I feel like I’ve been neglecting myself for years now, turned very lazy and isolated myself for years. Now I suffer with severe anxiety and go straight to fight or flight more I start throwing up and shaking it feels like the end of the world. Any tips
It’s come to a point where I get triggered for no reason
What situations trigger the anxiety the most, do you think? :) I'm just wondering if I can give any base tips.
@nae nae It sounds ridiculous but I will feel just a bit anxious naturally and I think my brain goes into panic mode thinking I’ll get even more anxious and embarrass myself because I’m around people all day (I live with my boyfriend and his family) I’ve known them for a long time and they’ve seen me go through a lot of shit but having panic/anxiety attacks makes me feel like I’m “crazy” because everyone around me is so naturally calm and have never been as sensitive or “crazy” as I am. So they don’t understand how someone can work themselves up that much about anything. I used to know what triggered me now not really, like yesterday I woke up and completely randomly freaked tf out I was going crazy trying to figure out how and why this happened, now this morning I was scared to wake up and feel the same way so I slept in and indeed once I woke up I felt anxious. It’s all in my head and I’m now sure what’s the problem with me. I think being spoiled and isolated for so long kind of drove me insane finally
@laafabio Ugh, I can relate. Mornings used to be the WORST for me. Honestly, I'd recommend starting by just taking small steps to get out more or even just adding in some self-care days! Treat yourself! :) Try taking a walk or even just sitting outside for 30 minutes, or try going somewhere to switch up your daily routine. Check out a cafe or a bookstore, if that's your thing! As for self-care, maybe paint your nails or take a bath, but make it a little special. Light a candle, throw in a bath bomb... Or have a mini movie night for you and your boyfriend. Something fun and different! Isolation can definitely heighten our anxiety... I did online classes throughout most of high school, and I'm STILL recovering from the damage that did, but it's gotten a lot easier to manage. I recommend a change in routine because that's what helped me climb out of that hole. I'd been reluctant at first because I thought it might do the opposite, but little by little, it really helped relieve a lot of that anxiety. I'm glad you have people around you who are supportive, though. That's really important to have during tough times. Humans are naturally social creatures. Even if we aren't socializing, we still benefit from being around other people.
@nae nae This was my first interaction on this app and I appreciate it so much thank you!
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I was doing so great for about a month, ups and downs. Now I’m riddled with anxiety. I’m trying to push through, I’ve been cooking and doing other things that make me feel productive. I had Covid like two weeks ago, felt better for 3 days (exhausted though) and boom I get hit with strep throat. My anxiety is through the roof, rejection sensitivity is all I know right now. Ruminating turned up to max volume that I keep having to slam down. I’m feeling pretty hopeless and lonely. I feel scared and full of shame. My body hurts and my throat is killing me. I’m so exhausted. I feel like I’m on 1% I just needed to vent a bit but if anyone has any advice I’d appreciate it so much
so since mid december i’ve been feeling like this , well first in mid december I’ve started feeling anxiety like normal, normal as in physical things like feeling like im going to pass out, shaking, chest pain, etc. but then it got worse , then it turned into more of mind stuff like feeling not real , feeling weird like idk. my mind is always runningg like on over drive, like looking back at myself that doesn’t seem like me. like idk. i can’t stand to look at myself anymore bc it doesn’t feel like me. i can’t be alone , when i think about to it makes it sm worse. but how do i stop thinking ab it? or make it better. i’m scared it’s gonna get worse. like i can’t even do my makeup anymore bc i think something bad will happen. i can’t go certain places , like stay the night bc i think something bad is gonna happen.
i’ve been dealing with SOCD for 5 years and truly believe it has altered my life completely😀. i haven’t been properly diagnosed but the child therapist I had when i was in hs kind of hinted to me i had something more than just plain anxiety. i’ve also dealt with intrusive thoughts all throughout my childhood and as my family life got worse my anxiety got worse annnd i started getting more and more thoughts that wouldn’t leave me. I remember spending months not swallowing right and practically starving myself bc i kept thinking i was going to choke. i also rmbr spending months worrying ab death and dying EVERYDAY. it woke up with horrible anxiety and it was all i could think about. i can still rmbr sitting in my grandpas chair and just staring off and thinking “im going to die one day” “idk what’s going to happen” “is god real” “i don’t want to die” “what if there is no heaven” and so on. when the socd thoughts started i was 15. i searched around online for help and found reddit and i was like “omg yes finally people who understand and are going through EXACTLY what im going through.” finding that community and this app has helped me so much. anyway i had such a horrible time during my teenage years bc of all the intrusive thoughts about my sexuality, my relationship (glad that’s over), and some other things here and there. i was so so depressed and i felt no one around me understood how fucking awful i felt. i woke up everyday anxious, depressed, numb, and exhausted. when i started college i told my old therapist that even tho im extremely afraid of death i just didnt like living. i would cry in my car before class and just sob ab how awful i felt. although my mental health has gotten SO much better as time went on and the thoughts haven’t been as frequent im definitely not doing well. i am literally stuck. i’m still in college but i don’t know what to do with myself. those years of anxiety and depression have left me STUCK. im so much happier? and i can manage the thoughts way better but i don’t want to do anything. i only talk to 2 friends (literally lost so many great friendships), i RARELY drive bc im afraid ill die in a car crash (only to school and back), i don’t go out, i don’t ask for help at school, i avoid conversations, i avoid ppl in general, i don’t put in that much effort into school, i don’t have hobbies, i don’t want to do anything, i literally have the worst social anxiety now, im afraid of everything. i feel like the only reason im “ok” now is bc i’ve avoided literally everything. i’ve basically spent three years of my life doing nothing. i’m not happy with where i am in my life but im so scared to do anything. i miss who i was before all of this. i’ve been dealing with anxiety all my life and ik my childhood and early teen years made me like this. i didn’t know how to deal with the things i went through/saw as a little kid and i guess everything exploded in my teen years. but i want to be better i want to start LIVING. i’m definitely happier than before but im not living. what frustrates me is i refuse to do anything about it. i know a big reason why i don’t experience as many intrusive thoughts is bc i avoid everything 😭. ik what i have to do to get better and turn my life around BUT I WONT DO ANYTHING. idk how to explain this but its not laziness i feel like my body is exhausted. i think im just so traumatized from feeling so fucking horrible for so many years i just shut down ykwim?? i don’t have any libido, i don’t find ppl attractive, i can’t get myself to do the things im interested in (so many books r piled on my floor), i rot all day, i push off my responsibilities till the last minute, i can’t even get myself to go on a small walk. i don’t know where i was going w this but if someone who’s going through the same thing sees this ur not alone. i just needed to get this out. hopefully one day things will get better.
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