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- 3y ago
Feel like a burden
I feel like a huge burden to those around me because of my anxiety. Idk what to do and I feel so much guilt.
I feel like a huge burden to those around me because of my anxiety. Idk what to do and I feel so much guilt.
I know how you feel. You want to rely on someone but they can’t help you the way you need to be helped. The guilt is the mind going down the rabbit hole in overthinking. Trust me that’s my fortay. Overthinking to the extreme. YOU ARE NOT A BURDEN!
I just feel so much guilt because I feel like my loved ones have to carry the weight of my anxiety w me. I don’t drive anymore due to my anxiety & because of this they have to drive me around everywhere and they know about my fear and ocd…
I completely relate to this!! In fact my guilt often triggers my OCD and sends me spiraling further. I too have had to stop driving and my sister has to drive me everywhere. I feel so inept right now, but I haven’t yet given up on my determination to recover. Just because things are one way now doesn’t mean they will always be that way! And when you are able to do more in the future, you can show appreciation to those who helped you. It’s a helpful motivator for me anyway.
This was seriously much needed! Thank you. Why did you stop driving?
I’m so glad! I don’t drive because I am afraid I’ll have a panic attack while driving and hurt someone, and I obsess on the thought to the point that it triggers me further. So for the sake of safety at the moment, I don’t drive unless absolutely necessary. BUT I went through the same feelings about 7 years ago and I was able to recover. I even got to the point I was able to drive on long road trips! I’ve just recently hit a set back, so I try to remind myself that change is possible. In the meantime, I like to think of the ways I can help out in the future when I can drive again.
Yes
Me too plus harm thoughts about my fam when they’re so good to me is making me feel shit
Does anyone else experience this lingering fear and anxiety because they think they’re capable of hurting someone? It’s killing me. I feel like I’m such a danger. I feel like I’m a predator. I feel like this awful person and I can’t shake it. I want to carry on with my day but I can’t. I don’t feel like I deserve it. I feel like I’ve done awful things. I can’t stop crying.
Feel guilty for not giving into compulsions like rumination and confessing? I feel guilt for having an intrusive thought, trying to shrug it off or just giving it a few seconds of thought and moving along. This sounds like improvement but I still struggle with the anxiety and the guilt. The shame. I’ll be okay and then I’ll remember I have OCD and my stomach will drop and I just want to curl up and cry.
Guys I need help. I feel so alone . Basically I have this compulsion where I feel the need to write everything but this stems from me being anxious about EVERYTHING. Like my mom came in my room and I was irritated and snapped, immediately regretted now I keep writing “don’t be mean to mom next time” but I keep thinking about it. Then I think about how I finally left my house today and all the surfaces I touched that could’ve been contaminated and now I’m writing “next time don’t touch this and this”. Then I think about all the things I need to be doing for this week and I’m writing “don’t forget to do this and this” even though I’ve written it 5 times already. This is what happens everyday btw. My brain always thinks about something I need to be doing and making me anxious that I’ll forget it which is why I write it down on my notes app. I’m sooo mentally exhausted I need help pls!! Anyone have any advice ? I used to think I need to stop the writing but really I need to stop the anxious thoughts coming into my head . People say I need to accept the thoughts and let it go but that’s too hard for me
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