Comment on Dear Anxiety by Candela-di-Vita
Aww, thanks so much! 
I'm glad this helps you feel that you're not alone! Anxiety can be very debilitating and I'm so glad you were able to tell your parents and start therapy! That is a GREAT step! A lot of people with anxiety are afraid to tell anyone and try hard to keep it from everyone, much less go to therapy so know that you are well on the path to recovery!
When you go to your first therapy session next week, I would ask your therapist if he/she is certified in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, also known as CBT. All it is is: events --> thougts --> actions. This therapy is simple but EXTREMELY effective with anxiety. It helps change the irrational thoughts that causes anxiety because we cannot change the events that cause us to be anxious but we CAN change our thoughts that lead to our actions.
If you need a shoulder to lean on that understands what you've been going through with your anxiety, please don't hesitate to send me a note! I'd love to talk to you and help you out.
I've also got quite a few handouts from my therapist that you might be interested in dealing with anxious thoughts.
Once again, I'm glad my piece was able to help! Keep up the good work and don't forget to keep your head up! Anxiety is tough but you are tougher! You telling your parents and going to therapy shows me that.
Candace
I'm glad this helps you feel that you're not alone! Anxiety can be very debilitating and I'm so glad you were able to tell your parents and start therapy! That is a GREAT step! A lot of people with anxiety are afraid to tell anyone and try hard to keep it from everyone, much less go to therapy so know that you are well on the path to recovery!When you go to your first therapy session next week, I would ask your therapist if he/she is certified in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, also known as CBT. All it is is: events --> thougts --> actions. This therapy is simple but EXTREMELY effective with anxiety. It helps change the irrational thoughts that causes anxiety because we cannot change the events that cause us to be anxious but we CAN change our thoughts that lead to our actions.
If you need a shoulder to lean on that understands what you've been going through with your anxiety, please don't hesitate to send me a note! I'd love to talk to you and help you out.
I've also got quite a few handouts from my therapist that you might be interested in dealing with anxious thoughts.Once again, I'm glad my piece was able to help! Keep up the good work and don't forget to keep your head up! Anxiety is tough but you are tougher! You telling your parents and going to therapy shows me that.
Candace
Thanks so much! I went to cognitive-behavioral therapy when I had trouble sleeping when I was 7 due to something frightening that I'd seen at school and I don't remember it helping me all that much and my mum talked to her friend who does hypnotherapy and who suggests that hypnotherapy might be a good 'next' step.
You're right, anxiety is horrible and my symptoms are mixed with those of OCD and have been the same -- not getting better OR worse -- for nearly 7 years.
Your support, as well as that from other people who've been in this kind of constant anxious state, is priceless to me and am eternally grateful for your advice as, though I've told my parents and one of my best friends, I think that they still can only ever see it as 'worry' as they've never been in a state where every person on the street is a potential killer or kidnapper, every car is potential death and every person is judging me if I do something wrong or get into trouble.
Again, your piece was amazing and I sincerely hope it will inspire more people; either people who are suffering from some sort of Anxiety and feel alone, or people who are interested in it and want to know more and raise awareness.
Thanks.~
You're right, anxiety is horrible and my symptoms are mixed with those of OCD and have been the same -- not getting better OR worse -- for nearly 7 years.
Your support, as well as that from other people who've been in this kind of constant anxious state, is priceless to me and am eternally grateful for your advice as, though I've told my parents and one of my best friends, I think that they still can only ever see it as 'worry' as they've never been in a state where every person on the street is a potential killer or kidnapper, every car is potential death and every person is judging me if I do something wrong or get into trouble.
Again, your piece was amazing and I sincerely hope it will inspire more people; either people who are suffering from some sort of Anxiety and feel alone, or people who are interested in it and want to know more and raise awareness.
Thanks.~