Miracle of Overcoming Anxiety

[LadyLeia]

Hello fellow twitchers!It has been awhile since I have been to this site because, truthfully, I have not had anxiety for quite some time. I still do have occasional twitches every day, but they do not capture my attention the way they used to. A year ago I thought that would have been impossible!! I thought I needed to have the twitching stop in order to trust I would be okay. But miracles do happen! I still twich sometimes, but in the absence of anxiety to amplify the twitching, they are few and far between. I cannot emphasize enough the connection of anxiety to these symptoms!!! It is only in retrospect that I am able to see the truth in this. It is such a terrible double bind. The twitching makes us anxious and the anxiety causes twitches!!! How the hell does one break out of that viscious cycle? For me it was time, keeping busy, prayer and meditation (even though I felt as though it was a sham at the time-eventually it must have sunk in), and the wonderful support from this forum. So for those of you who are new and terrified, I know how awful you feel, and I hope this post can give you faith that there IS HOPE FOR A POSITIVE OUTCOME! Best of luck to all of you. Feel free to contact me.Best,Beth

 

[DonJose]

Hi Beth, thanks so much for the postive post. Great to hear you are so much better. I agree with you about the anxiety feeding this condition. Like you, I have been 90% better than at the onset. I was twitching about 120 times an hour 8 months ago, and I am down to about 10-15/hour. It only bothers me when I am resting, like watching TV. Linda