Anxiety is a physiological reaction of our primal brain reacting to a perceived threat, in simpler terms something makes us afraid. Strange part is all of these scenarios we create in our head are fears of a reality that simply does not exist. Its a perceived reality or a reality we manufacture by our imagination, fearing a worse case scenario, and the stress and grief we will have to endure by dealing with it.

My heart goes out to anyone who suffers from anxiety. It can be an extremely terrible things, and you can feel helpless to do anything about it. You sound like you understand its irrational but want to stop yourself from even having these thoughts.

I suppose the only way to cure fear of the unknown is confidence. Confidence that no matter the crazy scenario, you 1) will have to accept and deal with it anyhow and 2) you are capable and ready to deal with what ever occurs. If you stop thinking and fearing the outcome as life or death, your system will not perceive these threats as such triggering your anxiety.

One think I have attempted to do to help with my anxiety is, be more present in the moment, and not allow myself to dwell on the future or the past too much. Ask myself how are things right now? be present in your current reality, not in the abstract one created by your mind. Secondly when I am having an anxiety attack, some additional coping skills I have developed are meditation, taking my mind off of it by focusing on my breathing and my current existence and centering myself to achieving this.

You should try to talk about your problems to someone close to you. Perhaps they can help you to keep a check on your anxiety. Talk to your father, or your friends for that matter. Since they are involved in your life in some way, they can surely understand you better.

• This reply was modified 11 years, 1 month ago by Archie.