Dealing with Anxiety Disorder

I have been having anxiety disorder sine 2014 but if I looked back, it should be earlier than that though I finally go to the doctor and have it diagnosed in 2015. If anyone of you are having suspicions about whether or not you have anxiety disorder, it is better to go to a psychiatrist and deal with it as soon as possible before it effects your life quality and deepens the problem. In my case, I ended up getting mild depression for neglecting it and also a big effect on my GERD.

The symptoms you should be aware of ( as per my personal experience ) :

• The constant feeling that things aren't going well

Being worried is a normal feeling, but when you constantly thinks that the thing or work you did is not well, you need to back away and try to look at it in a different view.

• Getting agitated easily when things didn't go as planned.

This might come from small things like not showering at the time you meant to.

• Feeling rushed

No one likes to feel rushed and honestly it is tiring, if your daily activity made you feel this way please do take some time to rest and relax.

• Not feeling tired even after a whole day of activity

This might come off as something great, at first. But the exhaustion will creep up to you when you least expect it and bam, there goes your first panic attack.

I didn't know these were signs that my body sent before getting panic attacks. In my case, my anxiety and panic disorders root from the fact that I didn't keep my mind relax, burdening it with lots of work and how to make things perfect. I was hospitalized for ten days in 2014 and ten days in 2015. Till now I have not fully recovered and still on medication. My depression is nearly gone, coming up at most twice a year but my anxiety is still there. These are the few things I do to deal with it and have a better quality life.

• Medication
  As much as I dislike this, it is something that I have to live with. The main key for this is to not abuse your medication. Do not increase your dosage and instead lessen it when you are feeling great.

• Religion
  This might sound cringy, but knowing a group of people in church and out of church who loves me unconditionally ( picking me up and driving me to church, massaging me when I have panic attack on the road and just loving me ), never judging me and always send me uplifting articles and quotes.

• Self love
  Learning to love myself, is something I find it quite hard to do and I'm still learning. But knowing that I don't have to live u to expectations and that the world doesn't crumble if I don't do this or that is an awesome feeling.

• Talk
  Having friends mean you can talk to them whenever, so when I feel my anxiety or depression coming, I will just take u the phone and call anyone available. Of course, call someone you know who won't say negative things. Any topic is great as long as it is positive and distracts you.

• Rest
  Rest a lot, time is not running out. If your mind is full, try slow breathing and imagine you are in a peaceful place.

• Exercise
  To be honest, I do not do this, the most I did is having a walk. But exercises are good, if youdo have time you should do it.

• Realize that you have a panic attack
  When you are having an episode, be aware of it and tell yourself it is an attack and that it will go away and nothing bad is going to happen. By realizing this, it will be easier to calm down.

This post is not perfect post, it is written purely from my experiences, it might have a lot of things you don't agree with .