Anxiety

Hello and some anxiety questions...

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Hello all, I’m suffering a bad phase of anxiety at the moment. im an ex pat . Really missing Uk, but do have good friends here. I just get so anxious if say, a friend takes all day to reply to a text... I imagine that they are ignoring me etc etc. I ... View more

Hello all, I’m suffering a bad phase of anxiety at the moment. im an ex pat . Really missing Uk, but do have good friends here. I just get so anxious if say, a friend takes all day to reply to a text... I imagine that they are ignoring me etc etc. I feel like I’m on the outside looking in, I get short breath and dwell on imagined slights, things I’ve said that may upset people and so on. just reaching out really, on medication with a good GP. Just meh right now. Also, dr gave me medicinal cannabis to try, not sure if a co incidence but been sad and low since I started it. Wondering if anyone had any other issues with it? sending love and support to all xx

Anyone quit a job due to not having a grip on Anxiety?

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I have been in my role for 7yrs. It offers flexibility, ridiculous great hours but poor pay, lil progress and a boss who will praise you one day and humiliate you in a meeting room the next. Ive been buried in a pressure cooker for the last 2 months ... View more

I have been in my role for 7yrs. It offers flexibility, ridiculous great hours but poor pay, lil progress and a boss who will praise you one day and humiliate you in a meeting room the next. Ive been buried in a pressure cooker for the last 2 months and finally uttered the words IM DONE...penned a letter, decorating with thanks yous and fluffy stuff and admitted it was to take time off for self-care, basically due to "health" reasons. I dont have a back plan and my husband is currently not earning. But ive spent 2 months not sleeping, not eating, working almost 3 times the amount i csn physically do. When he turns on you, he is anniliating. Basically, i go to work in constant fear that im going to stuff up and get told off by him all the time....and i just need a bresk to sort my life out and reset my head to die doen the crazy chatter. It is stupid for me to not have another job lined up and resign.in 48hrs but the reality it is my anxiety wont let me look for a shop whike i still work there. Itll be written all over my face

Is the crying normal?

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Hi everyone, I have been diagnosed with server depression and anxiety recently. I don’t really notice the depression to much just not really understanding what emotion I should be feeling when, no motivation and a lot of apathy. But the anxiety is ex... View more

Hi everyone, I have been diagnosed with server depression and anxiety recently. I don’t really notice the depression to much just not really understanding what emotion I should be feeling when, no motivation and a lot of apathy. But the anxiety is exhausting me. I go around in a constant state of panic basically. For no reason, don’t know why. And every time I try to relax I end up crying and can not seem to stop. It’s quite ridiculous really because whenever I try and sleep, I relax end up crying, then cannot sleep and the next day the cycle begins again. Does anyone else have the same or similar crying issue I do? If so I would really appreciate any tips you have on how to stop crying. I have tried distracting myself- normally makes it worse. But if I tense back up again I can stop crying, but then I can’t sleep. Unless anyone has any tips on how to sleep tensed up? Lol. Also tried deep breathing to no noticeable effect. Thank you for your help, it’s really appreciated. Cheers.

I need relief

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I have been experiencing existential worries that have been plaguing my mind for 3 days, and I was just feeling better when I saw an article that confirmed society would collapse if not enacted on in 10 years from now. How can I cope with the prospec... View more

I have been experiencing existential worries that have been plaguing my mind for 3 days, and I was just feeling better when I saw an article that confirmed society would collapse if not enacted on in 10 years from now. How can I cope with the prospect of societal collapse taking away any hope of me recovering whilst I am being plagued by existential fears? Please, I am feeling trapped and scared, and can’t bring myself to do anything, I feel like I could crack and have a panic attack any time should it continue from now. Is there any remedies including herbal remedies that calm such feelings of being trapped and panic? My life has barely begun and I’m faced with a dire prospect in the next 10 years.

How to deal with short-term anxiety?

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Recently I've been having the most debilitation anxiety of my life. I could never have imagined that it could get this intense, thus I have now developed a huge respect for all people that not only live with it, but can also beat it. I'm doing everyt... View more

Recently I've been having the most debilitation anxiety of my life. I could never have imagined that it could get this intense, thus I have now developed a huge respect for all people that not only live with it, but can also beat it. I'm doing everything in my power to take it on. I have a new therapist whom I'm seeing on a weekly basis, and my doctor has prescribed me medication which I've been taking for a little over a week now. I'm also on another drug, which seems to do very little. I am trying to maintain a positive outlook, and I do have things in future that I am focusing on as a long-term goal. My problem is, how do I fix the anxiety that's absolutely flooring me in the meantime? I've tried breathing exercises, meditation, calming music, and talking to friends about my thoughts. These are all very effective in the moment but lose their effectiveness almost instantly afterwards. I need ideas on what else I can do whilst I wait for the medications to kick in. I'm sick of feeling anxious and constantly on edge and nauseated and wanting to scream out loud over something that's nothing more than mere thoughts in my head. Help?

New here

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Having a anxiety attack. Is someone there to talk?

I get anxious thinking about talking about my enxiety

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Hi I'm new here. I'm a husband, a father of 2 kids I am a 48 year old Male. And for the las 3 weeks or so my enxiety and depression but mainly my enxiety has be controlling my every moment of my life. If this wasn't bad enough, my paranoia and self-w... View more

Hi I'm new here. I'm a husband, a father of 2 kids I am a 48 year old Male. And for the las 3 weeks or so my enxiety and depression but mainly my enxiety has be controlling my every moment of my life. If this wasn't bad enough, my paranoia and self-worth has been compromised. I haven't told my wife how I'm feeling. I think she has enough to deal with and I don't wanna add more to her plate. I've made an appointment with my gp next week to talk about whats currently going on and put in place strategies and maybe the possibility of seeing a psychologist. Currently I don't have strategies or plans to help me navigate this moments. I guess till now I thought I could do it alone. But having children changes everything and I want to and need to be some kind of normal if such thing exist for my family. Is true what they say that, for most men it's difficult to express this kind of feelings.

Moving forward.

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Hi, I really don’t know how to start this as I have never done this before. I’m a 41 year old male living in fear of myself. I have had everything and opportunities but I keep failing because of my anxiety and depression. Everyday I am trying to find... View more

Hi, I really don’t know how to start this as I have never done this before. I’m a 41 year old male living in fear of myself. I have had everything and opportunities but I keep failing because of my anxiety and depression. Everyday I am trying to find the easiest way to end it. I can’t turn to anyone because I feel ill be a burden or drama queen so I keep it to myself. I feel every day in my mind is a torture. I turn to alcohol as a crutch even though I know afterwards it’ll make me feel worse but I do it to make me feel good at the time. I lie to people just to fit in and make myself feel better. I have lost relationships because of being this way and I just honestly feel giving up is the only option now. I am lost and sick to my stomach being this way . I’m sorry for writing this but don’t know how this works. I’m even anxious writing this.

I got a pet and we both feel suffocated

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I thought long and hard before deciding to post this. I don’t want to sound like a brat or a bad human or posting something that others would think menial, but I really feel like I’m at the end of my line. Today’s day 3 after I got my bunny. I was so... View more

I thought long and hard before deciding to post this. I don’t want to sound like a brat or a bad human or posting something that others would think menial, but I really feel like I’m at the end of my line. Today’s day 3 after I got my bunny. I was so excited for him long before I got him. I was looking through videos, blogs, everything for the last couple of months before I finally decided that I was ready. Then I found him last week and finally got him 3 days ago. He’s 10 weeks old and he’s just so cute and shy. A day before I got him I got the playpen, litter box, his hays, his pellets, his bowls, etc. And I got him. Along with hidden massive ball of anxiety. I put him in his playpen and was planning to let him familiarised himself with my home before I let him out. I am going back full time so he would have to stay there basically 10pm-6pm daily. And then I feel like I’m an abusive human. Because plan is just a plan and I haven’t let him out his playpen area. Day 2 he started digging on his playpen. That was when anxiety hit. I talked with a friend and she said that his digging is completely normal. I know that. But my anxiety just can’t take notes. I feel my heart rate is constantly high, I’m sweating, I’m dizzy, and I can’t sleep nor eat. Google is both my saviour and doom. I googled everything from puppy blues to surrendering a pet, from how to be close to your bunny to how to look at your bunny without hate, from how to free roam your bunny if you’re not home to can your bunny stay in playpen for life. I don’t want to hate him as he has not done anything wrong. It’s me. I really want to make this work. I want to believe that getting him is not an impulsive decision. But I feel suffocated and he is suffocated and I feel like such a big failure and I just broke down. I was looking through the forum and saw that some people has faced the same thing. So I am bracing myself and post my story here, hoping for some advice. Note: I can’t get a 2nd bunny as financially it’s hard for me, and I also don’t have the space for another playpen. Thank you.

Repeating words to cancel out thoughts

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I have no idea if this is just anxiety. Often when I think of a conversation, memory, or event that caused me anxiety, or was embarrassing, or if have a thought I don't like or one that feels distressing I start saying a word or phrase over and over ... View more

I have no idea if this is just anxiety. Often when I think of a conversation, memory, or event that caused me anxiety, or was embarrassing, or if have a thought I don't like or one that feels distressing I start saying a word or phrase over and over again, very rapidly. Often I'll be repeating it louder and louder and will look visibly distressed. It's like I need to cancel out the thought entirely. Sometimes it's so effective I'm not even sure what the thought was going to be. Other times when I stop repeating the word or phrase the thought will reappear for a mere second and I start over again trying to (I assume) snap myself out of it. Sometimes it's a swear word or something hateful. Over and over. I don't even think I make a conscious decision when to stop. My mind just seems to know when it feels right and has completed the task of shutting down the thought. It's over quickly, but it's embarrassing, distressing, and happens so fast I don't have a chance to stop myself. I absolutely hate it. I'm left feeling so on edge. I'm anxious about enough stuff without this thing I feel like I have absolutely no control over. Does anyone have any thoughts, suggestions, or maybe experienced similar?

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Hello and some anxiety questions...

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