Tips for dealing with/hiding anxiety.

[Doclector]

Okay, I know I posted about this recently, but I didn't get much of a response, and this is a little more specific. Lately I've been real anxious about a lot of things, mostly revolving around moving back to uni, into a new house, with completely different people from last year's housemates. I'd like to think I got over the biggest hurdles last year, but I'm still pretty nervous.

I don't want to give off that impression at first, though. Sure, I've got a whole year to shake that impression, but still, I don't want to scare everyone off on the first day by being paranoid. That sort of shit goes either way, either people feel they have to watch out for you all the time, or they stay away from you, fearing you'll flip.

I usually cover up this sort of stuff with humour. Hell, only recently I confessed to my friends that I'm not always as upbeat as I try to look. Some of those people had been my friends for years, some of them I had lived and worked with all last year.

Main issue is xbox live. Whether windows live pulls some bullshit, or the internet isn't good enough to really be of use for that, that's the main thing that I fear'll cause me to put across a bad impression if it goes wrong.

At this point I've done almost all I can to make things "safer". I'm gonna be a bag of nerves tomorrow, hell, I'm already nervous today, despite the fact that I purposely packed most of my stuff yesterday. I need to come across as less nervous than I am, whether that means not being as nervous or simply hiding it until I can get settled.

Thanks for reading my TLDR mindfuck bullshit.

 

[thesilentman]

Okay, I know I posted about this recently, but I didn't get much of a response, and this is a little more specific. Lately I've been real anxious about a lot of things, mostly revolving around moving back to uni, into a new house, with completely different people from last year's housemates. I'd like to think I got over the biggest hurdles last year, but I'm still pretty nervous.

I don't want to give off that impression at first, though. Sure, I've got a whole year to shake that impression, but still, I don't want to scare everyone off on the first day by being paranoid. That sort of shit goes either way, either people feel they have to watch out for you all the time, or they stay away from you, fearing you'll flip.

I usually cover up this sort of stuff with humour. Hell, only recently I confessed to my friends that I'm not always as upbeat as I try to look. Some of those people had been my friends for years, some of them I had lived and worked with all last year.

Main issue is xbox live. Whether windows live pulls some bullshit, or the internet isn't good enough to really be of use for that, that's the main thing that I fear'll cause me to put across a bad impression if it goes wrong.

At this point I've done almost all I can to make things "safer". I'm gonna be a bag of nerves tomorrow, hell, I'm already nervous today, despite the fact that I purposely packed most of my stuff yesterday. I need to come across as less nervous than I am, whether that means not being as nervous or simply hiding it until I can get settled.

Thanks for reading my TLDR mindfuck bullshit.

Try doing something you like, like gaming, music or something like that. Find something to keep your mind busy. Go outside for a walk. Stuff like that helps me. But the point I'm trying to make here is, don't think about it. The more you think about it, it will happen.

That's my two cents. Hope I helped.

 

[BrassButtons]

For me, the best counter to anxiety is putting myself in an incompatible mental state. And the best (healthy) way I have of doing that is either watching funny videos or listening to songs that make me happy (not just songs I like, but songs that specifically elicit the "happy" emotion). I can't maintain both happiness and anxiety simultaneously for more than a few minutes, so the anxiety ends up going away. This isn't a long-term solution, but it does help.

Exercise is another good idea. If you're like me then being anxious means having a lot of pent-up energy. Getting yourself up and moving allows you to release some of that energy, which can allow you to relax. But even if you're not looking to exercise, anything that involves physically DOING something can help, because you're still releasing some of that energy.

Another (more difficult) thing is to think about why exactly you're anxious, whether your concerns make sense, and (if they do) what actions you could take to prevent or deal with those issues. For instance, what is it concerning Xbox Live that has you worried? What kind of "bad impression" are you afraid of leaving if the internet has issues?

Captcah: "little bobby tables". So I guess Captcha reads XKCD?

 

[Batou667]

Main issue is xbox live. Whether windows live pulls some bullshit, or the internet isn't good enough to really be of use for that, that's the main thing that I fear'll cause me to put across a bad impression if it goes wrong.

What do you mean by this paragraph? Do you turn into a raging demon if Live goes down?

In general, just remember that it'll be a new start for a lot of your housemates too. Make an effort, especially at the start of term, to capitalise on that by socialising a lot, join some new clubs or societies if you didn't get around to that last year. Try to be in at least two social groups so you'll always have options.

 

[thesilentman]

Main issue is xbox live. Whether windows live pulls some bullshit, or the internet isn't good enough to really be of use for that, that's the main thing that I fear'll cause me to put across a bad impression if it goes wrong.

What do you mean by this paragraph? Do you turn into a raging demon if Live goes down?

I think he means that he'll lose it due to the online community. That's all I see.