Some of the anxiety self-help organisations listed in Apdix 2 also offer advice on BDD.

Training for these events provides a focus to keep up my fitness. These are sleep problems which can be dealt with as part of your Anxiety recovery programme. If the answer is yes, then take alcohol out of your diet for a week just to prove that you can. Negative thinking and the ability to keep generating what if thoughts in particular can lead to you feeling frozen and unable to move forward to a solution or a decision. You might feel surprised that sadness was on the list, and yet this is a normal part of change. Were there really more of the specified bad things on the day of the test? Oh Your Honour, I didnt ruin their lives, life is so full of danger and woe and all sorts of terrible things, I only did my best to keep them safe and if I may say so Your Honour, youre looking a bit peaky, maybe youd better go for a lie down, it wouldnt do to pass out in the middle of the court now would it? The prosecution lawyer isnt having any of it. & Make sure your bedroom is as comfortable and peaceful as possible. Negative thinking and the ability to keep generating what if thoughts in particular can lead to you feeling frozen and unable to move forward to a solution or a decision. This was the first of many, in adult and adolescent units in different parts of the country, following suicide attempts and episodes of self- harm (cutting, burning, solvent abuse, periods of dehydration (self- inflicted) and also periods of starvation.) Apprehension - what does the future hold? 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. Some time after I recovered I decided to move house, and it was quite a wrench to leave Pat behind. Ive done exposure work on my own and with support. Once youve got the hang of it, try it sitting, and then standing. More about breathing - emotional There is a strong connection between breathing and your emotional state. Tranquillisers (or benzodiazepines) are the most commons source of this difficulty. Fear of causing harm can lead to checking gas taps, electrical connections or the car. Sometimes all that is needed is a little input from someone who understands, and there are charities that offer mentoring schemes for people with Anxiety disorders. If you have OCD you may well have always been a methodical, accurate and careful person. A cat or a dog?