crazy profession, I am currently "Unemployed" (Not the old saying "Resting") and waiting and wondering and back in the vicious circle.
Hi I'd like your thoughts on how to manage trigger thoughts on past memories in connection with previous anxiety episodes and your Dr. Things he said that catastraphised the situation even more? Thanks
Ah yes the whole issue of “trigger thoughts” Perfect topic again for a future video... thank you so much for commenting and engaging with the post... every comment, like and share REALLY helps RUclips know that it’s worth spreading this content further!
This was not easy for me to post... some very personal stuff... would love to know whether this struck you as adolescent twaddle or whether you could relate to it? Whatever you thought... I hope it helps to talk openly about my experience.
Please do this as a Ted talk. People who have anxiety and there family añd friends need to hear this. You sum it all up completely. I've never heard ANYONE talk so in depth.
Great idea re: content for a Ted Talk...
The party when he said the moment he woke up till he went to sleep that’s exactly how I feel every day.
What beautiful, heartfelt words. So resonates, made me tearful.
Thank you! I’m pleased it resonated... wasn’t quite share how people would react to this one! :-)
Huge thanks for this upload! Anxiety is terrible but we can fight it!
Pleasure.. thank you for tuning in and your support.
This was great,, it meant alot to me to hear this,,, you got me crying. I feel so alone going through this.
I am pleased this resonated… but watch my others vids… they may help.
i didn't know one could have anxiety to a further extent that i had to deal with. i never really had physical symptoms like unstable grounding, swaying as if on a bout. And to think i called it "Rock bottom" anxiety because i thought it couldn't get any worse
To me, i basically had all of my social confidence striped from me, and struggled to speak simple sentences. i play a game called "Halo", and i couldn't be facing another player's character in the face, i couldn't keep eye contact with my reflection, i thought i was ugly. All my friends and family noticed a difference in me. i was constantly thinking from the second i woke out of bed, till the time i fell asleep, which i struggled to fall asleep as my thoughts were always going like scenarios that would never happen, and songs that i heard in church recently would play over and over in my head haunting me. i felt like people were often looking at me, i felt like i was viewed as a freak because of my self harm scars that weren't as noticeable as i thought, awkward silence often troubled me, i felt i made people uncomfortable
as i said i didn't know it could be worse, you've experienced much more. All of your poems were great. i could relate to some of them
Great video. I wondered if you could do a video on how high levels of adrenaline from anxiety can affect your loss of appetite, sleep and energy levels and ideas on how to manage these.
Good question and will make a note to cover this on a future video. :-)
Thank You for sharing your inner thoughts Howard. I can concur with so much of this. My anxiety tends to kick in when I'm "Not Working" and as a professional actor, it's so hard trying to maintain the "I will Work Again" momentum. For me (And I'm sure many others) Not working = No Money= How will I survive? = Will I work again. Vicious Circle. - Results in Chest pains and IBS. Would love to chat with you.
Thanks for sharing your inner cycle too... I'm sure many will relate. And seeing that you have this pattern is certainly a great step in terms of moving past it.
@@anxietybeatinghacks Thanks Howard. Like many in this crazy profession, I am currently "Unemployed" (Not the old saying "Resting") and waiting and wondering and back in the vicious circle.
Hi I'd like your thoughts on how to manage trigger thoughts on past memories in connection with previous anxiety episodes and your Dr. Things he said that catastraphised the situation even more? Thanks
Ah yes the whole issue of “trigger thoughts” Perfect topic again for a future video... thank you so much for commenting and engaging with the post... every comment, like and share REALLY helps RUclips know that it’s worth spreading this content further!