back checking this out again.....

[jdog499]

I havent been on here for awhle now. Use to be a everyday member. I'll admit that my anxiety and depression issues were nothing like when I was at my lowest. Since then I had got a job after being off work for about 2 and a half years which i feel helped me out. But I'm still battling anxiety daily and Its just on and off constantly. I had thought to myself when I had got a job that my anxiety issues would just go away . They went down some but it didn't. I had thought quiting drinking would end my anxiety too and I haven't had a drink in 2 years and nope still have it. I feel like the only thing I have left to somehow get ahold of this anxiety and get my body an mind back to what it was would be to get on a exercise program, lose about 50 lbs and start feeling good about myself because I'm always feeling tired and lazy, not eating right, ect. . I know I just have to get my ass to the gym and do it but I'm afraid because I feel that what happens if i get myself inshape and still nothing happens. I wouldn't know what else to do.

[newrunner]

you are doing great at changing so many parts of your life. BUT-- the anxiety is not just going to "go away". You can improve your odds as you are doing, but when life throws you a curve you need to use the skills that you have learned to minimize the anxiety symptoms and quit caring so much that they are even around. That, in my opinion, is when you will feel healed. I think of myself as a bucket. The stress drips in daily and if I do nothing, eventually will overflow with a little tip of my normal day. The stress again drips in daily, but I exercise daily and try to eat well, and practice loving myself and being assertive if I need to be. By doing these things, it's like I drilled a hole in the bottom of the bucket. The stress still happens, but I can empty the bucket continuously. Even if I tip the bucket pretty dramatically, I am not in danger of overflowing. It's awesome.

Get thee to the gym for sure. That is the greatest thing that I have done on a daily basis that helped my anxiety. And I am finding new parts of me that I didn't know existed. For instance- this last Saturday I ran 10 miles in a race with 2600 other people. The old nervous nellie me would NOT have done that.

Give yourself a pat on the back for your improvements and keep on going. If nothing happens to your anxiety from going to the gym at least you'll be in shape, be healthier and probably have found new friends with a common healthy lifestyle. Lots to gain.

[Paisleegreen]

Jdog, congrats on you success of quitting drinking and work on your anxiety. I support you in getting yourself in shape. I have been back to just being active again myself. Boy, do my muscles ache! But I feel better...now to do more workouts or walking at the health club. My activity is more gardening and sometimes I don't get all the muscles worked out properly. Nor get stretched. So that is my goal is to not overdo one muscle group without some stretching. I could use the jacuzzi at the health club for sure.

Way to go, Newrunner on your big run. Paislee