Anxiety taking over my life

[Guest_2957]

How do you stop anxiety destroying everything

I reached out and talked to a counsellor on here but now freaking out what sort of personal information does she know about me , can she access my profile, know my last name etc , I'm scared that I reached out and feel I shouldn't of

I'm just scared of bad things happening all the time , I'm scared of driving i won't really drive unless someone else in the car , I'm scared i will do the wrong thing always, I'm scared I'm not a good enough mum or partner

I feel overwhelmed and im even feeling scared posting on here

I don't enjoy life because I feel im holding my breath all the time waiting for something bad to happen

[Petal22]

Hi Overwhelmedandscared,

Im sorry you are feeling this way.

I understand anxiety can be difficult I went through a anxiety disorder OCD it was severe.

Im now recovered thanks to the professional help I received.

Anxiety made my life very challenging but with the professional help I received I learned to manage my anxiety and so can you.

Please make an appointment with your gp and discuss how your anxiety is affecting your life, you could do a mental health plan together this will enable you to see a psychologist who can give you many strategies for anxiety.

I always felt scared and like I was running from something when I had anxiety but there came a day that I decided to stop running from it and turn around and face it head on. It was the best thing I ever did..

[Sophie_M]

Hey Overwhelmedandscared,

It was brave of you to reach out and speak to someone tonight. Rest assured your information is confidential and will not be revealed to anyone. We are not here to cause you anymore distress just to help and we understand how hard it is to reach out and talk to us. We are thankful you did and please feel free to do so anytime in the future. We are here to help. not make things worse and your information is as I said confidential.
Sophie

[geoff]

Hello Overwhelmedandscared, anxiety is awful and it is related to depression, although I'm not a doctor, but at some point, these can go hand in hand, one day depression takes over, while the next, anxiety can be more prominent and you can never predict which will be present.

Your counsellor needs to find out why you are feeling this way, they need to know what's causing it, although it may not seem to be apparent in a session, but eventually, it will all add up to them, so they can help you.

Geoff.