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I have bad anxiety and I feel like I’m always hyper aware. I noticed that I get confused easily and don’t always think straight which is a little scary. I’m thinking it could be from my anxiety so I’m curious if anyone else can relate?

I really struggle with health anxiety/ocd and it has caused me to become agoraphobic. The best/worst part is I live right near a hospital which has made me feel nervous to be anywhere more than 5-10 minutes from one. I get nervous driving on highways because I like to now be near one and highways make me feel trapped. Anyone can relate or have tips?

I think my body is just on high alert mode all of the time. Like I’m convinced if a pin dropped I would flinch. I notice everything constantly and always point out things most people didn’t even see or hear. My body just is always in scanning mode and hyper aware of all surroundings, it’s exhausting

I need ideas lol I try to redirect them by saying maybe or like sure if that happens I’ll solve it then but what are some funny or ways that have helped you not engage?

This might sound obvious to most but I realized once I treated recovery almost like a full time job is when I started to see progress. I also have OCD so that’s part of my recovery but I make sure I work on this everyday and make it a priority to do something AT least once a day like a small drive or exposure. That’s the only way I see improvement. If I stop for a few days I can usually tell a difference so I just thought I’d share if someone is needing advice, pls be as consistent as possible it makes a huge difference

I actually don’t feel that Jo Ellen has any bad intentions like the show tries to paint her as. I had a mutual friend with her and they had nothing but good things to say about her, and I feel like especially on the reunion she keeps being put down by everyone. I also feel like Alicia should’ve stuck up for her a little more when Liz was coming after her

I’m trying to put this into words but I feel like being agoraphobic has made me used to always being comfortable. Like quick access to home if I’m out, or staying home most the time etc. it has now made everything feel too far or like “too much work” and I’ve lost excitement for things. I don’t feel excited to recover because I feel like it means losing comfort. But then I also REALLY want to recover lol so it’s hard to get that motivation

Due to my agoraphobia and anxiety I feel like I’ve become really down and depressed and hopeless towards the future. I feel like everyday is so bland and I have nothing to look forward to and it’s very depressing. I do have a therapist that I’m going to mention this to at our next session but does anyone have advice for this? I’ve been agoraphobic for about 3 years now

How is anxiety so cruel that the symptoms of feeling nervous make you MORE nervous? Lol like I get anxious then feel things like floaty, heart sensations, disconnected, intrusive thoughts and more and then that makes it worse. And even if I ignore them i feel like the sensations change all the time

So I try to drink a lot of water but still struggle really bad with things like energy and how I feel. I see a lot of electrolyte recommendations like the powders or drinks. Does that make a difference or is it the same thing as drinking plenty of water ?

I know it’s different for everyone but I wish their was a way to know lol like I feel like I put in so much work doing exposures and then I get down because I realize I still function at like 5% compared to a “normal” person and get discouraged about how long it will take to improve

Let’s be real as someone who has dozens of stoners in their life she is either addicted to pills or always drunk. She seemed off since the beginning but as the season continues her behavior is just strange. Like how she reacted to the driver accelerating the car was not from weed. I hope she is ok and gets help if needed but it seems like everyone just ignores it

can we talk about how strong they came in the beginning and by the end of the season they have both completely failed us 😭 Kelsey is a high school level bully and Liz co-signs all the weird behavior. I love how Alicia and Jo-Ellen stood up to her and can’t wait to see the next episode

I noticed when I am busy and don’t have time to sit and think about how I feel or ruminate it feels good in the moment but then when I realize I haven’t done it in a while I get anxious and think about the things I “missed” or like didn’t do because I was too busy to monitor. Not sure how to put this in words just curious if this is an OCD thing

I’m in therapy and on medication and still found this book sooo helpful, like more helpful than therapy honestly. It talks about dealing with so many parts of agoraphobia and anxiety. It helped me realize how to do exposure therapy and change a lot of my thought patterns, rumination etc. I really recommend checking it out. I want to read similar books if anyone has recommendations pls let me know

The few days before my period the cravings are stronger than the medication and I am able to eat way way more than I usually can eat on tirz. I like the dose I’m at every other week except it doesn’t seem to work when I’m pmsing lol

I know the whole point of exposure is to feel anxious and get through it. But my thing is I’m pretty much anxious all the time, so it’s hard to gauge when to continue or what is effective when doing exposures. Do you push yourself to a full anxiety attack to show yourself u can get through it? Or do you just do what feels good?