Good morning Gail, welcome to the best help ever! Anxiety is what exaggerates all the other symptoms, well it does for me, and comes like bolt when you least expect it! Mine sits like a rock in my pelvis, or on my chest. I have found that slow abdominal breathing, (or a glass of wine!) does help, but is hard to keep going, and in my case, because I have tight pelvic floor muscles that react to any thought process, definitely hard to do, but it will probably help you a lot. There are lots of posting about relaxation exercises on this site, and I am sure you will get a lot of replies.
We all agree that anxiety is the worst symptom to deal with, especially when trying to run a home, family and job!
Please don't worry, you are definitely not alone here. I was away for a year, and got such a lovely welcome when I was able to join the forum again!
Wanderer.
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