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Hey , wanna be friends ? You are my first interaction on the app , I just joined a few hours ago , anyways making new friends always helps to feel better
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Is there a way to add you as a friend on this app?
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Take it in a positive way , the more negatively you think about the attacks , the more it'll happened ☺️ remember that we all have ocd and the anxiety issues ....
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How do I do that when the physiological part of it is so disturbing?
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The worst thing you can do for an anxiety attack is to anticipate the next one. Try to do more distracting things to keep your mind off of them. Also remember your thoughts are just thoughts. They only have meaning when you assign meaning to them. I'm a veteran at this. I have been dealing with ocd for 25 years. CBT and ERP therapy taught me so much. If you are not seeing a therapist I strongly suggest you find one. It will make a world of difference in feeling much better as long as you work on the things they tell you. You can beat this! It will never fully go away you will have to come to terms with that, but you can learn to manage it very successfully if you work at it.
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You are awesome. Thank you
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Your welcome
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I listened to a podcast this week about how to deal with something similar. In the podcast someone asked about how to deal with anxiety when there isn't necessarily a thought that made them feel anxious. In cognitive behavioral therapy it is thought that it is our thoughts that create our emotions, and so trying to think differently can also influence your emotions. However, what if there was no specific thought that actually did make you anxious? The suggestion in the podcast by Dr. David Burns (a renowned American psychologist), he advised to make up thoughts that a person in your situation might think of. For example, if you are about to give a presentation but there isn't necessarily one thought about it that you believe causes your anxiety yet you are still anxious, think of thoughts that a person in your situation might think of, like, "I will fail" "Everyone will laugh at me" etc. And then try to talk back to these thoughts, like, "They may laugh at me but I don't have to let something like this cause me so much worry. Everyone just forgets about this anyway afterwards." For myself I found this helpful as well, however, I do not really know you personally to understand what specific triggers may cause your anxiety or to what degree your anxiety interferes with your life. I hope this was helpful.
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Sure
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Social media
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What is the easiest way to get you my social media account without posting it on here?
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