Anxiety Advice

[Buttonsy]

Might be a good idea to put a warning for the somewhat intense self-harm imagery, even if it's a drawing, it's very much something that could trigger people who are trying not to self-harm.

Anyways, what's helped me with my anxiety lately is really fully trying to throw myself into whatever makes me happy, and trying really hard not to care about things. As I struggle with anxiety and depression and obsessions and stuff, this has really not been easy, since a lot of the symptoms of that sorta stuff are caring about everything that could be bad/go wrong, and being unmotivated, but it's really important to try to find things that make life worth living, to find a hobby or a healthy coping mechanism. I find trying to build a persona of sorts can help, sometimes the worries and pain are purely internal and becoming someone else sometimes can help you stop being in your own mind. I've also just tried to tell myself, when I have anxiety about things, to tell myself that it's okay if things go horribly, that I can't always try to stop things before they happen or avoid things all the time, and I'm allowed to let everything go, even if it ends up in the worst possible way because of that.

 

[LinkToTheWorld]

Thank you all for your encouraging words and offers to talk and help. If you have any questions please ask them. To do a wrap up:
~I'm waiting for my current scars to heal, then I'm gonna schedule an appointment with my doctor~
~I just registered my dog as an Emotional Support Animal (Yay!!)~
~I'm reading all your comments as they are posted, I just sometimes don't have time to reply right away~
~I sterilize everything I use, no need to worry about infections, I also nurse my wounds so nothing gets in them when they're fresh~
~Im working on finding ways other than self harm of coping with my anxiety~

Very pleased to hear this update
Remember that when you're so low in yourself, it can have an effect on your immune system. I remember in my darkest points I would pick up anything, it was actually picking up an infection that caused other health issues in having now.
Take vitamins if you can, keep your levels up so your body is strong enough to support you while you're going through the worst points. The last thing you need now is being physically unwell.
I hope it all goes okay at the doctors, would you let us know when you've been?

 

[Trystin]

Very pleased to hear this update
Remember that when you're so low in yourself, it can have an effect on your immune system. I remember in my darkest points I would pick up anything, it was actually picking up an infection that caused other health issues in having now.
Take vitamins if you can, keep your levels up so your body is strong enough to support you while you're going through the worst points. The last thing you need now is being physically unwell.
I hope it all goes okay at the doctors, would you let us know when you've been?

Yes I will let you know when I've gone and how it went If I'm able. Sometimes my mom overreacts and takes all my devices so if I don't seem active for a long while that would be why. I'm horrible at remembering to take pills and the like, but I do have a v strong immune system. I just recently became vegetarian so I am having difficulty with my energy, so I have to look in on that with the doctor too though.

 

[Antonio]

If none of these advice's that they provided helped and you have an anxiety attack, then whatever you do, don't run into a wall.