good for you!!! keep us posted, heather! Try to remind yourself to take deep slow breaths when you feel anxious...it can help.

I hear so many survivors comment about anxiety.How do you deal with it.I am not handling it at all

Heather:

taking antidepression medicine can help immensely for anxiety, initially I thought those anxiety was more excrucinating than actual troke. though after on it for 2 years, now I am working on weaning myself off.

I also read lot of spiritual books and concentrate on ton of positive things in my life

Asha

Heather...I PMed you back but I think that Asha has it right!!! I also read a lot of spiritual books which do help me!

How are you doing today? Just take it one moment and one day at a time!!!

Do you like to listen to music? Maybe you can find some CD's of soothing music or sounds. It always helps me calm down or at lease distracts me from what I was getting anxious about.

My dogs, walking outside watching the birds, music and I do have medication, especially if I start to feel panicky now.