How I Tackle Anxiety

I must make it abundantly clear here that I am in no way a qualified therapist/counsellor, merely someone who has suffered from (at times) severe anxiety, which for me is in the form of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, accompanied (unfortunately) by OCD. My GAD is kept under control with medication, and I've had intensive therapy over the years. However, I wanted to share with you some useful ways I combat anxiety. Yes, of course, the medication I have taken daily for a year (today in fact), has improved my mental health hugely but I have also tried to be as proactive as possible when it comes to ensuring my anxiety is largely kept at bay. If you're suffering from anxiety, the most unhelpful piece of advice anyone could ever give you (especially if you have OCD too) is "just don't think about it" or "think about something else." Wouldn't it be amazing if it were that easy? If your thoughts were like a light switch, a quick flick of the button and all would be right with your mind again? Alas, anxiety sadly doesn't work that way. Something I've taught myself to remember on a daily basis since I suffered a breakdown during New Year 2015 is Your Thoughts Are Not You. What do I mean by this? Well to put it simply, you cannot control your thoughts. You will have thousands, if not millions of thoughts every single day of your life. Some of them will be as random as a lucky dip lottery ticket. Others will be slightly more considered perhaps. What is important to remember is thi...
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