I have anxiety around the clock on waking up and going to sleep all day long bad digestion and weight lost anxiety is just the alarm clock ⏰ rings all day
It’s difficult isn’t it I fear every social interaction it’s hard to even work I get burnt out socially but due to my social anxiety I always have fear 😒
There are a few factors in reducing social anxiety quickly. One resource I found which successfully combines these is Kevs Control Plan (check it out on google) definately the best plan that I have ever seen. Check out all the amazing info .
hi guys, the greatest info that ive had was by using Kevs Control Plan (i found it on google) - I found it themost useful resource that I have ever followed.
What my therapist told me to think when I have anxiety. Okay so, think of anxiety as a lady that comes to your house (mind) and hits your door. Most of us we will not open because we are trying to fight those bad thoughts right? I am telling you, open the door. Let the lady come in, the lady in black I say, and be friendly with her. Drink coffer or tea make a scenario in your head. She will start telling you all of the bad things. Respond to her, I know. I fucking know, and it's okay. Make her understand that you don't care anymore. Make her afraid of you. Please try and never ever give up❤
Yes! I have been told to welcome anxiety and not fight it as well! Glad to know im not alone and that hopefully one day i can manage my anxiety enough to actually be able to travel!
I wake up with anxiety every morning and the rest of the day is spent trying to calm that anxiety down. I've learned a lot of strategies along the way but it's still there every morning. It sucks.
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it is horrible indeed!! The thing i hate is that i don't know why!!!I used to be the happiest person ever !!Never sick or anything and now i battle anxiety up to a part that i'm frightened to drive a car or face people at work even tho i am well liked. i have seen doktors but they don't seem to listen or understand!! I've been told to picture myself in a good place or try to have pleasant thoughts or meditate... jeez don't these dokcors understand that once you have a anxiety attack there is no way to put yourself in a better place 'cause one has enough trouble already to deal with the situation you are in already!! A tree and flowers on a meadow just don't do the trick that easily!!! For all those who think anxiety is they're own fault don't see it that way!!! I have the almost perfect life !! Great job , no money problems , no future worries no relationship troubles , no family drama yet still those attacks come !! thats why i am furious with doctors who seem to look down on you , thinking a little pill or long walks in the fresh air would help , like one is an idiot !
7:42 spoke to me so much. I was raised in a very strict and stressful way. Where a lot was expected of me. And every little thing was blown out of proportion so now I’m an anxious individual.
Me too. I just found out that my father had a abandonment issues, and my mother has Borderline Personality Disorder. In essence I eas abused. I thought it was normal that my parents were strict. So, now that I'm 54 I have a finally found a therapist I like. The more l learn about my parents issues, not to judge, but to learn why im having issues. I also have ADHD - it can be genetic, and made, low on the autism and OCD. I'm told that BPD mothers really mess up their kids... Good luck, I wish you peace 🌷
Self acceptance, and self love is the way, let go of control, let the love heal our wounds.... Allow nature and our body work for healing, through our soul...
I've been to several therapists and this man is leagues above them all in terms of knowledge and caring. If healers intend to heal instead of just keeping you coming back they would have a plan such as this man presents. Carefully crafted using all his knowledge of the issues, and indeed a wise knowledge imo. If we had more healers like this man the world would be a better place
I feel prayer helps: "O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify my heart. Illumine my powers. I lay all my affairs in Thy hand. Thou art my Guide and my Refuge. I will no longer be sorrowful and grieved; I will be a happy and joyful being. O God! I will no longer be full of anxiety, nor will I let trouble harass me. I will not dwell on the unpleasant things of life. O God! Thou art more friend to me than I am to myself. I dedicate myself to Thee, O Lord." ~ Baha'i Faith Prayer in Part
I had a SEVERE generalized anxiety disorder and can't believe how it went away. Now I have normal anxiety that's easy to shake off. At the peak of my GAD, there was absolutely nothing that would help. I got on medications, which helped to a certain extent. Then I added daily cardio. Then I started doing CBT on my own (all you need is a workbook, no need for an expensive therapist). Learn how to set boundaries, especially if there is a toxic relationship in your life. But to be perfectly honest, I think what cured my GAD is just letting time do it's wonders.
I have analyzed myself and I was diagnosed with GAD since the 4th grade. I think it stems from emotional needs that we’re unmet. I think you are right.
2:11 I quit therapy because the night before, and the morning of, my therapy sessions, were always the worst times of my week with anxiety. For me, it was like having to admit once a week that you're sick and not in control of your life.
Having seen numerous therapists over the years, these videos make more sense than any of them. This guy absolutely gets it, I did have an NLP guy try some processes with no effect but I suspect / hope to combination of understanding and practical tools could crack it. GAD sounds like cptsd which I notice getting triggered but have no idea what interpretation my unconscious has made. All the best to all those brave souls suffering and searching - you are not alone.
Sometimes, just thinking about the death that I'll end up one day makes me under control the worries and calm down that there is nothing to anxious about...
Sometimes it gets so bad. I feel that I can't do this anymore. I am so tired of surviving. My dream is to feel comfortable and calm inside. Seems simple but it sure is difficult.
Went to seek for help and found out I am indeed diagnosed with anxiety disorder. It is truly depressing. To get your day ahead seems very stressful, waking up everyday is putting me into a lot of worries and stress. Even though some of my family members aware of my anxiety they don't seem to fully understand how it works. All I hear from them is 'you have to go to work', if only it was that easy. Even if I wanted to, if the anxiety comes and attack me right then there's nothing I can do about it. The hardest thing for me is to explain what I feel when I'm having this anxious feeling, even after explaining to them, no one actually understands.
I’m anxious almost 24/7, worrying about everything. I start feeling dizzy immediately after going out in public. Especially in supermarket, malls or restaurant. Sometimes it just goes away but there is times when it’s very very persistent. I found that magnesium helps so I usually always take big amounts.
I've become the same this year due to the lack of social interaction and what's going on in the world. Dizziness non-stop, upon waking to going to sleep. Exercise, meditation and accepting the symptoms as they are tends to help. I hope we both heal soon.
Wow, this video has so much value! It's phenomenal!! My goodness, the amount of introspection that this video has caused is a game changer for me. Thank you so much for uploading this.
That second step for dealing with worry: after 24 years I finally realized this while talking with a friend who also has GAD. The key thing for me was to first realize that I was agitated (and had been for 24 years) and needed to calm down (I found humming the Taylor Swift song with those lyrics strangely comforting at that moment). Now after 24 years I am finally starting to feel a change back to what it was like before this happened. It took 24 years to realise: it destroyed a career, countless friendships and relationships and led to a life on constant Turbo charge. Feeling some sense of relaxation after 24 years...can't explain how good. Thanks Mike for your work. Good counsellors are hard to find in my experience, glad you're out there.
It's good to actually have some light thrown on what is making me feel the way I do. The anxiety starts within a few minutes of waking early in the morning and continues throughout the day.
These videos really are fantastic. As a social worker none of this information is actually new to me but I am finding your videos are really helpful way of refreshing myself and relating this information to the cases I have at current. Thank you very much!
I told my boss where to stick his job, sold my house, and downsized to a cheaper lifestyle. Then I was beholden to no one, and while the stress never disappears, now twenty years later I'm happier than ever. Booze, drugs, and therapy are a waste of time. Just liberate yourself and follow your instincts.
I apologize for an attempt to comment earlier that was overly long and perhaps was scrapped before reaching you. What I wanted to say was that I was truly impressed with your presentation: for the clear depth of intellectual background, commitment, and sincerity.
Brilliant. Thank you. I really like the mind searching for the reason for the feeling of anxiety, which is why even positive events can be a source of great fear and anxiety for the anxious person. Very useful.
Wow I’m so thankful I found your video about anxiety! I was in a abusive toxic relationship with an addict and ever since I left my anxiety and panic as diminished! I would get panic attacks in the car. So now a month has gone by I am afraid to drive because I am fearing a panic attack where it is difficult to escape if I need help. Something I need to work on... thanks for this!!
Hi Amanda. I just wanted to say that I had a terrible problem with panic disorder/agoraphobia some years ago so I know something about the condition. I was fortunate enough to get CBT (congnitive behavioural therapy) . I'd just like to say it worked really well for me and I was back to normal in a few months. I recommend you read Aaron Beck - CBT, it'll give you a head start . Panic disorder is very curable. best wishes and good luck
Hi Mark, love your videos and your voice is very soothing! I have been suffering with GAD after a hearing issue frightened me and now I worry about all the “what ifs” about my health. I know deep down I have the solution but now must follow through to calm and ease my troubled mind and stop unnecessary future anxious thoughts. Keep up the wonderful videos! Cheers from B.C. Canada!
It’s a horrible vicious loop. I’ve had long term health anxiety and it’s cardiac phobia for me unfortunately. I’ve been checked out numerous times so it’s a habit now. Any feelings in my body of sensations and I’m afraid. It’s crippling in many ways and exhausting.
I have health anxiety too! And particularly cardiac, I don’t sleep, my heart is racing know it’s bad for my health to be this way and it’s bring more anxiety
@@olgaitz2553 Hi, how long has this being going on? Firstly the best thing is to get checked out by a GP and then a cardiologist to rule out any medical issues. Secondly I’d get help in the form of CBT, exposure therapy, to build confidence and accept you have health anxiety or cardiac phobia. Once that’s taken care of remember you are NOT your thoughts! You can think the world will end tomorrow but that’s just a thought, you have no proof! You might think “what if I get a heart attack?” But that does not mean you will, I mean you’d know if you did I’m sure. Don’t live in fear. Live every day fearlessly because the one life we have is every day. Just say no to your thoughts, let them wash over you. Anxiety is like an airplane flying through turbulence, it may be uncomfortable but it generally doesn’t harm you! I hope this helps!
@@KRAZEEIZATION thank you so much!! I am going through tests with cardiologist rn it’ll take couple weeks... my problem at the moment is insomnia, I sleep like 5 broken hours even with medication 💊 (( It’s make me feel drowsy and tired all day and triggers anxiety. Do you have any advice about sleep 🙏🏻
@@olgaitz2553 You’re welcome. Sleep is important! I never had sleep problems thankfully. How long is this going on? Do you exercise daily? You look very fit, do you drink lots of coffee? Smoke? Have you a lot of worries? All can affect good sleep! The best thing is cut out stimulates, wind down in the evening by talking a 30 min walk, stretch, have a shower or bath, avoid TV, phones and internet. Read a book, try deep breathing and muscle relaxing exercises. Go to bed early and get up early. Keep hydrated. Sleeping pils are not good because they eventually become a bad habit or disrupt natural sleeping patterns. I’m no expert but excessive worry, stress and lifestyle can cause sleep problems. Get a partner to massage you at bedtime and listen to soft music or try yoga! I hope this helps!
@@KRAZEEIZATION sleep problem for 3 weeks. I am very fit, exercising daily ( not now as much because I feel tired and afraid of heart attack;) Don’t drink alcohol or coffee. I am walking at least 40 minutes before bed. Basically everything is good in my life, nothing happened, I don’t know how to get back to normal. Dr gave me pills that help with sleeping and anxiety I’ve been on it for a week, but so far it’s not working 😭
Sir you are a God man. The psychiatric establishment in my country - India is greatly devoid of psycho-therapy and it's miraculous benefits. I treated patients with Antidepressants and Benzodiazepines.. only to meet addictions and withdrawals.. I encourage all people to watch your videos if they speak english.. even I couldn't appreciate the wonders of psycho therapy until I saw your videos.... A million thanks..a million thanks... You have opened my eyes to this domain... That some of our traditional books and teachers never talked about. I am utterly confident that by teaching meaningful and healthy self expression we can cut down lines of 1000s of patients in our psychiatric clinics...... Most of them are on powerful cocktails of psychotropic drugs with doubtful indications.... You have sparked my interest in perhaps studying a masters in psychology after my medical degree...
And to think, I've been treating my GAD with booze, pot, and suicidal thoughts that come from my inability to hold a job, fit into society and be a functional human being.
Minus the weed, same here. Weed makes it worse and alcohol makes it good for a but then bad next day. Lost my job a month ago and every day is hell. Man I'm only 24 I feel like my whole life is ruined and I worry it'll never get any better
Thanks for these great tips. I teach relaxation techniques to my clients who are anxious about horse riding. It makes a world of difference. Without so much anxiety, they are able to enjoy riding again.
Hi Kate. I just wanted to say that I had a terrible problem with panic disorder/agoraphobia some years ago so I know something about the condition. I was fortunate enough to get CBT (congnitive behavioural therapy) . I'd just like to say it worked really well for me and I was back to normal in a few months. I recommend you read Aaron Beck - CBT, it'll give you a head start . Panic disorder is very curable. best wishes and good luck
@@jerryjones1344 thanks so much for reaching out Jerry. I have been in therapy for about a year and have been dealing with panic disorder for about two. CBT has definitely been apart of my therapy but it doesn't seem to be helping me as much as other say its helped them. I've also been diagnosed with PTSD so maybe that has something to with it. I will definitely look that book up. I appreciate it. Thanks again.
But why does it happen to us , like i still don't know why and how I got GAD , I've been struggling for 3 years , since i was 19 and i can't find the reasons to it , from a normal life to a chaotic abnormal life it's so sudden, my mind keeps on worrying, and the physical pain i feel on a daily basis is unbearable.
Some of these insights are truly helpful. Growing up in a hard-core religious environment with end-of-the-world scenarios and lots of punishment...there are some things here that really explain some things for me.
Very good video. I get a tight throat and pressure in my head and nose, it's a bit scary, anyone else get this? All the best to everybody reading this.
7:51 "the trouble with too many rules as a child is that it can then be hard to live in a more ambiguous reality. Much of adulthood doesn't have rules, or so sharply defined rules, so [someone with generalised anxiety disorder] may define their own rules, then worry that details aren't accounted for when planning or having things to do"
Sameeeeee. I realized I had this when I was about 25! I thought that it was normal to be like that (on high alert, anxious all the time...) I cried when I knew. It all made sense. The inner feeling of not being normal was justified. It was strangely liberating because knowing what's wrong is a major step in fixing/healing it.
Yes makes sense thank you!! I'm having all kinds of fears about my little girl's safety and it's all coming from her daddy passing away two years ago and me not having help with her. Hopefully soon I can get the help and support I need for her.
Thank you. I got fired about 6 months ago for something that wasn't my fault and I am just discovering that anxiety is what is wrong with me. I am not about to tell my life story on all the contributing factors, but my punch line is that I am still not working, mind is going everywhere. It feels like i cannot breathe 90% of the time but there is no way a shrink can physically change someones life(style). Such is life, its shit but its what we have.
Thank you SO much. In these few minutes I had an entire handful of "aha"s. Possibly the most helpful 14 minutes in all of my years of anxiety relief seeking! A million thanks!
Agree, many of us have had trouble minded parents. Verbal and physical offence were seen as "educational" tools. They did nothing else apart leaving miserable wounds and scars in the mind and the body of innocence.
Past week I've had severe and random anxiety just plaguing me, can't even sleep without butterflies in my stomach. I was prescribed beta blockers to help with the physical effects of anxiety but they are not that effective as I can still feel the anxiety in my head. I've always been an anxious individual and suffered greatly my whole life, I also find this month incredibly difficult
I live in Connecticut in the U.S. and i do not trust psychologists after years of just absolutely the worst people in the field. I refuse to have my esteem, energy and more demolished from those people. I really really wish i could work with you!
Very helpful video. I have forwarded information to my therapist so she can watch it as well as some of the others. My GAD is complicated further by Major Depressive Disorder, Agoraphobia and a bunch of other fears. Due to hyponatremia in the past, I cannot take SSRIs or SNRIs, so all my meds are only partially effective. I agree with the prior comments about never thinking about emotional trauma in the past being relevant. My parents were very overprotective, I'm an only child, and they taught me to fear almost everything, and never untaught me as I got older, so my fears are still stuck in a child's mind in my head. Thank you for the insights you provide on the RUclips channel.
I know where mine is coming from.. I was paralyzed for no reason...I'm recovered now but iv become so self aware of my body its always on my mind. I especially since the doctors could not find out what caused it.. What's worse is that drinking takes it away.. Makes you want to drink but I almost never do.
Listening to Kay’s story is similar to mine and in a way I believe some of my anxiety comes from my fear of also being like that unconsciously after being in such an environment for a while.
Glad I found this video. You could be talking specifically about me! I'd figured out that my constant anxiety was a kind of pathological condition but I didn't know what to do about it other than get a prescription for anxiety medicine from my GP. Your analysis of the anatomy of GAD helped me gain many insights. Thank you very much for this video.
Exercise used to make me feel better and happy, but recently it’s make me feel even more anxious I feel like I am having heart attack. Plus sleeping maybe 5 broken hours
Very well said, very insightful information about Anxiety, I cannot tell parents enough to keep a close eye on their teens, who are going through Anxiety during this pandemic etc…❤️
I have health anxiety disorder. What do I do about that? Have had all sorts of tests done; all came back negative. But still feel worse by the week. And become more and more anxious.
inwas suffering with it for last 2 years,...jst go through a health checkup, and be sure there is no phisical issues about your symptoms. when u realise the symptoms are just the manifestations of ur anxiety,and u start to accept it,it ll become milder with going of time.and do breathing exercise ,exercise, walking regularly.stay hydrated. and pray always.god bless you
it negative feed back loop. you get anxious though which makes more sensitive to anxiety even smaller thing you react to. also negative anxiety can grow just like snow ball. You have get your mind on some thing that does not worry you to break the negative feed back loop. once break the loop you still anxiety because with g.a.d it take more time for fight flight response to wind down. In engineering it would called positive feed back loop. in machine if positive response is to strong you get device that over reacts. in amplifier if put mic to close you get squeal. antidepressant help reduce the strength of the positive feed back.which means it easier to break the loop.
I have had g.a.d since 16 I am 45 now but wasn't diagnosed until I was 44 they looked through my medical records and said it was clear as day that I had g.a.d. I have had cognitive therapy I do meditation it does very little even exercise doesn't help me it heightens the symptoms I have become so bad now I am tortured my any noise that even slightly startles me I start scanning for potential bad scenarios to the point I have weapons in every room in my house. I was attacked with a hammer at my front door aged 16 a mistaken identity attack they mess my head up badly so I drank for 30 years to cope it took me out of the sub consciousness mindset I was living in but then I became heavily addicted to that. Been sober for two years now but the anxiety has never ever changed. Even on deaths door with alcohol it was better than living sober with gad , I feel like I am losing my mind especially since lockdown. Playing darts has been my saviour I am no good at it but the intensive concentration is far better for me personally than anything else. Even when I meditate I can't get to a place where my mind is free or where my thoughts flow through. Some of my symptoms like resentments and character assassination are alcoholic issues. Life is pretty shit really if I lived in American I would have gone to the gun store and pulled the trigger. When life is worse than death there seems no point in hanging on to nothingness. I know where I need to be.
@@kiwiicy Hi big poppa I can definitely give you some advice sorry I have only just seen your message a year later. First things first no drugs and no alcohol these seem a great escape but I learned the lesson the hard way. You can live with GAD by acceptance once you have truly accepted this could be for life then you need to put in action to keep on top of it. I joined a walk and talk for mental health via Facebook and its been absolutely brilliant. A proper good laugh and the only time I feel free to laugh. Talk to likeminded people no point in us aliens talking to other earthlings about the way we feel because we speak different languages. This is why people with anxiety disorders think it's best to just not speak about it. This is highly dangerous you have to express how you feel and as often as possible. The answer is actually not with finding out about your illness but concentrating on the solution. Sitting at home definitely is not the answer, walking and exercise if possible, before Medication exercise would accerbate my emotions and I'd turn into a right mess with the medication which is prozac for me I can now exercise but these antidepressants don't work great for GAD but for me they settled the noise issue also digestive issues and have taken the extreme parts of GAD to a lower level I still panic I am awake most nights life isn't perfect but it's more bareable. I'd suggest avoid Medication until you mentally can't take it anymore. At your age you should be able to exercise it out of your system like I use to at your age it was slowly progressive for me I actually believed all my symptoms were alcohol issues until I was diagnosed I have been sober three years now and it definitely isn't a alcohol issue it was GAD all along but alcohol causes depression and serotonin imbalance so it made me twice as bad as I needed to be. Also you must get cognitive therapy treatment it helps you learn how to centre the mind so that your in the moment and not being permanently dragged into worries of the past or future, if you spend to long in these places then derealization kicks in and nothing feel right about life it's as if your stuck in a bubble that you can't get out of. I still suffer from this but I definitely made it worse with alcohol. Find something you enjoy in life stick with the winners 🏆 I didn't and I lost. I am with the winners now and getting my life back just the very simple things make me happy with mental health you have to enjoy the smallest moments. I was in a gang at your age and in trouble with the law that ruined my life to some extent I can't erase my misdemeanours all I can try to do is to help people and that is why I go on with life. If I can't help me I can help others and in turn that helps me, mental health works in mysterious ways. I honesty hope you stay on the straight and narrow it can be tough if you choose the wrong path.
As for me, I lost my father when I was 11 and a lot of pets in the way too. I feel anxious all the time, I think I’m gonna lose my younger siblings or my mother, I’m always checking out if they’re breathing,I even dream about it. It’s so scary, it makes me anxious, makes my breath and heart tight, it’s awful. I’m 17 I don’t drink, don’t smoke, exercise, I don’t know what else I can do. Any tips ?
*I’ve found that singing ones thoughts in your head, thinking thoughts backwards and finding anagrams in the words, transliterating them into sign language, Morse code, and Braille to be helpful*
Its curable just keep hustling plan a long weekend with friends and family and at the end of the trip you will be free of it for sure... It's my personal experience I had over come severe anxiety with this I was having anxiety of death fear loss 10kg in month but now rocking and back in life🤘😎
I have it for 6 years now !!i am 27 now I don’t drink or smoke either . I wake up do cardio and resistance workout meditate almost everyday . Then i have breakfast and after 30 min i start feeling nervous after lunch is the worst part it becomes terrible its like my body is ready for heart attack like i am going to die any moment now . And after dinner its quit relaxing because it time to sleep and my thought goes like sleep heals all the damages in the body caused all day . Everyday for 365 days same routine i feel like i don’t wanna live anymore !! But still surviving every day 😶 HELP !! 🥲
Liquid iodine on one's wrists helps slightly...first thing in morning... Breathing in through nose to a count of 4... hold to a count of 7... then let breath out through mouth to a count of 8... Do quite a few times throughout the day... Breathing in oxygenated country fresh air is the best...
I am a therapist and use pranayama to lower the heart rate and bilateral stim to process irrational / overwhelming beliefs. I also recommend magnesium and other biological support strategies as needed. Works well
Thank you for making this video. I sometimes suffer from anxiety and this video helped me see anxiety in a more specific way and how to treat it. It's very helpful to me.
Sometimes I feel like I will die from heartattack, sometimes i feel like I will be blind, sometimes I feel like I will just stop breathing and sometimes I feel like my mind will just blow out. Everyday to day life is like war fighting with each and everything inside my body and mind. I dont knw when will it end.
Bit confused with these tips on GAD. As a high intensity NHS psychotherapist, I was trained in CBT for GAD using the Dugas et al and Borkovec models. GAD consists mainly of intolerance-to-uncertainty and worry. reassurance seeking is also prominent. people with can need to 'make certain' about things and regularly and disproportionately check and recheck tasks (they need all the information before they act), and rather do tasks themselves because otherwise they get anxious about others not doing the task completely right. There is an overlap with OCD in certain areas, especially relating to an over inflated sense of responsibility. People worry because they think it is functional (see Dugas), positive beliefs about worry. but there are also negative beliefs about worry (this is going to drive me mad, get a brain tumour etc), which of course is not true .Once these (positive and negative beliefs about worry) have been debunked, people tend to worry a lot less. I understand the relaxation part, Borkovec recommends Progressive Muscle Relaxation in their protocol. But both NICE/NHS protocols appear little resemblance to what is in the video. Moreover, a predisposition to GAD may be genetic, but the major source is learned usually by our primary care givers. GAD is contagious. the problem is that the more one worries, the more one gets anxious. Then there is a point where the anxiety sticks but we have to internally search what we are anxious about , then we find a reason and off we go again, worrying, its cyclonic. CBT helps to break this cycle.
If my GAD was triggered by self-image of being overweight (still overweight now) and stretchmarks everywhere, is accepting it or myself essentially the cure then, the worry of people seeing my marks or moobs as I was growing up triggered this I think.
Dr Tyrell, thank you for providing so much help for therapists as well as those of us with various conditions who are looking for help. Your RUclips channel and website are full of information, kindly and gently expressed.
I'm struggling with anxiety for last 6 months.. I don't know if anyone have but I do have that all time face numbness, it starts between my eyes, and now it's all over my face, around mouth under eyes, my cheks,.. And it becomes worse when my anxiety kicks me harder.. Idk what to do anymore.. Don't won't to go on medication, I was prescribed zoloft 100mg.. But from anxiety I don't feel hunger at all, like my stomach is paralysed (since my anxiety it's coming from stomach).. Plus my sleeping it's so bad too.. Please if someone have same experience let me know here.. Thanks and God bless you all..
So, after 10 years of psychiatric hospitals, countless medications and less than useful therapists. My anxiety has finally gotten to the point where I feel like my brain has literally snapped, I'm having upwards of 5 extreme panic attacks a day, and even when there is no panic, the anxiety is still present enough to keep me sick. I've ruminated about this shit so long that I don't even know what the triggers are anymore, and the only relief I ever get is sleep. I'm desperate and don't feel like I can do this any longer, suggestions?
Hi, sorry to hear about your struggles. Have you tried meditation and listening to ancient mantras? I find this very calming...Hope you will feel better :-)
"Life becomes an exercise of endurance, rather than enjoyment" - my life in a nutshell.
Mine too.
Same here
@@jyotiprokash777 just got out the the mental hospital
Mines too
I have anxiety around the clock on waking up and going to sleep all day long bad digestion and weight lost anxiety is just the alarm clock ⏰ rings all day
If anxiety is a survival response, I might live forever!
hahah exactly!
Lol
It’s difficult isn’t it I fear every social interaction it’s hard to even work I get burnt out socially but due to my social anxiety I always have fear 😒
@@cp2342 I’m sorry to hear that. It must be very difficult for you.
Love this
The 'life becomes a thing of endurance rather than enjoyment' is so spot on I literally felt it sum up everything in my life at the moment.
and this is very common, it's great to realize it within ourselves. Be well
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What my therapist told me to think when I have anxiety. Okay so, think of anxiety as a lady that comes to your house (mind) and hits your door. Most of us we will not open because we are trying to fight those bad thoughts right? I am telling you, open the door. Let the lady come in, the lady in black I say, and be friendly with her. Drink coffer or tea make a scenario in your head. She will start telling you all of the bad things. Respond to her, I know. I fucking know, and it's okay. Make her understand that you don't care anymore. Make her afraid of you. Please try and never ever give up❤
Thank you for giving people hope. Sincerely thank you ❤🙏🏻
Love this
Is this works ?
Thanks :)
Yes! I have been told to welcome anxiety and not fight it as well! Glad to know im not alone and that hopefully one day i can manage my anxiety enough to actually be able to travel!
I wake up with anxiety every morning and the rest of the day is spent trying to calm that anxiety down. I've learned a lot of strategies along the way but it's still there every morning. It sucks.
spybaz Ahh that’s so hard to deal with from the moment you wake until you sleep .... Hope it gets better soon and you overcome it xxxxx
Hashani Akalanka why do you want WhatsApp? Are you some weirdo that trolls vids for vulnerable people or something. So weird , to comment like this without any convo, asking for WhatsApp.... pewww
Me too it’s horrible.
same
it is horrible indeed!! The thing i hate is that i don't know why!!!I used to be the happiest person ever !!Never sick or anything and now i battle anxiety up to a part that i'm frightened to drive a car or face people at work even tho i am well liked. i have seen doktors but they don't seem to listen or understand!!
I've been told to picture myself in a good place or try to have pleasant thoughts or meditate... jeez don't these dokcors understand that once you have a anxiety attack there is no way to put yourself in a better place 'cause one has enough trouble already to deal with the situation you are in already!! A tree and flowers on a meadow just don't do the trick that easily!!!
For all those who think anxiety is they're own fault don't see it that way!!! I have the almost perfect life !! Great job , no money problems , no future worries no relationship troubles , no family drama yet still those attacks come !! thats why i am furious with doctors who seem to look down on you , thinking a little pill or long walks in the fresh air would help , like one is an idiot !
7:42 spoke to me so much. I was raised in a very strict and stressful way. Where a lot was expected of me. And every little thing was blown out of proportion so now I’m an anxious individual.
Me too. I just found out that my father had a abandonment issues, and my mother has Borderline Personality Disorder. In essence I eas abused. I thought it was normal that my parents were strict. So, now that I'm 54 I have a finally found a therapist I like. The more l learn about my parents issues, not to judge, but to learn why im having issues. I also have ADHD - it can be genetic, and made, low on the autism and OCD. I'm told that BPD mothers really mess up their kids... Good luck, I wish you peace 🌷
Self acceptance, and self love is the way, let go of control, let the love heal our wounds....
Allow nature and our body work for healing, through our soul...
Me too. I find it helpful to let myself off the hook whenever I can
How am i supposed to do that.. i dont know how to accept myself and love myself@@Peanuts76
"The antidote to anxiety is not insight or analysis... it's relaxation". Well said. Talk therapy creates and maintains anxiety.
I found this very common. There are other types of therapy. research and find what works for you! :)
I've been to several therapists and this man is leagues above them all in terms of knowledge and caring. If healers intend to heal instead of just keeping you coming back they would have a plan such as this man presents. Carefully crafted using all his knowledge of the issues, and indeed a wise knowledge imo. If we had more healers like this man the world would be a better place
I feel prayer helps: "O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify my heart. Illumine my powers. I lay all my affairs in Thy hand. Thou art my Guide and my Refuge. I will no longer be sorrowful and grieved; I will be a happy and joyful being. O God! I will no longer be full of anxiety, nor will I let trouble harass me. I will not dwell on the unpleasant things of life. O God! Thou art more friend to me than I am to myself. I dedicate myself to Thee, O Lord." ~ Baha'i Faith Prayer in Part
Amen!
Thank you for this❤️
Amen.
Amen.. please pray for me 🙏 to be free from anxiety and my son
I never realized how the controlling and guilty upbringing I had keeps me beating myself up as an adult. It's logical.
Join the clube
I had a SEVERE generalized anxiety disorder and can't believe how it went away. Now I have normal anxiety that's easy to shake off.
At the peak of my GAD, there was absolutely nothing that would help.
I got on medications, which helped to a certain extent. Then I added daily cardio. Then I started doing CBT on my own (all you need is a workbook, no need for an expensive therapist).
Learn how to set boundaries, especially if there is a toxic relationship in your life.
But to be perfectly honest, I think what cured my GAD is just letting time do it's wonders.
Such an uplifting comment! Thank you for sharing!
how do I set boundaries with my father (who doesn't respect my boundaries, physical emotional etc)
How would one go about using/trying hypnosis? Where do you start or find guidance on what to use?
Could u pls share the cbt workbook u used
Your patientes are very lucky to have you as their therapists. I wish I could afford this luxury! Best wishes!
I’ve realized that I’m just anxious in general . Thank you for helping us doc :) good luck everyone
I have analyzed myself and I was diagnosed with GAD since the 4th grade. I think it stems from emotional needs that we’re unmet. I think you are right.
2:11 I quit therapy because the night before, and the morning of, my therapy sessions, were always the worst times of my week with anxiety. For me, it was like having to admit once a week that you're sick and not in control of your life.
I totally know how you feel. I get panic attacks just thinking about my therapy sessions... Before or after those sessions.
Yes. I stop also for that same reason plus they made me worst by gaslighting.
Get a new therapist
@@clairerobinson8166 You don't get it. That's OK.
Get a new therapist. ❤
TY! Yes, I have so many needs not being met. Living situation, career, traumatic experiences that I haven't processed. Lots of work for me to do.
Having seen numerous therapists over the years, these videos make more sense than any of them. This guy absolutely gets it, I did have an NLP guy try some processes with no effect but I suspect / hope to combination of understanding and practical tools could crack it. GAD sounds like cptsd which I notice getting triggered but have no idea what interpretation my unconscious has made. All the best to all those brave souls suffering and searching - you are not alone.
"The problem with too much rules as a child is it gets hard to live in an ambiguous reality as an adult " .. wow ! 😔
Sometimes, just thinking about the death that I'll end up one day makes me under control the worries and calm down that there is nothing to anxious about...
really? death is one of the things that makes my anxiety spike the most actually so that’s interesting
Yeah I understand that but fuck being like this while alive. I want my love for life to come back and don't want to be like this at all.
Sometimes it gets so bad. I feel that I can't do this anymore. I am so tired of surviving. My dream is to feel comfortable and calm inside. Seems simple but it sure is difficult.
Been like that for almost a year, I have no hope anymore. How are you now three years later ?
Went to seek for help and found out I am indeed diagnosed with anxiety disorder. It is truly depressing. To get your day ahead seems very stressful, waking up everyday is putting me into a lot of worries and stress. Even though some of my family members aware of my anxiety they don't seem to fully understand how it works. All I hear from them is 'you have to go to work', if only it was that easy. Even if I wanted to, if the anxiety comes and attack me right then there's nothing I can do about it. The hardest thing for me is to explain what I feel when I'm having this anxious feeling, even after explaining to them, no one actually understands.
Hope you are well
Same here☹️
I’m anxious almost 24/7, worrying about everything. I start feeling dizzy immediately after going out in public. Especially in supermarket, malls or restaurant. Sometimes it just goes away but there is times when it’s very very persistent. I found that magnesium helps so I usually always take big amounts.
I've become the same this year due to the lack of social interaction and what's going on in the world. Dizziness non-stop, upon waking to going to sleep. Exercise, meditation and accepting the symptoms as they are tends to help. I hope we both heal soon.
Agoraphobia is tough! It’s an issue with brain chemicals and IMO usually needs medication/therapy to cope with it
@Isaac Eow meds / therapy
Wow, this video has so much value! It's phenomenal!! My goodness, the amount of introspection that this video has caused is a game changer for me. Thank you so much for uploading this.
That second step for dealing with worry: after 24 years I finally realized this while talking with a friend who also has GAD. The key thing for me was to first realize that I was agitated (and had been for 24 years) and needed to calm down (I found humming the Taylor Swift song with those lyrics strangely comforting at that moment). Now after 24 years I am finally starting to feel a change back to what it was like before this happened. It took 24 years to realise: it destroyed a career, countless friendships and relationships and led to a life on constant Turbo charge. Feeling some sense of relaxation after 24 years...can't explain how good. Thanks Mike for your work. Good counsellors are hard to find in my experience, glad you're out there.
Take a drink everytime I say 24 years, haha 🍻.
thank you, this is one of the only things i’ve seen/heard about anxiety that’s actually helped me. thank you so much.
It's good to actually have some light thrown on what is making me feel the way I do. The anxiety starts within a few minutes of waking early in the morning and continues throughout the day.
These videos really are fantastic. As a social worker none of this information is actually new to me but I am finding your videos are really helpful way of refreshing myself and relating this information to the cases I have at current. Thank you very much!
I told my boss where to stick his job, sold my house, and downsized to a cheaper lifestyle. Then I was beholden to no one, and while the stress never disappears, now twenty years later I'm happier than ever. Booze, drugs, and therapy are a waste of time. Just liberate yourself and follow your instincts.
I'd love to but the misses won't do that
👍
Good for you man 😃🤘
@@hearliam go PATTEYA..
Medication and therapy can help. It’s simply a chemical imbalance
I apologize for an attempt to comment earlier that was overly long and perhaps was scrapped before reaching you. What I wanted to say was that I was truly impressed with your presentation: for the clear depth of intellectual background, commitment, and sincerity.
my first of your videos, some of it i have heard before, which cemented my practices and beliefs and other ideas are a first. amazing
Brilliant. Thank you. I really like the mind searching for the reason for the feeling of anxiety, which is why even positive events can be a source of great fear and anxiety for the anxious person. Very useful.
Wow I’m so thankful I found your video about anxiety! I was in a abusive toxic relationship with an addict and ever since I left my anxiety and panic as diminished! I would get panic attacks in the car. So now a month has gone by I am afraid to drive because I am fearing a panic attack where it is difficult to escape if I need help. Something I need to work on... thanks for this!!
Hi Amanda. I just wanted to say that I had a terrible problem with panic disorder/agoraphobia some years ago so I know something about the condition. I was fortunate enough to get CBT (congnitive behavioural therapy) . I'd just like to say it worked really well for me and I was back to normal in a few months. I recommend you read Aaron Beck - CBT, it'll give you a head start . Panic disorder is very curable. best wishes and good luck
This happens to me as well.
Hi Mark, love your videos and your voice is very soothing! I have been suffering with GAD after a hearing issue frightened me and now I worry about all the “what ifs” about my health. I know deep down I have the solution but now must follow through to calm and ease my troubled mind and stop unnecessary future anxious thoughts. Keep up the wonderful videos! Cheers from B.C. Canada!
For once, an alternative way to think about GAD!! Many thanks. I took notes.
This dude has references on a youtube video... solid videos thank you!
It’s a horrible vicious loop. I’ve had long term health anxiety and it’s cardiac phobia for me unfortunately. I’ve been checked out numerous times so it’s a habit now. Any feelings in my body of sensations and I’m afraid. It’s crippling in many ways and exhausting.
I have health anxiety too! And particularly cardiac, I don’t sleep, my heart is racing know it’s bad for my health to be this way and it’s bring more anxiety
@@olgaitz2553 Hi, how long has this being going on? Firstly the best thing is to get checked out by a GP and then a cardiologist to rule out any medical issues. Secondly I’d get help in the form of CBT, exposure therapy, to build confidence and accept you have health anxiety or cardiac phobia.
Once that’s taken care of remember you are NOT your thoughts! You can think the world will end tomorrow but that’s just a thought, you have no proof! You might think “what if I get a heart attack?” But that does not mean you will, I mean you’d know if you did I’m sure. Don’t live in fear. Live every day fearlessly because the one life we have is every day. Just say no to your thoughts, let them wash over you. Anxiety is like an airplane flying through turbulence, it may be uncomfortable but it generally doesn’t harm you! I hope this helps!
@@KRAZEEIZATION thank you so much!! I am going through tests with cardiologist rn it’ll take couple weeks... my problem at the moment is insomnia, I sleep like 5 broken hours even with medication 💊 ((
It’s make me feel drowsy and tired all day and triggers anxiety. Do you have any advice about sleep 🙏🏻
@@olgaitz2553 You’re welcome. Sleep is important! I never had sleep problems thankfully. How long is this going on? Do you exercise daily? You look very fit, do you drink lots of coffee? Smoke? Have you a lot of worries? All can affect good sleep! The best thing is cut out stimulates, wind down in the evening by talking a 30 min walk, stretch, have a shower or bath, avoid TV, phones and internet. Read a book, try deep breathing and muscle relaxing exercises. Go to bed early and get up early. Keep hydrated. Sleeping pils are not good because they eventually become a bad habit or disrupt natural sleeping patterns. I’m no expert but excessive worry, stress and lifestyle can cause sleep problems. Get a partner to massage you at bedtime and listen to soft music or try yoga! I hope this helps!
@@KRAZEEIZATION sleep problem for 3 weeks. I am very fit, exercising daily ( not now as much because I feel tired and afraid of heart attack;)
Don’t drink alcohol or coffee. I am walking at least 40 minutes before bed. Basically everything is good in my life, nothing happened, I don’t know how to get back to normal. Dr gave me pills that help with sleeping and anxiety I’ve been on it for a week, but so far it’s not working 😭
Sir you are a God man.
The psychiatric establishment in my country - India is greatly devoid of psycho-therapy and it's miraculous benefits. I treated patients with Antidepressants and Benzodiazepines.. only to meet addictions and withdrawals.. I encourage all people to watch your videos if they speak english.. even I couldn't appreciate the wonders of psycho therapy until I saw your videos.... A million thanks..a million thanks... You have opened my eyes to this domain... That some of our traditional books and teachers never talked about. I am utterly confident that by teaching meaningful and healthy self expression we can cut down lines of 1000s of patients in our psychiatric clinics...... Most of them are on powerful cocktails of psychotropic drugs with doubtful indications.... You have sparked my interest in perhaps studying a masters in psychology after my medical degree...
And to think, I've been treating my GAD with booze, pot, and suicidal thoughts that come from my inability to hold a job, fit into society and be a functional human being.
Dont try to fit into society
Everybody is unique and has right live uniquely
Ughhhh same
I'm right there with you I hate just feeling numb sometimes.
Minus the weed, same here. Weed makes it worse and alcohol makes it good for a but then bad next day. Lost my job a month ago and every day is hell. Man I'm only 24 I feel like my whole life is ruined and I worry it'll never get any better
Dont buy to the race of social media and company put on us....
We are unique in our on way
Thanks for these great tips. I teach relaxation techniques to my clients who are anxious about horse riding. It makes a world of difference. Without so much anxiety, they are able to enjoy riding again.
Would you please do a video regarding treatment of panic disorder with agoraphobia.
Hi Kate. I just wanted to say that I had a terrible problem with panic disorder/agoraphobia some years ago so I know something about the condition. I was fortunate enough to get CBT (congnitive behavioural therapy) . I'd just like to say it worked really well for me and I was back to normal in a few months. I recommend you read Aaron Beck - CBT, it'll give you a head start . Panic disorder is very curable. best wishes and good luck
@@jerryjones1344 thanks so much for reaching out Jerry. I have been in therapy for about a year and have been dealing with panic disorder for about two. CBT has definitely been apart of my therapy but it doesn't seem to be helping me as much as other say its helped them. I've also been diagnosed with PTSD so maybe that has something to with it. I will definitely look that book up. I appreciate it. Thanks again.
But why does it happen to us , like i still don't know why and how I got GAD , I've been struggling for 3 years , since i was 19 and i can't find the reasons to it , from a normal life to a chaotic abnormal life it's so sudden, my mind keeps on worrying, and the physical pain i feel on a daily basis is unbearable.
My anxiety symptom is lightheadedness. Started with an illness, Coeliac disease. I still have it after 20 years.
Some of these insights are truly helpful. Growing up in a hard-core religious environment with end-of-the-world scenarios and lots of punishment...there are some things here that really explain some things for me.
This is brilliant… Thank you for your work and for sharing it so openly. You have a huge heart and a generous spirit.
Very good video. I get a tight throat and pressure in my head and nose, it's a bit scary, anyone else get this? All the best to everybody reading this.
I'm surprised you didn't mention specifically the (chronical) need for money. Which is the reason for more than half of the GADs.
7:51 "the trouble with too many rules as a child is that it can then be hard to live in a more ambiguous reality. Much of adulthood doesn't have rules, or so sharply defined rules, so [someone with generalised anxiety disorder] may define their own rules, then worry that details aren't accounted for when planning or having things to do"
Thank you this is exactly what I had for many years and I didn't know it, it is really horrible living with this.
How are you right now is your anxiety already cured?
What about now
Sameeeeee. I realized I had this when I was about 25!
I thought that it was normal to be like that (on high alert, anxious all the time...)
I cried when I knew. It all made sense. The inner feeling of not being normal was justified. It was strangely liberating because knowing what's wrong is a major step in fixing/healing it.
Yes makes sense thank you!! I'm having all kinds of fears about my little girl's safety and it's all coming from her daddy passing away two years ago and me not having help with her. Hopefully soon I can get the help and support I need for her.
Thank you.
I got fired about 6 months ago for something that wasn't my fault and I am just discovering that anxiety is what is wrong with me. I am not about to tell my life story on all the contributing factors, but my punch line is that I am still not working, mind is going everywhere. It feels like i cannot breathe 90% of the time but there is no way a shrink can physically change someones life(style).
Such is life, its shit but its what we have.
How are you doing now
how are you now ?
great therapeutic insight as usual Mark, missing needs have never heard before very revealing
This is great, Hannibal the cannibal explaining how to treat anxiety.
Thank you SO much. In these few minutes I had an entire handful of "aha"s. Possibly the most helpful 14 minutes in all of my years of anxiety relief seeking! A million thanks!
ive been binge watching all his videos, and i experience so much of the stuff he talks about, really helping me out so much
Same 😢❤️
Agree, many of us have had trouble minded parents. Verbal and physical offence were seen as "educational" tools. They did nothing else apart leaving miserable wounds and scars in the mind and the body of innocence.
Past week I've had severe and random anxiety just plaguing me, can't even sleep without butterflies in my stomach. I was prescribed beta blockers to help with the physical effects of anxiety but they are not that effective as I can still feel the anxiety in my head. I've always been an anxious individual and suffered greatly my whole life, I also find this month incredibly difficult
Same situation here doctor prescribed Me propranol (inderal) still very anxious though and still cannot sleep
Great video. This gave me so many ideas on how to help my clients. Thank you.
Thank you for this video. I just want to stop thinking something terrible is about to happen or that I'm going to fail and let everyone down!
1mg of Klonopin a day and 1 hour of heavy exercise per day got rid of about 85% of my general anxiety disorder.
This is the first time I hear of someone almost getting rid of this disorder!
Yeah but you get heavily addicted to the clonopin
I live in Connecticut in the U.S. and i do not trust psychologists after years of just absolutely the worst people in the field. I refuse to have my esteem, energy and more demolished from those people. I really really wish i could work with you!
Very helpful video. I have forwarded information to my therapist so she can watch it as well as some of the others. My GAD is complicated further by Major Depressive Disorder, Agoraphobia and a bunch of other fears. Due to hyponatremia in the past, I cannot take SSRIs or SNRIs, so all my meds are only partially effective. I agree with the prior comments about never thinking about emotional trauma in the past being relevant. My parents were very overprotective, I'm an only child, and they taught me to fear almost everything, and never untaught me as I got older, so my fears are still stuck in a child's mind in my head. Thank you for the insights you provide on the RUclips channel.
Shirley Kaye same
Thank you so much for sharing this. Your helping tons of people in this pandemic. Me included.
E safe and healthy. Thank you so much
I know where mine is coming from.. I was paralyzed for no reason...I'm recovered now but iv become so self aware of my body its always on my mind. I especially since the doctors could not find out what caused it..
What's worse is that drinking takes it away.. Makes you want to drink but I almost never do.
Listening to Kay’s story is similar to mine and in a way I believe some of my anxiety comes from my fear of also being like that unconsciously after being in such an environment for a while.
Thank you so much for this, it has helped.
Do you have a video of your relaxation techniques?
Very smart therapist and this video was highly informative. I really want to see a therapist soon for my anxiety and insomnia
Where can I find more readings about the missing needs you mentioned?
Glad I found this video. You could be talking specifically about me! I'd figured out that my constant anxiety was a kind of pathological condition but I didn't know what to do about it other than get a prescription for anxiety medicine from my GP. Your analysis of the anatomy of GAD helped me gain many insights. Thank you very much for this video.
I get anxiety even from walking. It’s so depressing!
Same girl i even feel paranoid 😔💔but i guess i have to be strong ❤️ if you need to talk I'm here ok 💯❤️
why?
Exercise used to make me feel better and happy, but recently it’s make me feel even more anxious I feel like I am having heart attack. Plus sleeping maybe 5 broken hours
@@olgaitz2553 Have you seen a doctor?
@@tnt01 cardiologist taking some tests. I don’t know results yet😬
Very well said, very insightful information about Anxiety, I cannot tell parents enough to keep a close eye on their teens, who are going through Anxiety during this pandemic etc…❤️
I have health anxiety disorder. What do I do about that? Have had all sorts of tests done; all came back negative. But still feel worse by the week. And become more and more anxious.
go through motivationaldoc videos
@@drsohamghosh3755 Thanks.
inwas suffering with it for last 2 years,...jst go through a health checkup, and be sure there is no phisical issues about your symptoms. when u realise the symptoms are just the manifestations of ur anxiety,and u start to accept it,it ll become milder with going of time.and do breathing exercise ,exercise, walking regularly.stay hydrated. and pray always.god bless you
it negative feed back loop. you get anxious though which makes more sensitive to anxiety even smaller thing you react to. also negative anxiety can grow just like snow ball. You have get your mind on some thing that does not worry you to break the negative feed back loop. once break the loop you still anxiety because with g.a.d it take more time for fight flight response to wind down.
In engineering it would called positive feed back loop. in machine if positive response is to strong you get device that over reacts. in amplifier if put mic to close you get squeal. antidepressant help reduce the strength of the positive feed back.which means it easier to break the loop.
I have had g.a.d since 16 I am 45 now but wasn't diagnosed until I was 44 they looked through my medical records and said it was clear as day that I had g.a.d. I have had cognitive therapy I do meditation it does very little even exercise doesn't help me it heightens the symptoms I have become so bad now I am tortured my any noise that even slightly startles me I start scanning for potential bad scenarios to the point I have weapons in every room in my house. I was attacked with a hammer at my front door aged 16 a mistaken identity attack they mess my head up badly so I drank for 30 years to cope it took me out of the sub consciousness mindset I was living in but then I became heavily addicted to that. Been sober for two years now but the anxiety has never ever changed. Even on deaths door with alcohol it was better than living sober with gad , I feel like I am losing my mind especially since lockdown. Playing darts has been my saviour I am no good at it but the intensive concentration is far better for me personally than anything else. Even when I meditate I can't get to a place where my mind is free or where my thoughts flow through. Some of my symptoms like resentments and character assassination are alcoholic issues. Life is pretty shit really if I lived in American I would have gone to the gun store and pulled the trigger. When life is worse than death there seems no point in hanging on to nothingness. I know where I need to be.
Hello Steven, how are you doing right now? Hope you are better 💕 I am 16 a d I too got diagnosed recently, could you offer me some advice?
@@kiwiicy Hi big poppa I can definitely give you some advice sorry I have only just seen your message a year later. First things first no drugs and no alcohol these seem a great escape but I learned the lesson the hard way. You can live with GAD by acceptance once you have truly accepted this could be for life then you need to put in action to keep on top of it. I joined a walk and talk for mental health via Facebook and its been absolutely brilliant. A proper good laugh and the only time I feel free to laugh. Talk to likeminded people no point in us aliens talking to other earthlings about the way we feel because we speak different languages. This is why people with anxiety disorders think it's best to just not speak about it. This is highly dangerous you have to express how you feel and as often as possible. The answer is actually not with finding out about your illness but concentrating on the solution. Sitting at home definitely is not the answer, walking and exercise if possible, before Medication exercise would accerbate my emotions and I'd turn into a right mess with the medication which is prozac for me I can now exercise but these antidepressants don't work great for GAD but for me they settled the noise issue also digestive issues and have taken the extreme parts of GAD to a lower level I still panic I am awake most nights life isn't perfect but it's more bareable. I'd suggest avoid Medication until you mentally can't take it anymore. At your age you should be able to exercise it out of your system like I use to at your age it was slowly progressive for me I actually believed all my symptoms were alcohol issues until I was diagnosed I have been sober three years now and it definitely isn't a alcohol issue it was GAD all along but alcohol causes depression and serotonin imbalance so it made me twice as bad as I needed to be. Also you must get cognitive therapy treatment it helps you learn how to centre the mind so that your in the moment and not being permanently dragged into worries of the past or future, if you spend to long in these places then derealization kicks in and nothing feel right about life it's as if your stuck in a bubble that you can't get out of. I still suffer from this but I definitely made it worse with alcohol. Find something you enjoy in life stick with the winners 🏆 I didn't and I lost. I am with the winners now and getting my life back just the very simple things make me happy with mental health you have to enjoy the smallest moments. I was in a gang at your age and in trouble with the law that ruined my life to some extent I can't erase my misdemeanours all I can try to do is to help people and that is why I go on with life. If I can't help me I can help others and in turn that helps me, mental health works in mysterious ways. I honesty hope you stay on the straight and narrow it can be tough if you choose the wrong path.
Nice one Mr Mark, well done. Thanks & God bless
Waiting for your point makes me anxious
As for me, I lost my father when I was 11 and a lot of pets in the way too. I feel anxious all the time, I think I’m gonna lose my younger siblings or my mother, I’m always checking out if they’re breathing,I even dream about it. It’s so scary, it makes me anxious, makes my breath and heart tight, it’s awful. I’m 17 I don’t drink, don’t smoke, exercise, I don’t know what else I can do. Any tips ?
@prashant osho Thank you, I will get help.
Wonderful video!
I am missing 8 out of those 9 needs. And I don't think I am alone
*I’ve found that singing ones thoughts in your head, thinking thoughts backwards and finding anagrams in the words, transliterating them into sign language, Morse code, and Braille to be helpful*
Its curable just keep hustling plan a long weekend with friends and family and at the end of the trip you will be free of it for sure... It's my personal experience I had over come severe anxiety with this I was having anxiety of death fear loss 10kg in month but now rocking and back in life🤘😎
I have it for 6 years now !!i am 27 now I don’t drink or smoke either . I wake up do cardio and resistance workout meditate almost everyday . Then i have breakfast and after 30 min i start feeling nervous after lunch is the worst part it becomes terrible its like my body is ready for heart attack like i am going to die any moment now . And after dinner its quit relaxing because it time to sleep and my thought goes like sleep heals all the damages in the body caused all day . Everyday for 365 days same routine i feel like i don’t wanna live anymore !! But still surviving every day 😶 HELP !! 🥲
U will heal bhai ❤
I usually wake up with anxiety. How do I get rid of my nightmares? It's so agonizing
Liquid iodine on one's wrists helps slightly...first thing in morning...
Breathing in through nose to a count of 4... hold to a count of 7... then let breath out through mouth to a count of 8...
Do quite a few times throughout the day...
Breathing in oxygenated country fresh air is the best...
Thanks Mark You are doing a terrific Job helping cope
I am a therapist and use pranayama to lower the heart rate and bilateral
stim to process irrational / overwhelming beliefs. I also recommend magnesium and other biological support strategies as needed. Works well
I need help from u... would u please help me out!??
@@niksa5512 I can refer you to someone in your region . Look up EMDR therapists in your region through Psychology Today
@@nancybaumgartner6774 sure thanks ❤️
yup, I also made a lot of progress using it
Great video! It covers a lot. Thank you
Thank you for making this video. I sometimes suffer from anxiety and this video helped me see anxiety in a more specific way and how to treat it. It's very helpful to me.
Sometimes I feel like I will die from heartattack, sometimes i feel like I will be blind, sometimes I feel like I will just stop breathing and sometimes I feel like my mind will just blow out. Everyday to day life is like war fighting with each and everything inside my body and mind. I dont knw when will it end.
Thank you SO MUCH for these wonderful, insightful videos! You are genuinely helping people! Thank you!
Very informative, thank you
Bit confused with these tips on GAD. As a high intensity NHS psychotherapist, I was trained in CBT for GAD using the Dugas et al and Borkovec models. GAD consists mainly of intolerance-to-uncertainty and worry. reassurance seeking is also prominent. people with can need to 'make certain' about things and regularly and disproportionately check and recheck tasks (they need all the information before they act), and rather do tasks themselves because otherwise they get anxious about others not doing the task completely right. There is an overlap with OCD in certain areas, especially relating to an over inflated sense of responsibility. People worry because they think it is functional (see Dugas), positive beliefs about worry. but there are also negative beliefs about worry (this is going to drive me mad, get a brain tumour etc), which of course is not true .Once these (positive and negative beliefs about worry) have been debunked, people tend to worry a lot less. I understand the relaxation part, Borkovec recommends Progressive Muscle Relaxation in their protocol. But both NICE/NHS protocols appear little resemblance to what is in the video. Moreover, a predisposition to GAD may be genetic, but the major source is learned usually by our primary care givers. GAD is contagious. the problem is that the more one worries, the more one gets anxious. Then there is a point where the anxiety sticks but we have to internally search what we are anxious about , then we find a reason and off we go again, worrying, its cyclonic. CBT helps to break this cycle.
If my GAD was triggered by self-image of being overweight (still overweight now) and stretchmarks everywhere, is accepting it or myself essentially the cure then, the worry of people seeing my marks or moobs as I was growing up triggered this I think.
Dr Tyrell, thank you for providing so much help for therapists as well as those of us with various conditions who are looking for help. Your RUclips channel and website are full of information, kindly and gently expressed.
I'm struggling with anxiety for last 6 months.. I don't know if anyone have but I do have that all time face numbness, it starts between my eyes, and now it's all over my face, around mouth under eyes, my cheks,.. And it becomes worse when my anxiety kicks me harder.. Idk what to do anymore.. Don't won't to go on medication, I was prescribed zoloft 100mg.. But from anxiety I don't feel hunger at all, like my stomach is paralysed (since my anxiety it's coming from stomach).. Plus my sleeping it's so bad too.. Please if someone have same experience let me know here.. Thanks and God bless you all..
Just looking at my blood pressure machine gives me anxiety
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Suffering from the age 23 this took away half my anxiety am now 38
Will u please help me cos I swear to god I am trying every day n its so hard to get even out the door.
Donna Mc cormick I’m sorry to hear that Donna. Have you spoken to a therapist ?
Thank you, you have helped a lot.
I enjoyed this video. The English/British accent if so soothing. Reminds me of Harry Potter as a child.
So, after 10 years of psychiatric hospitals, countless medications and less than useful therapists. My anxiety has finally gotten to the point where I feel like my brain has literally snapped, I'm having upwards of 5 extreme panic attacks a day, and even when there is no panic, the anxiety is still present enough to keep me sick. I've ruminated about this shit so long that I don't even know what the triggers are anymore, and the only relief I ever get is sleep. I'm desperate and don't feel like I can do this any longer, suggestions?
Hi, sorry to hear about your struggles. Have you tried meditation and listening to ancient mantras? I find this very calming...Hope you will feel better :-)
EDMR
Thank you for this video. I suffer tremendously and especially since my wife committed suicide in 2008.