if anyone can pleasee ive me any advice I would be so thankful. I have suffered for anxiety for a long time but am only 16. I don't know what I have but I am very anxious abiut everyday things I suffer with panic attacks too but have had them at many different occasions. For a while I've been feeling down. I can go to school and work fine but really struggle doing anything socially and rarely do. I messed up my gcse exams, I don't know why as I put so much work in, and think my anxiety played a part. I am now retaking year 11, which I have started to hate. I cry a lot and have been like this a forr a while. I don't really tell anyone details yet people know as they may have seen me having a panic attack at places. I try to speak to my mum and dad but find it so hard as they don't understand but I can't explain how I feel they sometimes think I use it as an excuse etc, and I always ends in arguments with us both. I don't really speak about this and haven't done before but I'm just finding it all to much recently and needed to put this all down. If anyone does read this and can give any advice on what I have or anything I would be so thankful.
Hi. Is there anyone to talk to in school perhaps? Schools often have really good support systems in place. It must be tough for you have to retake a year. Do you have friends in school?
What do you like to do? I can relate to not doing things socially! I will build myself up to do something and then only go once, then get annoyed at myself for not having much to do!
My sister failed the exams first time round due mainly to reading too many Mills and Boon books from the local library. It can happen to anyone. Don't be so hard on yourself. Anxiety may try to control you but the trick is to learn how to control it.
Breathing slowly and deeply is a good exercise to counter any anxiety attack or bad thoughts.
Richard
Don't hide the problems, it will ruin your quality of life. You must get professional help, there is no other way. Take this advice before you use avoidance and miss the good things in life. For years my anxiety and phobias haunted me, I refused to see the psychiatrist. I used alchool and drugs, which made me develop schizo-affective disorder. Now I can't go back and change things.