Let me know your thoughts on this one. Did the idea of getting caught fearing your anxiety response resonate? Did the points I covered here help with that? Also, don't forget to check out this one next: ua-cam.com/video/JeAXGeh7ZGk/v-deo.html Tim.
Yes going through this now. Had a vertigo spell a month ago, now Health anxiety, with anxiety symptom loop of hyper awareness to lightheaded woozy dizziness etc. brutal.
After 25 years of living with anxiety What helped me so far: Being true to myself making my POV and feelings a priority Stop trying to be special, best or first in all aspects of life Stop fighting fear Sleeping enough Breathing excercises, body first approach Accepting hard memories as they are and going forward anyway not giving them additional meaning and weight Accepting challenges and look at them as opportunities to grow Don’t care so much about others opinions Looking anxiety as excitement
Love this list. As with so many things in life it’s the many (often subtle) things combined that get us there rather than the one ’cure all’ approach. 😊👍🏻
This is by far the best and most helpful advice I have heard in the last 5 years, it's true I became so unhappy and scared when my parents were passing I experienced the physical symptoms of anxiety for the first time it put the fear of God in me as it was the first time I had ever felt that bad, and I've been afraid of anxiety ever since. I honestly feel slightly better already and it's only been 5 minutes, I've been looking for the 'cure' ever since it's the wrong solution. Thank you so much
Anxiety is something that’s plagued me, for most of my life, and taking flight has always been my preferred option and still is, I think you’ll agree nervousness and anxiety are two totally different things.. hypnosis is probably the only thing I haven’t tried at this stage. There are times when my anxiety is particularly bad I’d sell my soul to be rid of it.
I know exactly how you feel. I have lived with it at a pretty uncomfortable stage for seven years now, and I find that watching videos like this , understanding it won’t kill us but man it can be at a high degree of discomfort. I read a book from Claire Weekes, an Australian doctor from back in the 1960’s, she explains how to face anxiety, easier said than done but it has worked somewhat with me up until my husband passed away recently. Facing each day with anxiety as it comes. You can do it, promise.
Helpful and very insightful!! I’ve been on the struggle bus with abrupt anxiety the last 4-5 days out of nowhere. This helped me very much! I had a stressful event 2 weeks ago, and to my belief, I belief in just now delayed responding to the event in the form of being anxious about being anxious!
Accepting who we are and the journey we’ve been on is a great step towards feeling in control and establishing our agency in the face of life’s challenges.
Exercise contained anxiety. I was very active. I dislocated hip replacement and had a mild stroke which created anxiety. As I can't exercise anymore anxiety has surfaced.
Hi Tim FIRST of all Tim THANK YOU. I used to be afraid but once I started watching you I got it better understanding of anxiety work and we shouldn't be afraid. Anxiety isn't here to hurt us .Anxiety make us aware of what really happening around us or to you. Anxiety is here to help us .DONT BE AFRAID!! EMBRACE IT
Tim great video. Here’s my story. 52yrs old - just retired from military in 2022. 8 months ago broke my clavicle & fractured some ribs - was riding my mountain bike around the property when my dog suddenly clipped me front the front tire causing me to flip. Pretty painful & first time I have ever broke anything. About two weeks after that I’m pretty sure I had a panic attack - had usual symptoms - felt like something was wrong internally - like oxygen was being cut off from brain - which then caused me to go into panic mode & experience other symptoms - muscle tightness etc. Had wife call ambulance - ambulance came & EMT’s said all vitals were fine. Brushed it off as allergic reaction to Flexiril. Over the course of the next few months this happened a few more times but with the help of my spouse was able to calm down. About a month & a 1/2 ago had severe tingling in my head followed by some numbness & tingling on left leg. Since then I have been seen at the ER 3 times & been to Docs several times - all telling me that my vitals, blood work, heart etc. are fine & said I basically have paresthesia which is more than likely causing severe or anxiety or even panic attacks. However an MRI of my brain was also done & discovered a about a 7mm cavernoma on right rear side of brain (basically mine was a dried up blood vessel & not bleeding - ER docs said these can be common - I could have been born with it or could be caused by head injury). Was also referred to a neurologist who recently told me that based on symptoms I explained (numbness mostly effecting me on left side a migraine headache & due to location of carvernoma - he said this was more than likely epilepsy “a mild form”) was suspicious for for epilepsy & put me on a trial error of Keppra (although mild - it can be the worst epilepsy drug that you can put someone on with anxiety / depression or even mild anger problems). Long story short - my wife left the appt. a bit shocked - it was hard to accept. However after leaving my wife & I did some more research - we never told the neurologist that I have had any seizures & all the symptoms he asked of me that fall in line with an epileptic person who has had “any type” of seizure episodes (NOTE: Not all seizure episodes occur by people falling to the floor & trembling - some can be focal awareness / focal unawareness seizures & auras are considered seizures). Also after doing a side by side comparison of all the symptoms between epilepsy & severe anxiety or even panic attacks - my symptoms ALL fall under more under anxiety / panic attacks. Also despite having a non-active dried up cavernoma which I was more than likely born with - to include being told by the neuro doc that my brain is health / normal - I have had NO epileptic seizures of any type . Studies have also shown EEG tests / readings (test used to measure brain waves) can be confused because panic attacks and seizures can be so similar - basically the brain waves / electrical readings are similar. Also seizures typically ONLY last for 2-3 minutes however my symptoms and anxiety can last for hours / days / weeks / etc.. One final note - I am still pending another MRI and EEG test & the neuro doc only mentions in his medical notes that he “is suspicious of having epilepsy due to symptoms and cavernoma”.. Suspicious, no EEG, no final MRI, and the fact that epilepsy cannot be diagnosed without seizures, even if the seizures don't cause obvious effects - is not a definitive diagnosis for epilepsy. In closing - I have not taken the Keppra - my wife is convinced that I more than likely have severe anxiety & wants to treat as such (which in reality I rather prefer rather than epilepsy) - I am totally mind boggled & living in symptoms anxiety hell (I say it like that because I feel that the symptoms are occurring first and then the anxiety or panic sets in and am also confused by that - basically the did the egg come before the egg or vice versa?!?!?!). Studies have shown that anxiety / panic attacks can occur for several reasons - one of them is that a traumatic injury and due to the stress of the injury - could cause unexplained anxiety / panic attacks. Used to be able to run ultramarathons (50k’s / 50 milers / 100k’s / 100milers) - now I can’t even run 2 miles down the road. Not trying to ramble on but just looking for answers and hope that this can be helpful to people who may be dealing with a situation like this.
The reason we have high anxiety and it keeps going, is because we're focusing, researching and trying to fix ourselves. The anxiety we're feeling is making us more anxious. We train our brains that high anxiety is normal. What I've read is that we have to learn to feel uncomfortable. When we accept that anxiety is what we're experiencing and it's not dangerous, then our brain will calm down. Since you have been to the doctor and everything is normal, then accept that diagnosis and let it go. Be okay with not feeling ok for a while. it's hard, but it will eventually pass. We're sending warning signals to our brain every time we panic and avoid things. Worry is a big culprit. I wake up feeling anxious and dread. I'm getting better at responding to the thoughts and symptoms.
Hi Tim. Thank you for this video. I got covid in november 2023 and now I'm stuck in fatigue, anxiety and fear. So many people say they stuck in this for years and it makes me so scared.
So sorry to hear what you’re going through right now. Know with absolute certainty that this is not a permanent state. It’s often only our fear of this state perpetuating that keeps us there. The fear and anxiety will pass and this will allow your energy to return and get on with living life to the fullest again.
Sorry to hear what you're going through right now, Dorothy. I answer your question in the live stream here:ua-cam.com/users/live_REIaRDP7lQ Hope this helps.
I have a few videos coming that talk about the different physical knock on effects of anxiety. Stomach issues and vomiting will be one of the topics covered. Watch this space! 😊👍🏻
Hope the content on this channel goes some way towards dispelling that fear. I’m planning on making a video soon that focuses specifically on this single idea and why it’s pretty much at the heart of all of our anxiety issues.
Hi Tim, lots of useful insights in this video as always so thank you. I think the sticking point for me is that I can never actually know if my physical symptoms are anxiety/panic or health related and maybe something is actually happening/ going wrong. I've done so much work over the years on trying not to fear anxiety, but it's just never fully clicked for me as there is always that doubt of maybe this time something is actually wrong in my body. Would be interested to hear your thoughts, thanks!
Hi Rachel. I know it’s been a month since you posted this and I am no expert whatsoever, but I thought I’d respond in case you were still in a rut! Please take all of this with a pinch of salt as this comes from past experiences, rather than expert advice. Anxiety is caused by uncertainty - if you knew you were 100% not ill, you wouldn’t feel so anxious (which is why you feel better after the doctor tells you there’s nothing wrong). Similarly, as Tim alludes to in the video, anxiety can perpetuate itself because we’re so anxious that we’ll never return to “normal”. To try to feel better, perhaps try to embrace the uncertainty that something may or may not be wrong with you. I know this may be scary but, if you do get ill, you will have no choice but to cope or deal with it - and I bet you will deal with it. For now, try to embrace the uncertainty so that you’re not wasting time when you are physically fine, and remember that (unfortunately) worrying about being ill doesn’t make you any less likely to be ill. If you did get some horrible illness, I bet you’d be very annoyed that you wasted all this time worrying, rather than trying to enjoy life! Finally, my friend who’s a doctor gave me the advice that, if something lasts 4 days, then it’s fine to call the GP and get checked out. For example, I’ll often get a nervous stomach and I’ll be worried I’ve got a problem. However, after 4 days, my stomach feels better/fine again, so I can just chalk it down to anxiety. And if you have anxiety and get anxiety related symptoms, perhaps keep a diary so that you know in yourself that the symptoms are statistically far more likely to be anxiety driven
Let me know your thoughts on this one.
Did the idea of getting caught fearing your anxiety response resonate?
Did the points I covered here help with that?
Also, don't forget to check out this one next:
ua-cam.com/video/JeAXGeh7ZGk/v-deo.html
Tim.
Yes going through this now. Had a vertigo spell a month ago, now Health anxiety, with anxiety symptom loop of hyper awareness to lightheaded woozy dizziness etc. brutal.
Oh yeah I also wear bifocals so I’m always on high alert. Ugh
After 25 years of living with anxiety What helped me so far:
Being true to myself making my POV and feelings a priority
Stop trying to be special, best or first in all aspects of life
Stop fighting fear
Sleeping enough
Breathing excercises, body first approach
Accepting hard memories as they are and going forward anyway not giving them additional meaning and weight
Accepting challenges and look at them as opportunities to grow
Don’t care so much about others opinions
Looking anxiety as excitement
Love this list.
As with so many things in life it’s the many (often subtle) things combined that get us there rather than the one ’cure all’ approach. 😊👍🏻
Your messages are incredibly amazing thank you so much ❤
This is by far the best and most helpful advice I have heard in the last 5 years, it's true I became so unhappy and scared when my parents were passing I experienced the physical symptoms of anxiety for the first time it put the fear of God in me as it was the first time I had ever felt that bad, and I've been afraid of anxiety ever since. I honestly feel slightly better already and it's only been 5 minutes, I've been looking for the 'cure' ever since it's the wrong solution. Thank you so much
I'm so glad this helped. Wishing you all the best. :)
Anxiety is something that’s plagued me, for most of my life, and taking flight has always been my preferred option and still is, I think you’ll agree nervousness and anxiety are two totally different things.. hypnosis is probably the only thing I haven’t tried at this stage. There are times when my anxiety is particularly bad I’d sell my soul to be rid of it.
I know exactly how you feel. I have lived with it at a pretty uncomfortable stage for seven years now, and I find that watching videos like this , understanding it won’t kill us but man it can be at a high degree of discomfort. I read a book from Claire Weekes, an Australian doctor from back in the 1960’s, she explains how to face anxiety, easier said than done but it has worked somewhat with me up until my husband passed away recently. Facing each day with anxiety as it comes. You can do it, promise.
Same here bro, been feeling intense anxiety and fear for the past 7 months hope we all can het through this😢
@@deniserouthierledoux8133do you mind sharing what that book said how to deal with anxiety ?
Helpful and very insightful!! I’ve been on the struggle bus with abrupt anxiety the last 4-5 days out of nowhere. This helped me very much! I had a stressful event 2 weeks ago, and to my belief, I belief in just now delayed responding to the event in the form of being anxious about being anxious!
This really helped me re think of what anxiety is. Ive been onboarding zoloft and its been tough but this helps
Glad this helps. :)
I’m glad I have anxiety, and I don’t want to be normal.
It’s made me who I am, and it’s made me strong.
Accepting who we are and the journey we’ve been on is a great step towards feeling in control and establishing our agency in the face of life’s challenges.
Great channel and reasonable explanations what happened and why anxiety and why all this could stop at some point. Thanks
Glad the content is of value. :)
Helpful video, Tim! Thanks again!
I have been doing this constant checking 🤯🥺
Exercise contained anxiety. I was very active. I dislocated hip replacement and had a mild stroke which created anxiety. As I can't exercise anymore anxiety has surfaced.
One of your best videos!
Thank you. I’m so glad this was of value.
Hi Tim
FIRST of all
Tim THANK YOU.
I used to be afraid but once I started watching you I got it better understanding of anxiety work and we shouldn't be afraid. Anxiety isn't here to hurt us .Anxiety make us aware of what really happening around us or to you. Anxiety is here to help
us .DONT BE AFRAID!!
EMBRACE IT
I’ve yet to get to that point where anxiety has been of any benefit to me, but I’m doing my best to learn! Hope you’re feeling well
Tim great video. Here’s my story. 52yrs old - just retired from military in 2022. 8 months ago broke my clavicle & fractured some ribs - was riding my mountain bike around the property when my dog suddenly clipped me front the front tire causing me to flip. Pretty painful & first time I have ever broke anything. About two weeks after that I’m pretty sure I had a panic attack - had usual symptoms - felt like something was wrong internally - like oxygen was being cut off from brain - which then caused me to go into panic mode & experience other symptoms - muscle tightness etc. Had wife call ambulance - ambulance came & EMT’s said all vitals were fine. Brushed it off as allergic reaction to Flexiril. Over the course of the next few months this happened a few more times but with the help of my spouse was able to calm down. About a month & a 1/2 ago had severe tingling in my head followed by some numbness & tingling on left leg. Since then I have been seen at the ER 3 times & been to Docs several times - all telling me that my vitals, blood work, heart etc. are fine & said I basically have paresthesia which is more than likely causing severe or anxiety or even panic attacks. However an MRI of my brain was also done & discovered a about a 7mm cavernoma on right rear side of brain (basically mine was a dried up blood vessel & not bleeding - ER docs said these can be common - I could have been born with it or could be caused by head injury). Was also referred to a neurologist who recently told me that based on symptoms I explained (numbness mostly effecting me on left side a migraine headache & due to location of carvernoma - he said this was more than likely epilepsy “a mild form”) was suspicious for for epilepsy & put me on a trial error of Keppra (although mild - it can be the worst epilepsy drug that you can put someone on with anxiety / depression or even mild anger problems). Long story short - my wife left the appt. a bit shocked - it was hard to accept. However after leaving my wife & I did some more research - we never told the neurologist that I have had any seizures & all the symptoms he asked of me that fall in line with an epileptic person who has had “any type” of seizure episodes (NOTE: Not all seizure episodes occur by people falling to the floor & trembling - some can be focal awareness / focal unawareness seizures & auras are considered seizures). Also after doing a side by side comparison of all the symptoms between epilepsy & severe anxiety or even panic attacks - my symptoms ALL fall under more under anxiety / panic attacks. Also despite having a non-active dried up cavernoma which I was more than likely born with - to include being told by the neuro doc that my brain is health / normal - I have had NO epileptic seizures of any type . Studies have also shown EEG tests / readings (test used to measure brain waves) can be confused because panic attacks and seizures can be so similar - basically the brain waves / electrical readings are similar. Also seizures typically ONLY last for 2-3 minutes however my symptoms and anxiety can last for hours / days / weeks / etc.. One final note - I am still pending another MRI and EEG test & the neuro doc only mentions in his medical notes that he “is suspicious of having epilepsy due to symptoms and cavernoma”.. Suspicious, no EEG, no final MRI, and the fact that epilepsy cannot be diagnosed without seizures, even if the seizures don't cause obvious effects - is not a definitive diagnosis for epilepsy.
In closing - I have not taken the Keppra - my wife is convinced that I more than likely have severe anxiety & wants to treat as such (which in reality I rather prefer rather than epilepsy) - I am totally mind boggled & living in symptoms anxiety hell (I say it like that because I feel that the symptoms are occurring first and then the anxiety or panic sets in and am also confused by that - basically the did the egg come before the egg or vice versa?!?!?!). Studies have shown that anxiety / panic attacks can occur for several reasons - one of them is that a traumatic injury and due to the stress of the injury - could cause unexplained anxiety / panic attacks. Used to be able to run ultramarathons (50k’s / 50 milers / 100k’s / 100milers) - now I can’t even run 2 miles down the road.
Not trying to ramble on but just looking for answers and hope that this can be helpful to people who may be dealing with a situation like this.
The reason we have high anxiety and it keeps going, is because we're focusing, researching and trying to fix ourselves. The anxiety we're feeling is making us more anxious. We train our brains that high anxiety is normal. What I've read is that we have to learn to feel uncomfortable. When we accept that anxiety is what we're experiencing and it's not dangerous, then our brain will calm down. Since you have been to the doctor and everything is normal, then accept that diagnosis and let it go. Be okay with not feeling ok for a while. it's hard, but it will eventually pass. We're sending warning signals to our brain every time we panic and avoid things. Worry is a big culprit. I wake up feeling anxious and dread. I'm getting better at responding to the thoughts and symptoms.
Thanks you soo much.
You're very welcome. :)
Hi Tim. Thank you for this video. I got covid in november 2023 and now I'm stuck in fatigue, anxiety and fear. So many people say they stuck in this for years and it makes me so scared.
So sorry to hear what you’re going through right now. Know with absolute certainty that this is not a permanent state. It’s often only our fear of this state perpetuating that keeps us there. The fear and anxiety will pass and this will allow your energy to return and get on with living life to the fullest again.
You deserve millions of subscribers
Thank you...maybe one day! ;)
Spot on!
Thank you so much, Tim. Great videos!
I’m struggling with anxiety . Iv had many meds but nothing helps. I need help please. I feel I can’t go on . 🥵😪😥
Sorry to hear what you're going through right now, Dorothy.
I answer your question in the live stream here:ua-cam.com/users/live_REIaRDP7lQ
Hope this helps.
God is love-- and all things are possible
I can’t get rid of this dizziness going on 7 months
Hi Tim, Have you done a video about extreme physical responses to anxiety such as vomiting?
I have a few videos coming that talk about the different physical knock on effects of anxiety. Stomach issues and vomiting will be one of the topics covered. Watch this space! 😊👍🏻
Thank you Tim, I will watch out for those video - also food avoidance to stop vomiting when overpowered by anxiety doesn’t work .
Definitely resonates with me x
Hope the content on this channel goes some way towards dispelling that fear.
I’m planning on making a video soon that focuses specifically on this single idea and why it’s pretty much at the heart of all of our anxiety issues.
Look forward to watch thank you
Hi Tim, lots of useful insights in this video as always so thank you. I think the sticking point for me is that I can never actually know if my physical symptoms are anxiety/panic or health related and maybe something is actually happening/ going wrong. I've done so much work over the years on trying not to fear anxiety, but it's just never fully clicked for me as there is always that doubt of maybe this time something is actually wrong in my body. Would be interested to hear your thoughts, thanks!
Hi Rachel. I know it’s been a month since you posted this and I am no expert whatsoever, but I thought I’d respond in case you were still in a rut! Please take all of this with a pinch of salt as this comes from past experiences, rather than expert advice. Anxiety is caused by uncertainty - if you knew you were 100% not ill, you wouldn’t feel so anxious (which is why you feel better after the doctor tells you there’s nothing wrong). Similarly, as Tim alludes to in the video, anxiety can perpetuate itself because we’re so anxious that we’ll never return to “normal”. To try to feel better, perhaps try to embrace the uncertainty that something may or may not be wrong with you. I know this may be scary but, if you do get ill, you will have no choice but to cope or deal with it - and I bet you will deal with it. For now, try to embrace the uncertainty so that you’re not wasting time when you are physically fine, and remember that (unfortunately) worrying about being ill doesn’t make you any less likely to be ill. If you did get some horrible illness, I bet you’d be very annoyed that you wasted all this time worrying, rather than trying to enjoy life! Finally, my friend who’s a doctor gave me the advice that, if something lasts 4 days, then it’s fine to call the GP and get checked out. For example, I’ll often get a nervous stomach and I’ll be worried I’ve got a problem. However, after 4 days, my stomach feels better/fine again, so I can just chalk it down to anxiety. And if you have anxiety and get anxiety related symptoms, perhaps keep a diary so that you know in yourself that the symptoms are statistically far more likely to be anxiety driven
I’m autistic and this is one area I have to understand and work on,thanks.
Hope the video helped. Wishing you all the best.
@@TimBoxMindCoach yes, it helped me a lot.thanks
Does anyone also has the fear that constant anxiety is going to stick with you forever and you wont be able to go back to life
Hi! This is a really common fear. I address this in this live stream:
ua-cam.com/users/liveVAFDXh-1OF4
Hope the answer is of use.
Tim.