I've been diagnosed with anxiety depression when i was 23years old im now 28, sucks! it hasn't gone away at all, I've tried everything literally.. meds counselling therapy meditation EVERYTHING! Yet here i'am still mentally sick, i constantly fear about my health and my family mostly even when there is nothing wrong, I always think negatively about everything like say im planning a trip, i instantly fear the plane will crash smh, I don't take meds because i feel it only fuels my anxiety, so I've just been fighting this head on with nothing but prayers to god, I pray god removes this illness from all who's suffering 🙏
I know exactly how you feel. I am in my early 60s and I’ve had it since I was five years old! There was no rhyme or reason for me to have it at that age because my family life with my parents was wonderful. I know it was something I was born with. It has affected my entire life. But now i relax and accept it. There are definitely times where I don’t have it at all don’t get me wrong about that. I have learned how to manage it a lot better over the years. as funny as it sounds, sometimes I actually talk to anxiety, get mad and tell it " you are not going to run my life!!. ". other Times I just let it work its way through and try to do things that make me happy.
also, I learned that a strong body makes a strong mind. There’s nothing better than exercising which releases endorphins in the brain to fight off anxiety.
I found that helping other people in anyway takes my mind off of myself and I don’t feel the anxiety. Staying busy is really important. Also learning proper breathing with anxiety helps me a lot. That’s on YouTube.
i I do wish you the best. fyi Just because I have had it all these years doesn’t mean that you can’t learn to manage it so that you can enjoy your life! .
It’s not easy to leave with this problem of anxiety. I think negatively most of the time and it gradually make me to lose hope. I feel like everything that iam doing is meaninglessness . I feel like people don’t appreciate me. I really feel bad and hopeless sometimes. I am really struggling
I have been dealing with it for 11 years now. I am a 34 year old male. In the first year on I went untreated and it was a big mistake. Now after about 10 yrs of treating it and relatively leading a great life, anxiety is showing its face again so again back to drs and trying to find another cure. It is such a sick disorder that people who do not experience it have no idea how it feels. Hang in there and def seek for treatment. I told myself Id rather be addicted to medication even if its benzos I have to take then be miserable all my life. After 10 years of meds I recently developed a kind of headache which is just when I take SSRIs which helped me so much and now i have to find alternatives. This all sucks but I am trying to hang in there. Best of luck!