On Edge

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Hi all,

I am relatively new to this group and this is my first post.

I have been suffering from anxiety / generalised panic disorder for

the last 9 months now.

I have slowly been making progress with the help of a psychologist and

am nearly finished reading the Happiness Trap by Dr. Russ which

has been a terrific help lately.

The defusing and mindfulness techniques have been very helpful however

I cannot seem to overcome the feeling of being 'on edge' all the time.

i.e. not feeling 100% and not liking the sensations I feel in my body.

I know that the purpose of ACT is to accept the sensations and not

struggle with them, and then of course my mind tells me stories that I

will never get over this and am doomed to live a life of feeling

anxious all the time. I 'thank' my mind and try to go on with my daily

tasks.

I have improved over time to being able to not believe the horror

stories my mind tells me or 'catastrophising'but am usually now in a

constant state of being on edge.

I take it that with continued practice of diffusing & mindfulness this

feeling of being on edge (i.e. expecting to feel anxious or have a

panic attack or looking for signs of anxiety, constantly experiencing

physical sensations associated with anxiety) will pass in time.

My question / or reason for this post is to see whether other people

feel the same way and if so how do they or did they deal with this?

Thanks for taking the time to read my post.

Cheers,

G.