Anxiety taking over

[Zody]

Hi I just want to post a thread to see if anyone else has GAD and severe panic attacks and agrophobia and is a single parent I am finding it really hard to keep positive when I feel like every step I take forward I get 3 backwards its a effort for me to Leave my home to take my kids out to shop to even get out of bed but I do it as exhausting as it all is but I have people around always pushing me thinking there is a magic cure if they push me out of my comfort I'll be fixed and that its all in my head of course I've suffered depression and anxiety since I was 16 I'm 30 now and last year I got in a abusive relationship and was beaten severely so I have PTSD as well causing me to invert more I just want to know does anyone else feel pressured by the outside world and is it just me should I push myself before I'm ready or should I take it day by day I feel really alone like I'm alone in this and I just want my kids to be able to do things and not b such a disappointment

[demonblaster]

Hi Zody welcome

No darl I dont have same as you but want you to know you're not alone here & hopefully some can jump in & be of some help

Listening if you want to talk more ☺

[Gregchant]

Hi Zody

Well done for getting out of that abusive relationship. Great thing you've done for you and your children.No greater love. Please keep talking and looking for advice.

[Birdy77]

Hey Zody,

Like lovely Demonblaster above, i just want you to know you're not alone.

I don't have all your exact symptoms but i certainly find it difficult to be in the world a lot of the time and leaving the house can certainly be a bit tricky for me 😞.

I don't have kids either, so i have it easier than you ... but you're certainly not alone, there are lots of people here who would be able to relate.

It's great you've reached out here.

You can talk more here, we'll always be happy to talk some more with you.

🌻birdy

[Birdy77]

Hello too Gregchant,

I'm sorry we must have replied to Zody at the same time otherwise i would have acknowledged you with Demonblaster (DB).

Welcome Gregchant to the forums, i hope you stick around you are encouraging others already 😊

[Gregchant]

Thank you Birdy77 it helps to be among good people.

[Zody]

Thank you so much its good to have someone understand and not judge

[CMF]

Hi Zody and welcome,

I understand and I've been there. I am a single parent, suffer anxiety on and off. I know how hard it is to looks after children and try to do the best for them when it is so hard to even move, let alone get out of the house. Well done on getting out of that relationship too.

a few questions;

have you seen your gp? You don't have to keep feeling this way, there are ways to start feeling better, ie exercise, meditation but your gp is a good place to start.

how old are your children? Do you have any help/support from family or friends?

this is a judgement free area, please post as much as you need.

take care

cmf

[sunny]

Hi Zodyn

i have gad too thankfully it is being controlled by medication. [please see a GP they are a good starting point. Counselling is also helpful

take care and look after those beautiful children

sunny