I think I have anxiety… now what?
I looked up Anxiety on a psychology website and it gave symptoms and I have all of them: Muscle tension, Physical weakness, Poor memory, Sweaty hands, Fear or confusion, Inability to relax, Constant worry, Shortness of breath, Palpitations, Upset stomach, Poor concentration. It’s pretty much affecting my day to day life. I get panic attacks every now and then and I feel anxious all the time. I don’t know if I have anxiety but Im sick of feeling this way. Im short of breath and my heart beats so fast all the time. I always feel a clenching in my chest. Public wise I have certain things that I have to do in order to feel “safe”. I like to get to school early so I can sit in front of my class so no one will see me, I have a paranoia that people are always judging me and watching I cant sleep at night coz Im always worrying and theres so much more (but no space to type) Im just tired of living my life in constant fear and worry and feeling sick about it all the time. I dont know what to do
See a therapist, you might need a prescription for an anti-anxiety
Are you taking any medication like birth control or weight loss pills, in rare cases it can give you serious anxiety.
i get the same symptoms. Every night before i go to bed. it keeps me up.. i hate it.
i have the feeling where i cant breath (shortness of breath)
i can see my heart beat through my shirt (fast heart beat)
it keeps me up all night.
id also like to knoa how to deal with this..
i have an anxiety disorder, too. it’s really not that difficult to control once you’re diagnosed. tell your parents and ask them to find a psychiatrist you can visit. there you’ll get evaluated and diagnosed. then you’ll be prescribed anti-anxiety medication, most commonly benzos, but there are other alternatives you might feel more comfortable with instead. once you find the right medication, it should really make a difference. an anxiety disorder isn’t really something you can overcome solely through therapy. therapy helps, definitely. but medication is usually necessary for a person with an anxiety disorder, just like it’s usually necessary for a person with bipolar disorder.
seeing a therapist is beneficial no matter what, but it’s mostly needed by people with extremely severe anxiety disorders when they’re medication isn’t enough to help. but go to the psychiatrist first for an evaluation.
Well now, i dealt with this same stuff when I was a lot younger. There’s basically two options from a Doctor’s standpoint. You can get the instant fix and get a prescription to prozac or some type of anxienty medicine, or you can see a psyciatrist. I went with option B and seeked medical therapy and now I’m fine and I never had drugs messing things up in other aspects of my life.
Bottom line is anxiety is triggered by certain phobias. The first order is to go to a doctor, see what is triggering your anxiety, then setting up a plan to abolish the trigger.
Honey listen. I suffer with the same issues. And let me ask you something. Did your parents ever abuse you or judge you all the time? If so you should get some anxiety tapes on thinking positive and you should also get some on anxiety. You should get something that I take and it is not a medication it is natural and it is a supplement. It is called 5-HTP and it works! It is so great! Don’t take medications for anxiety or they will ruin you forever and sometimes you will spiral into a deep depression and sometimes never come out of it! Please believe me because I have been there and I know! Bye and best of luck with it!
go to ur GP and they can recommend a psychotherapist.i understand where you are comming from.but as low as you feel always keep ur head up its hard wen u feel alone but there are always people that understand and crowd urself wit great friends.tho i really think you should seek help tho goodluck hun xxxx
Exercise is the best thing to release anxiety…even just walking 30 minutes a day will help.
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