Ive been suffering bad anxiety a while now but I fear everything and more scared of dieing. I carnt watch the news or see anything bad negative as I panic and get even worse symptoms and feel so sick. I keep seeing the news when it's on by others and I'm sick of seeing all this stuff about isis and it being on fb too that it's all a plan to get them in our country and then there going to attack and kill us all soon. I keep seeing it on Facebook and my anxiety is so bad right now because Altough others have crazy thorts u no deep down its not going to happen yet my thorts seem to be true and happening! I then go on facebook again not long ago and see somthing that's happening tonight with the moon on BBC news as it just randomly appears on my news feed.. yet people r saying it's going to be the end of the world... I no I sound so silly but when my anxiety is bad enough this is just making me a right mess because u just never no the truth but it's really not helping
I understand what you mean. Every time is long into Facebook the news would talk about a new disease found or how there has been call backs on certain foods because of salmonella and I'd immediately freak out. Also, I would get severe anxiety when someone would talk about or share a photo of someone dying from cancer. It made me think that I was next or something. My psychologist said its best for me to cut back on social media and it's helped me a lot. I suggest you do the same. Also, don't search anything on Google. Hope this helps and trust me you're not alone!
One of the most difficult things in the world is when half of you sees, feels, or senses danger and overwhelming fear for one's self and the other half is telling the first half that it's all nonsense and that you're perfectly OK. The truth is that bad things do happen in the world, but at nothing like the rates it would seem while watching TV or reading the newspaper headlines, or surfing the net. All of those things are to some degree or another responsible for fear mongering. It's like passing a car wreck on the side of the road and we just have to turn our heads and look. My advice to you would be to not watch the news or get on Facebook for awhile. I have to tune out sometimes myself and my anxiety/panic is well under control. Are you seeing a therapist? A psychiatrist? If not, why not? It seems as though your qualiy of life is being severely affected by states of heightened fear and stress that are keeping you from enjoying life. Get help. And no one else has to know. Just do it! I promise it will get better. Your perception of reality is simply skewed and needs some adjustment. Afraid of Psychiatrists and medication? Try therapy first. And be honest and open! That is the only way it'll work. And don't worry. It's all confidential.
I don't actually search for things or watch the news myself. It's when others have it on or like earlier on fb it just popped up. I've started to get help only recently my last appointment they gave me medication but I didn't really speak much.. I have another appointment on Tuesday as I had high blood pressure last week too so when I go again I'm defiantly going to try and get the help I need. I'm a nervous wreck tonight and I no I'm not going to sleep at all I feel sick and frightened I don't dare sleep because now I think things r going to happen too i dnt even dare shut my eyes