Trying to Cope
I have been feeling anxious lately, which makes sense since I have been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I am a high school senior currently working on college applications. This stress has been piling up and making my GAD worse. Still, I want to try and get better at coping. I'm writing this forum post with the hopes that by publicly posting this, I will be held accountable for continuing to try and get through this. I refuse to give up now.
I am currently taking medication. I take it every day, but it hasn't been working for months. I'm being prescribed a new one though, so maybe I will be put on the right one now. I start taking it tomorrow and might start seeing the effects in about two weeks. I haven't seen my therapist in probably a year. I keep asking my mom to schedule an appointment, but she won't. I feel frustrated when she puts it off. I feel like she doesn't truly care about my anxiety or doesn't fully understand the extent of it.
I am trying my best to get through this last round of college applications. I keep telling myself I just need to make it to January 5th, but it has been so hard to motivate myself to write these essays. I know what I need to do to overcome a sizeable portion of my anxiety, but I can't get myself to do it. It is annoying.
I've also been feeling anxious about my math midterm, but I am trying to let go of that anxiety. I already took the midterm and there is nothing I can do about my score. I need to let go, but that is easier said than done. How do I move on?
I am going to start taking short walks when I am hit with intense waves of anxiety. If I can't do that for whatever reason, I am going to try something else like reading or watching anime to cope.
I am told that socializing can help alleviate anxiety, but I get exhausted easily. I want to spend time with my family and friends, but it drains me. What do I do?
Finally, I am going to start becoming more active here on 7 Cups, specifically the Anxiety Support Subcommunity. I've been a part of it for a long time, but lately, I haven't been active. I want to change that.
If you have read this far, thank you. I don't expect anyone to get this far, but I appreciate everyone who took a moment out of their day to listen to me ramble about my struggle. I hope you have a good day because you deserve one <3
Hey great work. I read your post and I think it is great you are doing things and exploring new things to get yourself to a better place. Wishing you a bright happy future.
@PurpleSnail
Hi, there. thanks for sharing your inner struggles with the larger community at 7 cups. I do appreciate your courage to make it public and help several of us to feel , not being alone, and that one can always make attempts to cope with it and in the process overcome it sooner. I see that you are not giving up and working out various ways to overcome your anxiety. There can be several situations that look seemingly impossible to go through, but you are doing the best you can to stay , on course ,no matter what by trying various coping techniques. Dont give up.