hi, just have a question for everyone
is it really possible to pin point your anxiety?
i find this the most challanging thing for me i find it hard to pin point whats causing me to be anxious alot of the time.
of course if i get some disturbing news or someone in my family is sick i know that those reasons are causing me to be anxious
but 90% of the time i can't pin point it at all
it's like for no reason at all i become anxious
i wake up out of a peaceful sleep that way sometimes . i know the first doctor i went to see seemed to think there was something at home causing it. and even abruptly interupted my husband when he tried to help me explain
what i was feeling, as if it was all his fault
the fact is i have a wonderful hudband two wonderful, mischevious,(lol) kids
and really no stress at all im a stay at home mom
so no work stresses like most.
does anyone else have this problem? pin pointing it?
thanks

oops! sorry about the typing errors i always forget to check before is end it lol

Well for me it's different... my anxiety comes from my thoughts... I believe that tehre is something really wrong with me and that's I;m dying from a terrible disease..... so I know what's it's causing it.... but I have read that many people like you cannot determine the real cause of your anxiety... but if you meditate and think about it and are honest to yourself, it will come to you! then once you know it you can attack it

Lisa,

It sounds like we have a lot in common. I am a stay at home mom with two mischevious kids as well. I don't have any work pressure. My panic attacks started in October while I was taking a medication that I had an adverse reaction to. However, if I was to look at my life at the time, I was way too overscheduled. I was involved in every possible volunteer activity known to man. I had zero time to myself. I never, and I mean never, took relaxation or down-time. Also, some of the activities I was involved in created a lot of negative energy. My husband travels a good bit, leaving me alone with the kids. I have no family nearby. I was

I think a lot of the time it can be the little things or stressors that just start to build up. About 10 years ago, I had certain traumas in my life that explained anxiety I was feeling then.
This time - nothing tragic in particular. I also think we tend to put a lot of pressure on ourselves, nevermined the pressures/needs of our family or community.

HI: lisa35

I have a lot going on that adds to my anxious.

However to some extent I believe certain things are in our bodies� chemical make-up. I'm naturally an emotional person who can be a little anxious etc.

In addition there was a point in my life not too long ago when some really wonderful things were happening.

I remarried a wonderful guy, my son had a great new grandmother, we just had a pretty little girl, and we were about to buy our first home.

It was at this time I woke up in a panic the doctors told me I was nervous because everything was good and I was expecting the bottom to fall out.

The program tapes also say sometimes we don't realize the things that make us anxious are things like a TV shows we watched or something we read or just the world events can be behind are emotions.

This program offers us a way to handle our anxious times etc. and for some see why they happen. So for now just keep up the program, we are learning great life skills.

Take care

Thanks for your reply
you know actually when I think back on it, the first time I had a panic attack I guess I was a bit overloaded as well...
I remeber having to babysit my brothers 2 kids,
one of which has ADD, I was writting songs for my chruch group, which kept me up all night making sure they were perfect, & worrying over it.
as well as trying to juggle my own family life
maybe that day my body and mind just said "enough". it's interesting I guess I never really thought of it like that
I always assumed it was for no reason.
but now that I look back I realize I was trying to take care of everyone elses needs and neglecting my own.
thanks so much for the insight,
at least now I realize that maybe my anxiety wasnt an "outta the blue" thing, that maybe I was overdoing it without actually realizing it.
thanks again God bless

I often have a hard time pinpointing what is causing my anxiety and/or depression. I think I suppress a lot of things that simply come out with bodily reactions. I don't know what is causing it because I have pushed it into my unconscious. Does anyone else feel this way?

I love this post! This is a big part of my journey. I firmly believe that it comes off in layers. Think about it, many of us have produced many feelings over the years with this condition. Look for the good and pay close attention when you do pinpoint something. Then give urself plenty of affirmation and praise and I am sure you will find more and more. Besides, it isnt an exact science.....but we can get pretty effective. Dont push urself to always know either....thats part of letting go too.

Cheers,
chuckster