Feeling like im on "standby mode"  - stuck in my anxious mindset

KFPDW
Community Member
Hi there, I've made a thread on here before and it really helped. I've made progress since then but there's a new situation that is really bugging me. I've had moments when I feel like when things are going really well and my mind goes uptight like someone is twisting it tight like an elastic band. Like there's this impulse to go away from everyone and everything, to stop doing what I love to do and be with the people I care about and be on my own. And when I mean on my own,it ends up being me with my mind on standby, just not doing anything but walking around my house, wrapped up in my own thoughts all the time. Nothing I want to do gets done, i could sit and watch YouTube clips of my favorite shows because I don't know, I guess it boils down to the point that I can't bloody relax or get anything done. And by God, it scares me like I'm losing time in my life. I want to be doing things, to be at peace where I can be productive on my own and at the same be with the people I love to be with for long periods of time. Which is what I want, to be ALIVE!!!! But this "standby mode" of doing nothing and getting stuck in my anxious mindset feels as though it's pulling me down. An impulse that occurs over and over, I can't take it anymore, I want to it stop but I just don't know how!!!!!!!?????!!! Does anyone have any ideas how I can stop this please????!!!!!! 😞 😞 😞
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white knight
Community Champion
Community Champion

Hi, welcome again

What you are experiencing is a "rut". Lack of stimulating events or unhappy lifestyle in my experience does this.

Please google the following and read the first post of each

Beyondblue Topic switching mindsets

Beyondblue Topic if all else fails- be radical

TonyWK

Booklover17
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

Hi KFPDW

I have been feeing exactly the same for a while now. So glad I am not alone. The other night I felt as if my brain just switched off like it was telling me I can’t take anymore. I have no easy answers unfortunately but it is so tiring isn’t it? Wish I could just turn off my anxious brain. Do you find it hard to explain how you feel to others because I feel no-one understands what I am going through.

Hi White Knight,

Thanks for replying to my post. The suggestions you left were really helpfully to read over. I'm going to give both a try and see how I go. Hopefully Well, fingers crossed. 🙂

Hi Booklover17,

I definitely agree with you and feel like we're both on the same page. Yep, it's hard to get through and I can understand how it would be tricky to explain to others without them misunderstanding what you're saying. Bottom line, I know how you feel and I hope you can fight this as well as I can. I can suggest trying the suggestions White Knight mentioned in his post above. It's worth reading the forum topics he has written, it may help turn things around. Well I'm willing to give it a go. I wish you all the best and hope things get better for you soon. 🙂

Booklover17
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

Hi KFPDW,

I am glad someone can relate. Good luck with everything, I will take a look at what White Knight mentioned. Feel free to comment here anytime so we can see how each other are going. Good luck 🙂