Lost confidence

Emotional effects
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No apologies necessary, we have all been where you are now :slightly_smiling_face: And trying to navigate a forum with a new stroke brain is never going to be easy! We all have great tolerance for each others mistakes on here.

Anyway, welcome to the forum. Its quite an achievement when you finally managed to create your first post and should be celebrated :partying_face::partying_face::partying_face::clap::clap::clap::partying_face::partying_face::partying_face:

I’m 3yrs post stroke, and like everyone else, anxiety was prevalent in the begining. Its natural and normal because the next one could be the big one. After several uneventful months you will start to relax. And as your recovery progresses and to start doing more about living again, anxiety may sease to exist. Keep up with your medications, eat healthy and get in your steps and that is about as much as any of us can do. Do right by yourself! And congratulations on staying dry so long, you’re doing well, keep it up :slightly_smiling_face::people_hugging:

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Hi @vicki51 welcome to the forum. Sorry you’ve had cause to join us but you’ll hopefully find it a useful place to be.

Anxiety is very normal and we all worry it might happen again. That does usually ease in time. Reading up it probably does say a TIA puts you at risk of a full stroke but that doesn’t mean it will. Not everyone who has a TIA hoes on to have a stroke. You should be on the right meds now to reduce your risk & it sounds like you’ve made the right lifestyle changes to lower it further. Well done on 158 days with no alcohol. That at the same time as giving up smoking is a massive achievement.

If your anxiety is really bad speak to your GP. They will be able to put your mind at ease over likelihood of a stroke happening but also explore ways to reduce your anxiety.

Best wishes

Ann

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