Generalised Anxiety disorder not going good

[Lil123]

Hi, my name is lily. I have no idea what else to do. My partner is amazing but can't help me in the way I need, and I don't have enough money for a therapist. My anxiety is severe, and it gets to the point where I have so much going on in my head that I break down and have an episode. My anxiety is always pretty bad but recently, due to me going back to work and my partner going back to uni after having a break, it's really peaked. Recently I've had on and off thoughts of not wanting to be here because I can't seem to get my head to be better. If that makes sense. There's always so much going on in my head and it is painful to live this way. I try very hard to keep afloat and do well in jobs/ study etc. But sometimes I feel none of it is for me. I have no idea what to do, I couldn't find any posts on here that could help me and so I thought writing my own might help. I don't know. If anyone can help me, please if it's not too much trouble could you. Thanks.

[TrueSeeker]

Hello Lil123

I'm so sorry that you're going through all this. Anxiety can be very hard to deal with. Please contact Beyond Blue when it gets bad as they can help a lot.

Have you tried to find relaxation techniques that could work for you. Walking or any gentle physical activity works for me and calms me down enough to face my thoughts, align them with reality and make sense out of them.

It's ok to be lost sometimes and not knowing whether we're doing the right thing study/work wise. It can help to look at the big picture and see what we want and what is out there available to us. If it's still hard to decide sometimes just keep going with the old things and it all might become clearer in the future.

Please be nice to yourself and ask for help whenever you need to as it does make things easier

[Toby]

Hello Lily, I'm new to the Forum, but I read your post as I also have been diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder. Your comments mirror the feelings that I have in my head which are, sometimes like yours, overwhelming. I'm hoping that by relating to people like you, and others with similar issues, we can support each other in a positive way.