Thanks for the reponses.. I finally got to talk to a psychiatrist today... He gave me the option of going to a group where you learn relaxation techniques, etc... and also the option of medication.... I am not really up to the idea of meds for myself... but learning how to manage my anxiety better through relaxation techniques sounds like a better place for me...
The way I see it, if I can get some good solid techniques in place then I will have something to fall back on and if I do need meds, then so be it... Right now, other than this site, which I think is great, I really am flying free with no solid ground when the anxiety gets too much.... I literally talk myself down, when it gets too much, but I need something more...the confidence to know that by doing this or that, that I can reduce the severity of the anxiety...
Anwyays, the little aches and pains are still present, today being a more stressful day, I noticed they flared up more.... but I didn't allow myself to feed of it and get more anxious... I just wrote it off, saying I had a more stressful day than usual and leave it at that...
I think we all hold our own key to overcoming this, and share common things in coping...
One day at a time i guess....
