Get a book on "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy" and work through it. One popular one is "The Feeling Good Handbook" by David Burns (dumb name but I used it myself along with a professional therapist back when I had a phobia). You can find pdfs of it online, such as here: https://www.scribd.com/doc/294391446/Feeling-good-the-new-mood-therapy-David-D-Burns-pdf There are CBT workbooks as well. I'm sure you can find free PDFs of them online if you look!
Big sad and nervous make it seem like doing things is impossible, and it might be really really hard to even be able to see past the things you have to do. But I have learned that there is ALWAYS a time after where you will look back and think, "Huh, I guess I could do it after all".
Do smol things that keep you going, and you'll be able to do anything, Fren.
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1 Lord_Teapot 2019-04-23
stay strong fren, watch some dbz
1 tego_myeggo 2019-04-23
thnx u fren :')
1 CapitalGigi 2019-04-23
the big sad and the big nervous are hard to deal with, fren. remember your feelings are like waves on an ocean. they will come and go.
take a look at this list of cognitive distortions and see if any of them apply to your anxiety: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/42/0a/31/420a31c1b19fa7405aa644ffeb5cd51c.png It is likely you are catastrophizing and minimizing that you could cope with any bad situations.
1 tego_myeggo 2019-04-23
thank u fren :')
1 maskdmann 2019-04-23
What do I do if almost all of these apply to me and therapy is not an option? 🤔
1 CapitalGigi 2019-04-23
Get a book on "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy" and work through it. One popular one is "The Feeling Good Handbook" by David Burns (dumb name but I used it myself along with a professional therapist back when I had a phobia). You can find pdfs of it online, such as here: https://www.scribd.com/doc/294391446/Feeling-good-the-new-mood-therapy-David-D-Burns-pdf There are CBT workbooks as well. I'm sure you can find free PDFs of them online if you look!
1 throwaway10471 2019-04-23
Oof, I fit all but two of those, fren
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1 tego_myeggo 2019-04-23
i will give it try, thank u fren
1 Strong_Energy 2019-04-23
make some time and go out run, workout. sleep well and then get back to it fren. its okay to take some breaks.
1 tego_myeggo 2019-04-23
thank u fren
1 Astroboticals 2019-04-23
Big sad and nervous make it seem like doing things is impossible, and it might be really really hard to even be able to see past the things you have to do. But I have learned that there is ALWAYS a time after where you will look back and think, "Huh, I guess I could do it after all". Do smol things that keep you going, and you'll be able to do anything, Fren.
1 tego_myeggo 2019-04-23
thank u for the good advice fren <3
1 You_got_a_fren_in_me 2019-04-23
Find a tv show or a game. One that is kind of long and will get you invested and take your mind off things. I am playing through Mass Effect again.
1 tego_myeggo 2019-04-23
thank u fren :')
1 Semtux811 2019-04-23
Play something on your computer. Some videogame communities are super nice
1 tego_myeggo 2019-04-23
thank u fren :')