Hi do I stop feeling anxious all the time?

Hello and thank you for taking some time to reach out to ask for additional support for what you are feeling. I think that is a great step and sometimes the hardest step when reaching out for help. It sounds like you are an adventurer at heart. A lifestyle like yours could bring amazing experiences and allow you to meet a variety of people along the way. I can see why others you come in contact with would idolize that.

I am going to preface this answer with I cannot speak directly to your experience and what you are feeling without having more background information but I can speak on the topic which I hope you find helpful. You had mentioned that your anxiety started back when you met your husband 11 years ago. I would be curious if you would be able to identify anything else along with that realization and then how you experience anxiety yourself.

We all can experience and identify with our anxiety experience in different ways.  We all experience anxiety at one time or another in our life and the good news is that it can be treatable and manageable. It is finding the root cause and then learning coping skills to help with managing it and relaxing. Depending on which part of your brain that is engaged when experiencing the anxiety will also determine the best approach to treat it. Your own experience of anxiety will also depend on genetics, brain chemistry, life events and your personality. Some of those areas we have very little or no control over, however, the way you perceive and handle life events is something you have great control over so that would be an area of focus! Lots of us do not realize the control we have over that and figuring out how we look and respond to life will help combat anxiety.

There is nothing wrong with you because your are experiencing anxiety. It sounds like finding ways to relax and enjoy life are your number one goal here and what I can tell you is that is realistic and a goal worth shooting for! Another thing to remember is that our bodies respond to anxious thoughts by emitting stress hormones. Some of these built in reactions are automatic so when you learn where and what triggers these thoughts or find ways to combat and change distorted thinking patterns, that can be helpful too. Good news for you is, there are plenty of people to connect you to that can help you on this step of your journey. I wish you the best moving forward.