As well as physical energy, you need mental energy, and if you are focusing on coping with the here and now you wont have any time for brooding and worrying.

Food and drink Somebody who is well nourished will feel stronger and more able to face lifes challenges, and yet Anxiety often brings with it a lack of appetite, or a desire to eat comfort foods that may have little nutritional value. A person with OCD usually has a strong feeling that they need to carry out their compulsions or else some dreadful consequence will ensue, and almost always they also feel that they must do their compulsions in a certain way, like a ritual. As usual, my friend was wonderful ; the motivating words did the trick and I felt strong enough to continue. Looking back now, I am amazed at how I kept all the horrific thoughts and desperate feelings of self loathing to myself. Nothing set me up for anxiety until the trauma haped. I realised how insecure I was. The only answer is to take the issues one at a time, and the key at all levels of goal setting is to start with the one that you feel will cause you the least stress and be the easiest to achieve. Try to find away of giving yourself something out of each of the following categories. Typical thoughts are: She ignored me, she must hate me. Hes staring at me, I must be doing something odd. If someone you know passes you without speaking, your intuition, coloured by Anxiety, might well lead you to assume they were angry with you for some reason. Its the worst thing because it would be my fault, and I couldnt live with myself. Hold it, then relax by breathing out. Did this belief come from the adults around me? You know about coping skills and youve put a reward system in place. Think of it as a truth test. Typical thoughts are: She ignored me, she must hate me. Hes staring at me, I must be doing something odd. If someone you know passes you without speaking, your intuition, coloured by Anxiety, might well lead you to assume they were angry with you for some reason. & Make sure the room is at the right temperature for you, and is well ventilated - o the window during the day to let fresh air in. Let your breathing be slow and calm again. It may be that you have more than one problem. Usually these are short-lived. CHANGINGYOUR NEGATIVE CORE BELIEFS Evidence that you are not liked - for instance: Do people avoid you? Use a lavatory in a pub. Why should this be?