I have anxiety, help?!?
ByEverytime I know I’m going to a public place, or a place where I’m going to be for a long time, like work for example, I get really anxious and my mind races at a mile a minute. I get extremely nervous about stupid things and I honestly am sick of living like this. It causes me to eat, because it makes me feel better for a second, but it doesn’t even help. I just don’t know what to do anymore. I have work tomorrow and I honestly don’t think I can go. I’m on the verge of quitting and it’s the highest paying job I’ll ever get.
alright, so i know this won’t help but i feel the same way !! i actually didnt go to a concert that was close/cheap/good band because of that ! & i was thinking about getting a job recently but im nervous about the people ill be around. i think my problem is just that i want people to pretend im not even there. otherwise i think they’re judging me. :/ i hate seeing therapists… for myself i guess im just going to have to get over it.. but i cant see myself doing that. anyway, best of luck ! xo
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August 1st, 2010 at 1:28 am
I think it’s great that you’ve said you’re sick of living like this which means you have the right motivation to get better, right? I think you have a few options
go to the doctor
go see a therapist (probably through the gp though as mentioned above)
get a self-help book
there may be more i havent thought of
In the meantime i would suggest keep going to work, personally i think its better to stay doing the usual everyday things. you said you dont think you can go. YOU CAN… i believe in you; you have to be strong, i have also had anxiety disorder an if you try hard youll come out of it better. Do things you enjoy as well to have a bit of chilling time if you can… maybe a little bit of exercise or watching a movie with friends, etc. stuff you enjoy. when you get anxious take deep breaths and think positive thoughts.. i can do this, im not going to let this beat me, etc. there’s also a thing that helped me i think its called externalising and basically you give the problem a name. eg, if there’s a character from tv or something that you realy dont like, called, for example, annie, when you start to feel bad, think ‘this is Annie trying to upset me but im not going to let that happen’. so yeah im not a doctor or anything but these are just some ideas that might help. best wishes xx
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August 1st, 2010 at 1:56 am
alright, so i know this won’t help but i feel the same way !! i actually didnt go to a concert that was close/cheap/good band because of that ! & i was thinking about getting a job recently but im nervous about the people ill be around. i think my problem is just that i want people to pretend im not even there. otherwise i think they’re judging me. :/ i hate seeing therapists… for myself i guess im just going to have to get over it.. but i cant see myself doing that. anyway, best of luck ! xo
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