Um, YES – as I’ve recapped in my video posts, I suffer from nervous breakdowns with all of the stress that I’m under from schoolwork and such. But luckily my daily yoga practice and super-supportive family/friends have helped me alleviate the stress.

Hang in there!!

I totally get anxious and it is hard for me to cope with it. What helps the most is reminding myself that I go through these phases, yoga, letting it out (i tend to cry a lot but it helps!!) and exercise too. It always shows up in my eating, I sort of lose my appetite or crave comfort foods but I try not to stress about this too much either

i’m sorry you’re so anxious! you’re lucky to have your husband who does acupuncture!

i do get super anxious sometimes. I just have to read something, take a bath…anything calming and that gets my mind off of whatever else I’m thinking about.

I get crazy anxious too sometimes. Deep breathing definitely helps me but sometimes I am too anxious to focus on it. I’ve also found that getting out of my normal environment helps–last week I was not getting much sleep, super stressed at worked, and a night at my parent’s house and a good nights sleep there made me feel soooooooooo much better. Running usually helps me too. And sometimes a glass or two of wine does the trick! Hang in there, it will pass soon!

I really do, and it is getting worse and worse just recently! Exercise is definitely a way I cope. I really feel like it clears my head and gives me perspective. Also just sitting in my room, in the dark, no sounds, and just breaaaathe. Sometimes I guess you just need to give yourself a break and enjoy some silence. Sometimes you also just go crazy, think everything is going wrong, and let a friend slap you in the face and bring you back to earth!!

ahh I’m sorry you’re feeling anxious! I’ve DEFINITELY had those moments! Especially recently with waiting for law school decisions (only school I haven’t heard from is my top choice! come on!) and my knee..it can just be very overwhelming! I definitely like exercising to relieve anxiety…chocolate helps too 🙂

Sorry about your anxiety and about that stupid truck. I hope you feel better tomorrow!

im really sorry…i have definitely been there. in fact last weekend was basically just what you described. my BF was in china and i couldnt get a grip on my emotions. unfortunately i have GI probs that get 100 times worse when i stress…so i was a mess. normally exercise helps me out, but like you said, it just wasnt cutting it and i felt like ass anyways. i ended up having a 48 hour marathon of the office (seasons 1-4). it was mostly just about having a distraction, so maybe you could explore your interests and try becoming more involved in whatever hobbies you have. whether its reading, writing, drawing, cooking, or any other hobby you have?

Acupuncture is the only thing that works for my anxiety, too! I hope you are feeling better

I’ve been anxious lately too, like super anxious. I don’t handle it well so no advice I can give you to help.
Hope you feel better soon!

We all have those rotten days!

Tomorrow you can start over. 🙂 Isn’t that always such an awesome thing?!

Hope you sleep well tonight and have a kick butt Thursday!

uhhh definitely..i'd say i get a bout of strange anxiety about once a week & i'm pretty sure it's because i consider myself a complete control freak but not in a bad way of course haha..i like to know my schedule, my plans, my daily meals etc etc. and when theres a kink i'm at a total lose it. i cope with venting to 1 or 2 close friends, meditation or making some kind of list/budget/goal which obviously relates back to the control freak thing..you're not alone!

Yes, I get anxious. I pretty much just freak out occasionally.

That’s what friends are for 😉

Don’t worry, I did Jillian for you today. I think she liked it.

YES!! Yoga is the only thing that helps — when I run, I feel like I”m running away from the problem . . . yoga helps me face it!

Sorry. 🙁

I’ve been in a funk lately too. Sometimes I like to make lists and DO things on the list to feel better, but if it’s bigger things like gigantic student loans or something, I don’t have a great coping mechanism. I like to practice yoga, but like you, some days nothing helps.

Heather (Hangr Pants) on mark’s account.

Yes yoga is awesome, but sometimes I need something more!! I love Hyland’s Calms Forte. It is homeopathic and it really works!!! It can also be a great sleep aide if you take a few. Good luck! Tomorrow will be better!!!

Aww Caitlin! I'm so sorry to hear about your anxiety 🙁 Yes, I get anxious a lot- I am a type A personality and go crazy when things are out of my control. When things get really stressful I will get panic attacks which are the worst! Sometimes I just wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat with my heart pounding. Not fun for sure! Hang in there! Things WILL get better! Just take care of yourself, eat healthy and get plenty of sleep. Also make sure to just stop & breathe!

Hugs to you 🙂

Ugh, sorry for your bad day. I get anxious quite a bit… USUALLY exercise helps (unless I convince myself not to do it, which happens when I get the heebie jeebies) but when it doesn’t I usually call a friend to vent or watch a mindless movie.

Hope tomorrow’s better!

I am right there with you when it comes to anxiety sometimes!! I think my brain just goes into overdrive and I have trouble quieting it. I usually try either yoga or cardio, depending on whether I want to get in tune with myself or just zone out, and then I tend to take some time to myself until I feel able to deal again.

I hope that tomorrow brings a calmer day for you! Just try to see everything that you have to cope with in the big picture and realize that everything is manageable in the long run. Hang in there 🙂

my boyfriend has had anxiety problems for years. it causes him a lot of stress and prohibits him from doing a lot of things. it can really be tough to cope with! but some things that he does besides medication to get through it.. he writes, everything that is going through his head, he prays, and sometimes he tries to find activities just to keep his mind off of it. hope that you feel better, i know its difficult!

I felt that way yesterday too. Sometimes when I’m in the OR I think about my Dad (who recently passed away) and my eyes get all teary. Luckily for me I wear a mask so no one can usually tell haha!

I dont IF I keep meditation in my life.

even tinytiny spirts (2 or 3 minutes a day).

If I stop that—yes.

maybe try doing ONE MINUTE a day and increasing as you can?
striving for 5 minutes a day of truly sitting and clearing your mind?

if you want help let me know–you know where I am 🙂

hey caitlin. i’m sorry to hear about your anxiety levels being high right now. can we blame it on the full moon?!?! really, so many people have more than their normal amount of anxiety these days for various reasons…mostly about things we can’t control (hello, economy). i have been incredibly anxious the past several months and i’ve kind of found a few things that seem to help me out. mind you, i’m not completely carefree these days, but i’m not as teary eyed as i was.

i’ve been keeping a gratitude journal. i’m really not a journaler, but writing all these little, yet profound things i’m lucky to have in my life (health, husband, family), i find i really have what i need right now and that all these other concerns are just a distraction from what is truly important.

of course, exercise helps…tons.

when i’m worried about something that seems beyond my control (the economy lately), i find some things that i *can* control that will make the situation better for me, than i make a plan to change the things i can control.

i’m a bit older and when i look back on my life and specific periods of time that were challenging for different reasons, i always think to myself ‘wow, that was really a great time of my life because of x, y, z.’ so, whenever i get upset about things in the present, i remind myself that in a few years, i’ll still look back on it and realize it was still a great time because of specific things around me right now. so, i try to enjoy it for what it is because i know it’ll be special in my memory and i don’t want it to pass me by.

and, last but not least (i’m very wordy today!!)…music pulls me back. the song i’ve been listening to on repeat the last few weeks when i was trying to figure a few things out in my head was U2’s ‘Stuck in a Moment’.

anywaayyy…just wanted to let you know you’re not the only one that wanders around as a teary, bleary eyed person sometimes!!!

Yes! I know what you mean. I too suffer from anxiety, and a little during high school and college I also suffered depression (I’m pretty sure of it although I wasn’t clinically diagnosed). Right now I am still taking it one day at a time. I’m feeling the stress of work, graduate school and the process of buying a house and trying to figure out what the heck I want to do with my future is starting to build. I’m trying to look on the bright side and realize that this too shall pass. I’m glad to hear that I’m not the only one!

Okay, I finally read this post and you’re not even stressed anymore, but life coach me is going to kick in anyways – deep breathing like the hubby had you do is ALWAYS a great way to get centered. Also, take a piece of paper out and write down what you’re angry about, what you think should be happening (either what you should be doing, what your boss should be doing, what Maggie should be doing, whatever), what you want to happen (same as above: what you want to be doing or want someone else to be doing), and what you need to happen (you or someone else). So, write down “I should be a better runner/wife/cook/employee” or whatever you might be thinking, or “My husband should be this/that/other thing”. Then look at what you want or need or are angry about and it break it down and remember that you can’t change what any one else does, at all, except for you. So if you want your boss or whomever to change, it’s time to figure out how you, personally can look at the situation in a different light and make it feel better FOR YOU – without changing the other person. If you are putting too much stress on yourself to be a certain way or do a certain thing, again, break it down and realize that you are putting the stress on yourself and your “shoulds” are causing you more stress and pain. Step out of your own way and let the happy, healthy person you are relax for a while.

Sorry, that was freakin’ epic!