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anxiety is controlling me

kay-lea
Community Member

I have suffered anxiety for quiet some time now, I have been diagnosed with anxiety, depression and OCD. Every day I suffer with breathing difficulties,  constant fear of what people are thinking of me, never feel good enough etc... I have this one person who is doing nothing but making my life a misery everytime I start to feel better they say something else.first my appearance then my career and now my relationship. I am on a mental health plan seeing a councilor once a forte night and on medication daily. All I want to do is move away from where I am living. But its not that simple. I am in constant worry everyday without fail paranoid of who and when people are talking about me. I cannot go into town alone I feel like everyone hates me and is staring at me. It is just getting worse. I just want to be happy again I want to be me.

 

Thanks for letting me vent. 

3 Replies 3

fuschia
Community Member

Hi Kay-lea welcome. This is week 2 for me on this forum and I have the same diagnosis as you do.

Do you live alone and do you have anyone else other than your therapist you can talk to such as a friend or family member?

Also are you on medication if you don't mind me asking?

kay-lea
Community Member

Hi fuschia, 

Thanks for replying.

I live with my partner and yes I have a very supportive family around.

Yes I am on medication.

 

If you don't mind me asking what is your symptoms? 

What are you doing about yours?  

 

fuschia
Community Member

Anxiety, Manic anxiety, depression, and after 20 years of gp scripts at 37 I have finally seeked mental health and now weaning off meds and starting others and im having a mixed bag of emotions right now but I will hopefully get stable eventually. I don't like to tell my family how bad I am but recently told my brother, his wife and my dad. But I hardly see them.

I don't know if id be here still without my fiancée. His my rock.

yet I havnt told people my issues I too feel like everybody avoids me because they think im crazy.

How about you?? Hows today going?? Are you seeing a physcologist or physciatrist?