84: My anxiety breakthroughs! How I manage and thrive with anxiety 13 years after diagnosis

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I was told by my doctor that I had clinical anxiety back in 2010 and the diagnosis came as a complete shock. But now, I can see that the writing was on the wall.

For months, I had stopped wanting to socialise. When someone would text me asking to hang, I’d see it as a burden. Everything felt like a chore, I didn’t want to do anything.
But I'm happy to say, things have changed A LOT since 2010.
The anxiety I was experiencing went from out of control, to manageable, to mild and now finally has disappeared.
I knew something was finally different when instead of staring at the back of my eyelids, my brain racing like a treadmill on top speed, I fell asleep. No dread. No angst. No catastrophising. No over analysing. It was the first time in decades.

And it wasn’t a one off either, but a succession of nights. The only other time my anxiety had disappeared was during my previous pregnancy, and here, pregnant with my second it was happening again. Was it hormones? A coincidence? Was alcohol causing my anxiety?
Let's unpack my anxiety breakthroughs along my journey from diagnosis to thriving.
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Chapters

1. 84: My anxiety breakthroughs! How I manage and thrive with anxiety 13 years after diagnosis (00:00:00)

2. Overcoming Anxiety (00:00:38)

3. The Importance of Mental Health Care (00:09:02)

4. Managing Anxiety and Improving Mental Health (00:23:12)

5. Tips for Improving Mental Health (00:31:25)