Anxiety

The Dark side

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Hi I'm Will and I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. I have suffered with this for many years. I was on medication for some years while on the medication I was fine only thing was I put on a lot of weight. About a year ago I decided to go off my ... View more

Hi I'm Will and I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. I have suffered with this for many years. I was on medication for some years while on the medication I was fine only thing was I put on a lot of weight. About a year ago I decided to go off my medication , the first two attempts were horrific and the third time was also hard but after some months I was better. After some time I began to slide downhill ,about two months ago my anxiety was so bad I thought I was dying. I thought I had some bad illness because I had many physical symptoms, mainly with my digestion,loss of apatite . It's been two weeks since I started back on medication it's still hard and still struggle. My girlfriend and my daughter moved out recently that made thing a whole lot worse. I just want to be able to have some quality of life.

Weird feeling? Panic? De realisation?

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Hello about s month a go I had the worst panic attack I have ever had. Since then it has had me questioning if I am real, if my family is real, if my surroundings are real and the thing is I know that things are real but it's like I zone out and it a... View more

Hello about s month a go I had the worst panic attack I have ever had. Since then it has had me questioning if I am real, if my family is real, if my surroundings are real and the thing is I know that things are real but it's like I zone out and it all becomes a blur! people who I usually socialise with don't seem real to me even my family and my house! It's making me panic like I did like the last massive attack I had, i was off my medication and today I finally broke after waking up and not knowing where I was- the doctor has put me back on the meds! I just hope this all goes away I feel like I am losing my mind and I don't want to spend the rest of my life like this- had anyone else been trough this?

Can't drive alone

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I've had anxiety with panic disorder for 11 years this July. I wasn't diagnosed for about 4 years. So in this time, I lost my confidence with driving because I had no idea what was wrong with me! I still to this day, can't drive further than around t... View more

I've had anxiety with panic disorder for 11 years this July. I wasn't diagnosed for about 4 years. So in this time, I lost my confidence with driving because I had no idea what was wrong with me! I still to this day, can't drive further than around the block by myself & can't drive anywhere too far with someone else unless they know all about my anxiety. My fear is not being close to my 'safe place' and/or no quick escape if I start to panic! Does anyone have similar symptoms?? Anyone know any helpful tips??

Introducing me and my anxiety

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I've been stalking and reading many of your posts so that I feel already I 'know' some of you. Anyway I thought it was time to step out of the shadows and say hi ... Hi ! Anxiety at this level is really new to me ... Just on about 2 weeks ( Looking b... View more

I've been stalking and reading many of your posts so that I feel already I 'know' some of you. Anyway I thought it was time to step out of the shadows and say hi ... Hi ! Anxiety at this level is really new to me ... Just on about 2 weeks ( Looking back though I can see I have always had a few things that I thought were quirks that were very mild anxiety ). So the last 2 weeks ... Wow what an intro ... The physical symptoms ...OMG !!! So this all started with some stressful health issues that had me chasing my tail trying to get answers and then treatment. It's like this year has been stress on top of stress and then finally my stess volcano exploded. I saw my GP immediately and organised a mental health plan .. I'm booked into see a psychologist through that in a couple of weeks. I also joined an online program. Then as wait was so long my hubby organised I see a psychologist through his work but it can only be a very short term thing. I've been twice and go again next week. That could be my last. I also went to see a naturopath and have done so much research online to try and educate myself and attempt to understand this different new part of me. The first week was horrible. Hard to sleep which of course made the days even worst which made the next night worst and so the viscous circle continued. I finally got some sleep after I faced a fear ( had talked nyself out of driving in case I had full blown attack ). from there I did feel a bit better each day ... I had my first moment of no anxiety ( about an hour )and this gave me hope. A few more days passed and then I 24 hours of heart palpitations and limited sleep. Throw some stresses on that and bang ... Anxiety attack !! I was hiding from my kids on the phone to hubby asking him to come home. My GP had given me benzos ( didn't even know what they were a month ago ) that I had no intention of using but I found my brave me and took half the dose. It helped. Since then it's been a bit the same ... Some moments of no symptoms, more moments with them.

Does anyone else feel invisible ?

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Hi there, I'm Simone, 24 & happily married. I have a wonderful husband, wonderful family & in laws as well as a handful of friends who I love & trust ! but aside from this strong support network, I constantly feel alone & invisible. I feel like I'm c... View more

Hi there, I'm Simone, 24 & happily married. I have a wonderful husband, wonderful family & in laws as well as a handful of friends who I love & trust ! but aside from this strong support network, I constantly feel alone & invisible. I feel like I'm crazy. I feel like all these people are around me but I'm alone ? It's a horrible feeling & I don't know why i feel this way. For instance, if I upload a photo to Instagram & my sister in law (for example) doesn't like it I will dwell on it for days, even a week as to why she didn't. I just feel like everyone is better than me & more deserving & I think everyone else realises this. I think if they didn't have to be around they wouldn't & I would actually be alone. Maybe I try too hard to make people like me ? Can anyone suggest what I should do ? I try to ask people questions about themselves & show interest in my life but no-one really shows interest in mine. Am I so boring ? Do I take over conversations ? Maybe I can't blame them ? Maybe I am better off feeling alone

So lost and upset

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Hey everyone,I'm new to the forum, where do I start? I have social anxiety and depression and used to take medication for it, I no longer take SSRI as it was making me numb and made me put on so much weight. Now that I have come off it I am slowly be... View more

Hey everyone,I'm new to the forum, where do I start? I have social anxiety and depression and used to take medication for it, I no longer take SSRI as it was making me numb and made me put on so much weight. Now that I have come off it I am slowly beginning to lose some weight.I recently started a new part time sales position 3 weeks ago and I really dislike it to the point where it makes me very anxious and sick. I have seen my psychiatrist about this and they have given me some helpful tips and guidance on how to try and manage my anxiety. I have a fiance of 9 years whom I live with and love dearly, I lost my father to cancer in 2014 and a year later I lost my father in law to cancer aswell. Last year was pretty awful and this year hasn't been all that great yet either, we are going away to America in August for a month though which should be good. My problem is that my fiance is not dealing with his grief well (I've suggested a grief Councillor but dont want to push him as he is not ready he says) he is always on the edge, has quit smoking so he is temper is high and I've tried telling him about this job but he doesn't want to hear a word of it. He says if I leave he will be very mad and it will put our relationship on the rocks, I understand where he is coming from because it's hard paying for all the bills and the reason why I had to get a 2nd job is because my main job has cut me down to 1 day a week. I was on newstart until I found this job and my anxiety was not triggered. This job is making me physically sick and mentally exhausted... I have been to the dr due to stomach problems and it turns out I have a case of IBS due to stress. I understand we need the money I'm scared I'm going to just lose it... he tells me to stick it out till the end of July and then I can hand in my resignation but then again hes frustrated at me and tells me I should just stick at it even after that, he says I'm selfish but I try to tell myself that is not him talking. I just don't know what to do... he says he is happier now the money is coming in but I am feeling so trapped and lonely and miserable.It's a hard job and I don't know how long I can put up with all this stress.

Anxiety at its worst. Help

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I've struggled with anxiety for 3 months now since having major surgery that seems to have triggered it. They have just put me on anti-depressants and been taking them for 7 days now. I feel even more nauseated, no appetite and heart pulpatations all... View more

I've struggled with anxiety for 3 months now since having major surgery that seems to have triggered it. They have just put me on anti-depressants and been taking them for 7 days now. I feel even more nauseated, no appetite and heart pulpatations all the time. Could this be the medication? I need reassurance that it will get better . Seeing the doc and psychologist regularly. Im doing breathing techniques, yoga... trying to keep busy but Im so tired from lack of sleep. Had to leave early from work today because I couldnt stop vomitting. It will get better right?

Need Advice - Sad

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Hi everyone, I come here today seeking advice. This year has been a roller coaster of emotions and events, all starting at the very beginning of 2016. My OCD anxiety turned into something more advanced than it had ever been before, and it got to the ... View more

Hi everyone, I come here today seeking advice. This year has been a roller coaster of emotions and events, all starting at the very beginning of 2016. My OCD anxiety turned into something more advanced than it had ever been before, and it got to the point that I would question my sanity and reality which was hard because I am usually somebody who is very in touch with theirs and other people's emotions, and am somebody who usually understands. Then my grandfather passed away after almost a decade of battling Alzheimer's (we all saw it coming but that didn't make it any harder to let go). After my family and I thought the troubles had finally blown over and were ready to begin a new chapter in life, my mother was diagnosed with stage 1 Breast Cancer. I have continuously struggled with depression and anxiety for years now, but only this year has it become something bigger and constant than it used to be. Uncontrollable. I am overly sensitive and paranoid, I don't like going to school because I can't trust anybody and there are so many horrible people there who are consumed by popularity and the need to be liked by others. I cannot be myself there, and I think that contributes to my sadness and suppressed anger. Socialising outside of my immediate family and friends is a terrifying thing for me. I am not one to confront people, so whenever somebody does something I don't like, I bite my tongue and let it eat away inside. I have had some horrible friendships over the years, people constantly walking over me and belittling me because they felt like it - and they knew I wouldn't stand up for myself, so they kept going. I have finally found my real friends (4 people, but only one is consistent and I can fully be myself around which is fine), but today that friend got angry at me for something I'm not entirely sure about, we usually have quite an honest and confrontational relationship with minimal fighting so I was hurt and surprised that she was even trying to pretend she wasn't mad but still ignoring me. I have a feeling it is because today I was shutting some people out but talking to others (this was not intentional). A boy took interest in me a while ago so I was seeing him for a while but have shut him out too, it is too much for me all at once and he's angry about it. Mum starts her first chemo session tomorrow and I am very upset and worried. I have reached a new low, and feel completely numb. I feel like nothing is real, is this normal? What do I do?

Need Advice - Sad

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Hi everyone, I come here today seeking advice. This year has been a roller coaster of emotions and events, all starting at the very beginning of 2016. My OCD anxiety turned into something more advanced than it had ever been before, and it got to the ... View more

Hi everyone, I come here today seeking advice. This year has been a roller coaster of emotions and events, all starting at the very beginning of 2016. My OCD anxiety turned into something more advanced than it had ever been before, and it got to the point that I would question my sanity and reality which was hard because I am usually somebody who is very in touch with theirs and other people's emotions, and am somebody who usually understands. Then my grandfather passed away after almost a decade of battling Alzheimer's (we all saw it coming but that didn't make it any harder to let go). After my family and I thought the troubles had finally blown over and were ready to begin a new chapter in life, my mother was diagnosed with stage 1 Breast Cancer. I have continuously struggled with depression and anxiety for years now, but only this year has it become something bigger and constant than it used to be. Uncontrollable. I am overly sensitive and paranoid, I don't like going to school because I can't trust anybody and there are so many horrible people there who are consumed by popularity and the need to be liked by others. I cannot be myself there, and I think that contributes to my sadness and suppressed anger. Socialising outside of my immediate family and friends is a terrifying thing for me. I am not one to confront people, so whenever somebody does something I don't like, I bite my tongue and let it eat away inside. I have had some horrible friendships over the years, people constantly walking over me and belittling me because they felt like it - and they knew I wouldn't stand up for myself, so they kept going. I have finally found my real friends (4 people, but only one is consistent and I can fully be myself around which is fine), but today that friend got angry at me for something I'm not entirely sure about, we usually have quite an honest and confrontational relationship with minimal fighting so I was hurt and surprised that she was even trying to pretend she wasn't mad but still ignoring me. I have a feeling it is because today I was shutting some people out but talking to others (this was not intentional). A boy took interest in me a while ago so I was seeing him for a while but have shut him out too, it is too much for me all at once and he's angry about it. Mum starts her first chemo session tomorrow and I am very upset and worried. I have reached a new low, and feel completely numb. I feel like nothing is real, is this normal? What do I do?

Intrusive thoughts

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Hi there, I, like many of you on this site, suffer from the dreaded intrusive thoughts brought about by OCD. I am in my mid-twenties and only since the last year, I have experienced the onset of intrusive thoughts. As a kid, I can recall checking thi... View more

Hi there, I, like many of you on this site, suffer from the dreaded intrusive thoughts brought about by OCD. I am in my mid-twenties and only since the last year, I have experienced the onset of intrusive thoughts. As a kid, I can recall checking things constantly but then for most of my teenage years, experienced nothing and then, up until my new job (which I love), I started to analyse in my head over and over, these horrible intrusive thoughts about my loved ones and general 'strange' thoughts of things around me. I will keep this brief. At first, it was debilitating; I had panic attacks, I lost my appetite and I avoided certain environments that I used to enjoy. The physical affects were as bad as the psychological ones and at that point, I saw no way out. I began meditation, reading up on the condition and educating myself of the facts. What started to ease my anxiety was to discover that I wasn't alone and that intrusive thoughts are thoughts, not actions. It was the shame and guilt I felt over those thoughts, I would ask myself, 'what if they happened?', or 'am I a bad person?' but what I came to realise and read up on is to let them be just thoughts. Everyone has strange thoughts but from my understanding, people with intrusive thoughts get them 'stuck' in their mind through repetition and worry. Another comforting thing that I read which I hope helps all of you out there too is that no, you aren't crazy or a potential 'serial killer' because the fact that you feel so guilty and sick over the thought means you are a good person who would never carry out the horrible thoughts in your head. I will admit, I am not 'cured' and mine does come in bouts where I go for days, even weeks where I think, 'finally, it's gone' but then unexpectedly, it can return. Luckily for me, and not involving any medication, what really helped me overcome the worst part of my intrusive thoughts was opening up to my partner. Trust me, I was so worried about doing this at first, especially because some of the horrible thoughts involved them and I was so worried about losing them that I battled for months but I recently opened up and I couldn't have asked for a more supportive and understanding partner as well as pleasing outcome. I won't lie to you or to myself, they aren't completely gone and as I said, they can return in 'bouts' but the important thing to remember is that they are only thoughts. Everyone has weird thoughts...and I mean EVERYONE. You will get through this.

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