To those of you in the USA struggling with anxiety these months and years:

[applegrove]

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[applegrove]

1. It really has worked for me over the years. But sometimes you have to let the fear/anger/

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sadness just out. Like you did when you were a kid and something hurt. Feel it. Let it out.

[True Dough]

16. I suffered from horrendous panic attacks as a young man

Stuff that would keep my up most of the night, a lot of nights.

I agree with your second point about letting the thoughts and emotions overtake you and dealing with them. My mistake as a teen was desperately trying to push the tormenting thoughts out of my mind. Of course they'd immediately return and I'd feel anxiety about not being able to avoid them. So it created a negative feedback loop that would spiral out of control.

Not easy, but best to confront the troubling thoughts and do your best to make peace with them, or form a strategy to cope -- at least in my experience.

[BigBearJohn]

2. I highly recommend this. Works for me.

[safeinOhio]

3. Welcome to the reality of

the here and now.

[samplegirl]

4. I get panic attacks

bad I use to be able to fight them off so much easier. But much harder these days. Thanks for sharing this. I use to never tell anyone but now it’s easier to talk about it! Again thathans applegrove.

[applegrove]

5. No problem Sample. I have had anxiety attacks and then ptsd for 23 and a bit years.

Belly breathing, as I call it, works some of the time. Sometimes you just have to feel the pain.

[Raine]

10. I get panic attacks too

I lately started trying mindfulness meditation and it's helped quite a bit. I saw a segment on PBS about it and then learned more about it on the internet.

[DarthDem]

6. Thanks for Posting This

It really does give comfort even from minor stress.

[applegrove]

7. No problem.

[socdem60]

15. Minor stress, yes.

I've been using this breathing method for years. It works well when driving.

[montana_hazeleyes]

8. Thank you applegrove.

Things like this really help a lot.

[applegrove]

9. Know that you are not alone in the US fighting this. Or bellybreathing.

[Raine]

11. THANKS

so much!

[applegrove]

12. de rien

[Dennis Donovan]

13. THANK YOU!

First I've heard of this! Hope it works...

[rownesheck]

14. As anxiety ridden as I've been

I'd be doing nothing but repeating this breathing exercise for the next 2 years. Ay yi yi! When will it end???!!!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

17. I mis-read that as "exhale for 8 years". That's way too long.

I can't exhale for 8 years. Maybe 4 years. Barely.

We need a new Dem prez in 2021. We huddled masses yearning to breathe free.