For context, I've had a lot of things come up in succession this week. Some good things, but require planning which gets me stressed / anxious, like being invited to a friends wedding abroad, and some more negative things, like a deadline at work that needs to be completed, which makes me worried I'll mess up and also getting a notice from your landlord that your rent is going up significantly, which makes me anxious about getting by each month, money-wise. I just feel like whenever I have a lot of stuff that comes up abruptly, I get super overwhelmed and anxious, and won't even be able to fo ..read more

Hello. I am a teen. I live in a household where mental illness is kind of a taboo topic. A few years aho i went through an ED .. specifically bulimia. I convinced myself that i was faking even right after i purged. And even after i acknowledged it .. i was left to deal with it alone. And i recovered alone. At the time of the ED , i was having panic attacks. I hated it. So much. But a tiny part of me always “fantasized” about it . I would think about how people cared for me then. And how they felt bad for me and helped me. I hated having panic attacks.. but i wished to have more just so people ..read more

Not right now, but the only piece of comfort I have is feeling like there’s a way out soon. Like maybe when I’m 25 or something. submitted by /u/Cyber-Knight47 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

My plus one was my husband. Until this morning, while I was trying on my shoes, and Anxiety tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Dude, this wedding is gonna be great, I haven't used my skills since that one day when I had you on the laundry room floor, in a puddle of you're own tears! Remember that? Ahh, good times. I've got some mad skills...oh, and your sisters are going to hate those shoes...and you should probably think about a bodyshaper for that as--" Hurdle one: A little background: TW SA I was drugged and assaulted when I was 15 by 2 upperclassmen. I'm also a burn survivor, but not wi ..read more

Hi all, I felt compelled to post about my journey because I'm not sure it's a common one and it might help someone else. I will try to be brief, but happy to answer questions if anyone wants more details. The Anxiety: I have had anxiety my entire life - there's not a time I remember that I wasn't worrying about something. It has always seriously impacted my life, but it didn't become debilitating until my mid-twenties (some mitigating factors increased it). At this time I received a diagnosis (GAD), and began to work on it. I'll list here what I've tried: - at least eight different therapists ..read more

For context, I am graduating in a couple of months, but it feels like i have no plans for what’s next. I have no passion in life whatsoever and my parents are rightfully upset because i’m not showing any interest in my own life and what to do with it. I just got off the phone with my Dad, who basically expressed his disappointment in me, something he’s said a lot. Now my hands are shaking and i’m trying to take my mind of the feeling of impeding doom, but my mind continues to circle back to the fact i’ve let him down. Tips on how to work through this? submitted by /u/Korean_favs [visit reddi ..read more

Like, i been more restless lately while the anxiety+anxiety physical symptoms has been really bad for a while now. I just cant relax & its making sleeping harder. I been trying couple of things to relax like taking things more slowly & staying away from news+tiktok but it hasnt really help that much like i just cant relax (also overthinking doesn't help) Idk why tho, this started before I know that I was going to move but it might had been making it worse. This week i been out for school for 2 days bc of this. Like I have always been anxious but now its getting bad again & its all ..read more

Hey everyone. I was prescribed as-needed hydroxyzine for panic attacks/symptoms, mainly my heart starts beating really fast, I get hot & can’t breathe, so I start to panic. Today it happened in class & I didn’t go into a panic attack, but I left class. On the drive home, I felt fine. My Dr. told me to try hydroxyzine at home while NOT feeling symptoms, just to see how it’ll affect me & how long it takes to kick in. It’s early afternoon right now. Has anyone taken it while feeling completely fine? Did you have any side effects? I’m SO nervous to even test it because I don’t want my ..read more

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I find that turning to my addiction for comfort briefly alleviates my anxiety. However, as I indulge in watching taboo and morally wrong content, it only exacerbates my anxiety. Despite knowing that it's harmful, I struggle to break free from this addiction. submitted by /u/HotBrick1351 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more