Honestly, the only thing that has helped me with my anxiety is having sex. I started having anxiety problems out of nowhere and for no good reason and it was happening daily for nearly a year, then I started dating this guy and we started having sex, and my anxiety stopped completely, obviously this hasn't helped you, but maybe you could try doing daily yoga, it's a real stress reliever and you feel great afterwards.

I do have anxiety but very mild case of anxiety. My doctor put me on some meds but wasnt able to take them because they made me very sleepy and i have lil ones to take care of, I do need to take them during the day expecially when i go out and im around alot of poeple because thats when my anxiety kicks in the most.

@dissolvedchild@xanga - Ok plz tell me your kidding right, i dont think u had anxiety you was just sexually frustrated....u need to learn the diffrence, actually u just need to learn your body because you got that all messed up and confused....lmaoooo

i began suffering with anxiety last year. since my teen age years i've been reserved, shy, quiet. so over time i guess that caused some anxiety. during those years my family would tease me alot. it lead to social anxiety. i'm eighteen right now. last year in december i moved from cali to vegas to live with my fiance's family. that's when i started having panic attacks. i guess it started because of family expectations, home sickness, my usual mild social anxiety, and bad events. for two months i had mini panic attacks every day. 2 times i went to the hospital. i was scared and my arms where usaually numb. the doctors put me on xanax. it helped alittle but i had to deal with it's side effects. what really helped me get through my anxiety was moving back with my family, thinking possitve, having a good amount of support, eating healthy [b vitamins help alot] , and yoga. now i'm doing fine [ocassionally i get a little anxious now and then, but my days with panic attacks are gone. i want to keep it that way :]    

i have had anxiety since i was four. i am now twenty-four.
i've been to therapy. i've been on medication.
and they both work.
currently i'm not using either.
anytime i feel an attack coming on,
i just breathe deep. think of something to take my mind off of it..
and try and work through it because i know once i
push through it, i feel like i've done something important.
and i feel like i can do it over and over again.

It's actually not impossible for sex to help with anxiety, especially for women. During sex, a lot of chemicals are released in a woman's brain to promote bonding and they have done studies that show these chemicals also calm stress. So sex could help with anxiety, but it's not a good long term solution.

I've also struggled with anxiety. My anxiety focused on my difficult job and my feeling that I couldn't handle it. I think it's really a good idea to see a therapist, especially a cognitive behavioral therapist who can teach you coping strategies more than they delve into your past. I also actually ordered this program called The Midwest Center for Anxiety. I had never ordered anything from tv before, but I saw the commercial one morning when I was having a total freak out and I just thought- at this point, I'll try anything. It's a series of CDs and workbooks and I think it was like $60. It's actually been really helpful. The program is based on cognitive therapy stratgies, but it's cheaper than seeing a therapist. It helps you recognize and change your thought patterns that lead to anxiety.  I still use it when I have occasional relapses, which is the other nice thing about it- I can use it anytime without having to set up an appointment or something.

I think that a lot of people who have anxiety feel embarrassed about  it and alone. But, the more I've talked about it, the more I've realized that going through a time of anxiety or panic attacks is a pretty common experience. Talk to your friends and family and get some help.

cipralex!

My ex Pete claims to struggle with anxiety, too, although I've never seen it. He's on 50 zillion different types of medication for his spina bifida and other things, though, so I'm pretty sure another medication on top of all of them won't help much. *shrug*

I love how people think that drugs are fine for a solution, but sex isn't.  I don't have anxiety, but I can see how both could work.

@dissolvedchild@xanga - Actually, I agree that sex can help.

When I'm nearing a panic attack, my husband will generally try to distract me with sex. It works.

But since that's not always possible, I still struggle with it.

You need to find out the cause of your  anxiety first before you begin to cope with it...AKA therapist pl0x.

weed.  it calms you down.

I struggle with anxitey and took cipralex for a small amount of time but I didn't like the way it made me feel so I stopped. I still struggle with anxiety quite often and I hate it to be honest. I try to control it as best I can but it's difficult. Being in a classroom, especially if I am sitting beside someone I do not know or if it is too silent, makes me very very anxious. I can never sit still and my breathing becomes laboured, my mind blank. I've been dealing with anxiety for 4 or 5 years now.