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18-02-2018 08:13 PM
18-02-2018 08:13 PM
Help with anxiety
My problem is this. I randomly get bad bouts of gastro, the first time it happened was at 15 when I went on exchange away from home for a year. I just had it constantly for a year. It has started up again and been going for the last 18 months. I don’t know how to deal with it and I don’t know what services are available but I get bed ridden for two days when it starts. I also have two kids that I never leave and have just moved towns. I really want to make a plan for improvement or strategies to recognise I’m feeling anxious before I get to that bedridden stage but have no clue how.
Don’t know if that’s explained it but hope someone has thoughts I can try.
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18-02-2018 08:25 PM
18-02-2018 08:25 PM
Re: Help with anxiety
Hi @Sarah96 and welcome to SANE forums! 🙂 I'm sure you'll find loads of support from members who live with anxiety.
It is interesting that you say you have lived with gastro for such a long time. Is it possible that this illness is anxiety related? I have experienced gastro-like symptoms (nausea and diarrhoea) as part of the body's flight and fight mechanism. The body basically cannot have normal digestion when it is experiencing anxiety. I am wondering if it is similar for you?
In any case, have you considered talking to your family doctor about your anxiety? It might be a good first point of call. They may refer you to a psychologist which is either free or heavily subsidised for 10 sessions under a mental health care plan (MHCP).
Again warmest of welcome to the forum! 🙂
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18-02-2018 10:01 PM
18-02-2018 10:01 PM
Re: Help with anxiety
Thank you for the welcome!!!
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19-02-2018 09:39 AM
19-02-2018 09:39 AM
Re: Help with anxiety
Hi @Sarah96
Your post resonated with me in the sense that at times I can be quite detached from my feelings and not recognise them, though I dont have the gastro symptoms. I am wondering if you work on it in a 2 pronged manner ... improving gut health and dealing with the psychology or situations that generate anxiety.
Good Luck with it and Welcome to the forum.