Comments on: Optimism. It Works.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:15:23 +0000

I think Dan’s made a really good point there. I used to keep my anxiety bottled up and it became a real problem. I find just telling my wife that I feel a bit edgy really helps.

By: Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:21:11 +0000

Dan, Great tip. Thank you for your positive contributions.

By: Dan @ Anxiety Support Network

Dan @ Anxiety Support Network — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:32:31 +0000

Great advice that is true, but no matter how well you think you manage your anxiety, it can still creep up on you at times. Affirmations are a great step to take to get better from anxiety. Another great step is, instead of keeping the anxiety inside, to talk about the difficulty to a supportive friend or family member, or a counselor if your friends and family are unsupportive. Great tips and thanks for the reminder, Paul. We need more positive people in the anxiety community.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:00:42 +0000

Hi Andy,

I think affirmations are indeed useful. Sometimes anxiety hypnotizes us; it puts a spell on us so strong that we forget ourselves and get lost in fear.

Affirmations are similar to a bucket of cold water in the face, a real wake up call.

I think that used in the proper way they can even help prevent panic.

And when I had anxiety bad using affirmations helped me to snap out of many episodes of negative thinking and so on.

Trick is to find a few short affirmations that you actually believe.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:06:18 +0000

Wise word I think. When you’ve got anxiety it’s so easy to sink into a pit of despair. Trying to inject even a little bit of positive thought into your life can set the ball rolling towards some sort of recovery if such a thing exists! Where do you stand on affirmations, Paul? I’ve used them on and off and find they help a little. Some people are not so keen though.