Anxiety Self Help

DATE: Dec 06 2011, 8:58 pm / MOOD: Tired

Today I had two of my final exams. I think they went pretty well for the most part, which is surprising considering I was super tired today because I didn't sleep well last night. I am just glad it's over, and of course I stressed way more than I needed to over them. But I have two more on Friday (one at 8:30 a.m. and the other at 6:00 p.m., ugh) and those two I am more concerned about. So it's time to start studying for those, though I really really just want a break. I know it's almost over, but I am just so ready to go to bed and stay there for like several days :) I really hope I can do well on these next two exams. If I do really well on one of them I think I can get an A in the class, which would be awesome. The other one is from a teacher whose exams are always super hard, so I really need to get to hardcore studying on that. The funny thing was, this morning my friend was like "you should know plenty of relaxation techniques, being a psychology major and all" she says as I am panicking and my hands have been scrubbed raw. Oh well, we do what we can when we can, right? Okay, this was mostly rambling about my exams but thanks for reading if you did :)

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DATE: Dec 03 2011, 7:45 pm / MOOD: Anxious

I am new here, so I will just state first off that I am 25 and have been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder comorbid with Major Depressive Disorder. I am on medication and am currently doing well with my depression. My anxiety continues to plague me though.

Lately, I have been worried that I have and/or am developing OCD. I have been washing my hands a lot and they are starting to get pretty raw. Also, I have been cleaning a lot lately. I have always been a neat, organized, and clean person, but I am starting to clean instead of other options that I enjoysuch asreading etc.

I may just be blowing it out of proportion since I do have anxiety and this time of the year is always very stressful for me with finals coming up this week and Christmas coming up as well (crazy family issues). So maybe I am just worried about nothing.

Usually I would probably consult my therapist but we are taking a break until after Christmas/New Year's, so I can't really ask her. I don't really expect any of you to have the answers, I am just writing this so I can get some of the anxiety about this issue out. Thanks for listening.

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