Thinking about getting a diagnosis for anxiety

[BMM79]

Hi,

I am quite sure I’ve had mild to severe anxiety for most of my life. Never been diagnosed and mostly thought it is stress. I’ve had health issues for a good 20 years (1/2 my life) and I think these are related to anxiety. I’ve just made a list of what goes on in my head. Hear it goes.

General anxiety, social anxiety and nervousness in social settings. worrying about what people think. overthinking, worrying, dread and fear of general life challenges and work challenges and expectations. Jealousy of others that appear to be better and have more. High expectations of others. Wanting to be better than others. Easily frustrated and angry. Constant road rage. Sometimes not very empathetic towards people. difficulty relaxing. worrying about forgetting something that seems important for work or in general. Feeling like I concentrate on myself a lot and rarely consider others. Can’t seem to turn my thoughts off. Wanting more money and better things that everyone else. Often unhappy with life and my general situation. Often worried about doing the wrong thing or making bad decisions. Often wanting to avoiding social situations.

I actually feel like I can deal with these issues slightly better the older I get.

Do others get this kind of anxiety?

cheers.

bm

[geoff]

Hello Bm, stress and anxiety can happen at the same time, depending on the situation you're in or about to be in, with the same emotional and physical symptoms but rely on each individual position you're in.

Each type you have mentioned needs to be talked about by themselves because one may happen today but something else may be more dominant another day, so the concern is huge to your well fair.

They may or may not stem from only one base but that's for a psychologist to try and unravel this.

If you can either print off this or write them down in point form so your psych can browse through them and will help them understand what you are trying to achieve.

Geoff.